Park
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
10 min from Coral Ridge. 1.9-mi paved loop, freshwater lagoon paddling, beach via the A1A tunnel. The default after-work dog walk.
$6/carleashed
Beaches & Parks in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Beaches and parks within 15 miles of Fort Lauderdale — Dania Beach, Hollywood and Sunrise included — nearest first.
9 things to do · Updated September 2026
9 places within 15 mi
Park · Free
Snyder Park
Lakes and trails plus the city's fenced Bark Park with a dog swim lake (7–7).
FreeDogs OKBeach
Canine Beach
The neighborhood dog beach. Fri–Sun only, evening hours (roughly 3–7 pm in winter, later in summer — hours conflict across sources; call 954-828-7275). Permit required, bought in person at Holiday Park with vaccination records.
$30/yr resident, $45 non-resident, $7 weekend passDogs OK
Park · Dania Beach · 4.9 mi
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park
2.5 mi of undeveloped beach, glass-calm Whiskey Creek paddling with rentals, jetty snorkeling.
$6/carleashed
Park · Hollywood · 7.7 mi
Anne Kolb Nature Center / West Lake Park
1,500 acres of mangrove estuary, 5-story observation tower, marked kayak trails with rentals.
$1.50leashed (park, not center)
Beach · Hollywood · 7.7 mi
Hollywood Dog Beach
Fri–Sun afternoons (3–7 or 4–8 pm). Small friendly crowd.
$5–10/dog day passDogs OKPark · Sunrise · 8.0 mi
Markham Park
Broward's biggest mountain-bike system (~12 mi), 3.5-acre Barkham dog park.
$1.50 weekendsDogs OK
Park · North Miami Beach · 13 mi
Oleta River State Park
Florida's largest urban park: 15 mi of MTB single-track, mangrove kayak trails, Friday sunset and full-moon paddles.
$6/carleashed
Park · Deerfield Beach · 14 mi
Quiet Waters Park
430 acres, paved loop, MTB trails, Ski Rixen cable park, Woofing Waters dog park.
$1.50 weekendsDogs OK
Beach · Bal Harbour · 16 mi
Haulover Bark Park & dog beach
The only seven-day-a-week dog beach in the region (8 am–sunset) plus fenced runs.
Parking ~$7–10Dogs OK
Park · Boca Raton · 17 mi
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center & Red Reef Park
Sea turtle rehab tanks and hammock boardwalk; park free at Gumbo Limbo and walk across A1A to snorkel Red Reef.
DonationNo dogs
Beach · Free · Miami Beach · 23 mi
Bark Beach at North Beach Oceanside Park
Daily morning windows (7–9 or 9–11 am) and Fri–Sun afternoons.
FreeDogs OK
Park · Free · Delray Beach · 24 mi
Wakodahatchee & Green Cay Wetlands
Elevated boardwalks over wetlands — the region's best easy birding, excellent at fall migration.
FreeNo dogs
Park · Miami · 25 mi
Everglades NP — Shark Valley
15-mi paved loop to a 65-ft tower: tram $34, bike rental $27, or bring your own. Wait for mid/late Nov when the dry season concentrates gators along the canal.
$35/car (7 days)leashed (loop road only)
Park · Boynton Beach · 28 mi
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Northern Everglades: cypress boardwalk, 12-mi levee bike loop, 5.5-mi canoe trail. Wintering ducks arrive in Nov.
$5/carleashed (levee trail only)
Park · Coral Gables · 29 mi
Matheson Hammock Park
Man-made atoll pool flushed by the bay, mangrove trails, next to Fairchild Garden.
$5–7/carleashed
Park · Key Biscayne · 30 mi
Crandon Park & Bill Baggs Cape Florida
Lagoon-calm beach, kite launch, then the lighthouse (free tours Thu–Mon 10 & 1) and a 1.5-mi bike path.
$7–8/carleashed (not beach)
Park · Key Biscayne · 30 mi
Virginia Key North Point trails
9+ mi of purpose-built MTB trails; Sunday morning scene.
~$8/carleashedBeach · Key Biscayne · 30 mi
Hobie Beach
Unofficial: shallow calm bay water where dogs swim all day; also the windsurf/wing launch. No facilities.
Toll ~$2.25Dogs OK
Nothing else within 15 mi