Can dogs go on 13th?
Barwon Heads, City of Greater Geelong.
13th Beach: check with council
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Get directionsRules can change at short notice. Always check the signs at the beach and the council's page before you go.
The published rule is not complete enough to calculate a live status. Use the council link and the signs on the beach.
This status is only for Access 36W to 40W, horse zone. Each stretch below has its own status.
13th Beach dog rules depend on the access number. 40W to 42W is prohibited all year. 36W to 40W is on leash when horses are present.
This beach is published as more than one stretch. Read the one that matches the signs in front of you.
Access 36W to 40W, horse zone
The status at the top of the page uses this stretch.
Check with council
Between 36W and 40W, dogs must be on a leash when horses are present and may be off leash under effective control at other times. This tool cannot know whether horses are on the beach, so the status is check with council.
36W to 40W. Dogs must be on leash when horses are present. Dogs permitted off leash under effective control other times.
Source: City of Greater Geelong page, checked 27 October 2026.
Access 40W to 42W
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Dogs are prohibited all year between 40W and 42W, the accesses the map places by Thirteenth Beach Road.
- All year
- All day: no dogs.
40W to 42W. Dogs prohibited all year.
Source: City of Greater Geelong page, checked 27 October 2026.
Also on the council page
- Barwon Coast manages this coastal Crown land. The City of Greater Geelong enforces the December 2023 dog control orders. Access numbers (7W, 15W and so on) are the zone boundaries on the Barwon Coast map.
The map pin is a guide at -38.2912, 144.4568. It is not the boundary between groynes, access tracks or signed zones.
Greater Geelong: (03) 5272 5272.
Dogs in public places — City of Greater Geelong