Santa Barbara County Beaches offer 2 miles of off-leash beach and 21 beaches that welcome dogs on-leash. The leash law for beaches under County jurisdiction requires dogs to be on a six foot leash. Ocean Beach and Guadalupe Beach have seasonal restrictions prohibiting dogs Mar. – Sept. The cities of Goleta, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria all have ordinances that prohibit dogs on the beach except for West Ellwood Beach in Goleta where dogs are allowed on-leash and Shoreline Park Beach to Arroyo Burro in Santa Barbara where dogs are allowed off-leash. Carpinteria’s Harbor Seal Rookery only allows on-leash dogs June through November, no dogs allowed Dec. 1 – May 31. No dogs are allowed on the sand at California State Beach Parks in Santa Barbara County.
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