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The three main beach entrances all have dog drinking fountains. Huntington Dog Beach is well known for the friendly cooperative attitudes of its visitors.

The beach is popular with families and non-pet owners as well. If you check out the reviews online you will find that Huntington Dog Beach is loved by many beach going pet owners.

As for pet-friendly beaches, you will find many on the island. In fact there are about 19 miles of beaches along the island’s shoreline. The beaches are clean, generally non-crowded and the water is very calm. The bay waters are very popular for boats, water skis, jets skis and other water sports.

On the northern part of the island there is a nature preserve home to many birds and animals. The island is basically a huge playground for dogs and their owners with plenty of beach, grass and also dirt to romp through.

There’s about 1 acre of the 22 acre park that’s open for pets. There’s a boardwalk that provides access to Dog Beach from the main pet-restricted beach area. Paw Park is right next door to the Venice Municipal Airport and also the Lake Venice Golf Club. There are leash posts, dog drinking fountains, dog showers and dog-friendly "fire hydrants" which is why this is considered by many to be one of the best pet-friendly Florida beaches.

A short drive to the east is the Warm Mineral Springs where you can swim year-round in 87 deg spring water. Just a half mile away is Venetian Waterway Park with a pet-friendly 10-mile long walking & biking pathway.

The beach area is about 1.5 acres. But there is also a dry land area of the park where dogs can romp. It’s all grass and no trees. The park is located at the southern tip of Davis Islands, right next to the Peter O. Knight Airport. Tampa is a great vacation idea with loads of things to do for people. Davis Islands Dog Park provides a great place for your dog to enjoy the vacation as well.

The beautiful 73-acre park is surrounded on 3 sides by water and a 1.4-mile long raised wooden boardwalk provides a pathway exploring the sand dunes. You can take your leashed dog on the boardwalk. There is a river-side beach and a inlet-side beach and dogs can run on both. But the ocean-side beach does not permit dogs.

The park has outdoor showers for dogs and also picnic shelters with grills. Besides swimming and beach romping, the park is a great spot for fishing and boating as well as photography.

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