All dogs must be kept on a leash when in public areas, unless in a designated off-leash area. When using off-leash areas on the Sunshine Coast:

Dogs must be near their owner and responsive to their commands.
Owners must carry a leash with them at all times.
Dogs must not interfere with any other people.
Regulated dogs are not allowed to be in off-leash areas.
Dog droppings must be removed and disposed of properly.
Dogs are not allowed in children's playgrounds or picnic/barbecue areas.
Dogs are not allowed to be off-leash on sports fields.
Ensure the council registration tag is worn.

In designated off-leash areas you must be able to control your dog. Be sure to check the signage to see whether dog off-leash times or conditions have changed. Penalties apply if dogs are off leash outside of these times

See the table at the bottom of this page or use the following resources for detailed information on off-leash areas for your dog:

Visit our interactive, mobile-friendly website to identify the dog off-leash and prohibited areas when you’re out and about across the Sunshine Coast region pets.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. You can also access the site via council’s app.
You can search for a dog off-leash area in council's Beaches and Parks Directory or refer to the table below. The directory lists parks and other outdoor facilities on Sunshine Coast
Exercising dogs and off leash areas fact sheet (PDF, 246KB)
Council also has areas where all dogs are not allowed.

Please note: sports fields are not dog off-leash areas. Outside of training and competition times dogs are generally allowed on sports fields while on a leash, however local clubs have the right to ban dogs from their sports fields so make sure you check the signage or fines may apply.

Off-leash areas for dogs on the Sunshine Coast

*The times are indicative only. Always check signage before allowing your dog off leash. If there is no sign your dog must be on lead at all times. This includes car parks leading to off leash beaches.

Suburb	Type of Area	Location	Off-leash Times
Aroona	Aroona Park	Adjacent to Bushlark Street	At times indicated on signs
Aroona	Ridgehaven Park *unfenced area	Kalana Road	At times indicated on signs
Aroona	Ridgehaven Park *fenced dog park	Kalana Road	Off-leash at all times
Baringa	Baringa Dog Park *fenced area	Toorak Place	Off-leash at all times
Beerwah	Mill Park *fenced area	Simpson Street	Off-leash at all times
Bli Bli	Muller Park Reserve 375	Cnr Muller Park Road and David Low Way	Off-leash all times
Brightwater	Brightwater sports field	Heliconia Street (Mountain Creek)	Off-leash at all times
Buddina	Point Cartwright Reserve	Pacific Boulevard	At times and locations indicated on signs 4pm–8am
Buddina	Point Cartwright Beach Access 196 to 197	Entrance at La Balsa Park- bitumen path along rock wall to river mouth	At times and locations indicated on signs 4pm–8am
Buddina	Point Cartwright Headland Beach Access 198–201	Pacific Boulevard south to Gulai Street	Off-leash at all times
Buddina	Buddina Beach Beach Access 210–217	Mawarra Street to Talinga Street	Off-leash at all times
Buderim	Elizabeth Daniels Park *fenced area	Syd Lingard Drive	Off-leash at all times
Coolum	Coolum Beach Beach Access 67–72	Northern end of Coolum Caravan Park Extending 1km north of Stumers Creek	Off-leash at all times
Currimundi	Currimundi Beach Beach Access 249–253	Moondara Drive, Wurtulla to Currimundi Creek	Off-leash at all times
Currimundi	Currimundi Beach Beach Access 255–262	Gothic Parade to Ann Street. *Dogs to remain on lead in carpark	Off-leash all times *Area begins past the beach access sign
Currimundi	Graham Stewart Park *Outside the fenced children’s play area	Cnr Currimundi Road and Farlow Street	At times indicated on signs
Dicky Beach	Coochin Park	Cnr Beerburrum and Cooroy Streets	Off-leash at all times
Glass House Mountains	Glass House Mountains District Park *fenced area	Page Street	Off-leash at all times
Golden Beach	Woorim Park	Churchill Street	Off-leash at all times
Landsborough	Pioneer Park *fenced area	Caloundra Street	Off-leash at all times
Little Mountain	Little Mountain Common *fenced area	Raintree Boulevard	Off-leash at all times
Little Mountain	Meridan Downs Park	Winchester Road	Off-leash at all times
Maleny	Maleny Showgrounds	Maleny-Stanley River Road	Off-leash at all times
Marcoola	Keith Royal Oval, Parkland Reserve (Marcoola Dog Park) *fenced area	Keith Royal Drive	Off-leash at all times
Minyama	Jessica Park – western end	Nicklin Way, between Churinga and Jarrah Streets	Off-leash at all times
Moffat Beach	Shelly Beach Beach Access 270–276	Cooroora Street, Dicky Beach to Russell Street	At times indicated on signs 4pm–8am
Mooloolah	Mooloolah Recreation Reserve	Mooloolah Road	Off-leash at all times *except during approved temporary event
Mount Coolum	Town of Seaside Beach Access 97 to 98	Wave Crescent to Merchants Parade	At times indicated on signs 5am–9am and 4pm–8am
Mountain Creek	Brightwater Park	Heliconia Street	Off-leash at all times
Mountain Creek	Quota Hideaway Park	Cootamundra Drive	Off-leash at all times
Parrearra (Kawana Island)	Kawana Dog Park *fenced area	Grand Parade	Off-leash at all times
Nambour	Petrie Park	Petrie Park Road	Times as indicated on signs 4pm–8am
Nirimba	Annalise Circuit Dog Park *fenced area	Annalise Circuit	Off-leash at all times
Palmwoods	Federation Park *fenced area	Primrose Court	Off-leash at all times
Peregian Springs	The Avenue Park *eastern side – fenced area	The Avenue	Off-leash at all times
Shelly Beach	Shelly Beach Beach Access 276–281	Russell Street to Victoria Terrace	At times indicated on signs 4pm–8am May to October
Sippy Downs	Chancellor Village Park *fenced area	Lakehead Drive	Off-leash at all times
Twin Waters	North Shore Beach *140m north of beach access 132 and extends to beach access 136	North Shore Road	Off-leash at all times
Warana	Nicklin Way Dog Park *fenced area	Nicklin Way, opposite Rata Street	Off-leash at all times
Wurtulla	Wurtulla Beach, Beach Access 226–245	Maloga Street, Buddina to Wurley Drive, Wurtulla	Off-leash at all times
Wurtulla	Wurtulla Beach, Beach Access 245–249	Blue Haven Court, Bokarina to Moondara Drive, Wurtulla	At times indicated on sign 5pm-8am