Can dogs go on Bells?
Jan Juc, Surf Coast Shire.
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The rules are written below.
Dogs can be walked at Bells Beach only on a leash, at all times. The adjoining Point Addis Marine National Park has its own rules.
Bells Beach Surfing Recreation Reserve
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Surf Coast Shire says dogs can be walked on Bells Beach but must be on a leash at all times. The reserve page says dogs are only allowed in the Bells Beach Surfing Recreation Reserve on a leash, because of wildlife including the rufous bristlebird, and that the adjoining sandy beach is part of Point Addis Marine National Park.
- All year
- All day: on a leash. Outside those times: on a leash.
Dogs can be walked on Bells Beach, but must be on a leash at all times.
Source: Surf Coast Shire page, checked 27 October 2026.
The map pin is a guide at -38.3712, 144.2824. It is not the boundary between groynes, access tracks or signed zones.
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