Top Pet-Friendly Things To Do Along The Grand Strand

Happy National Dog Week!

This week, we salute man's best friend during National Dog Week. With a large number of bark parks and pet-friendly local businesses, Myrtle Beach is a great location to celebrate this paw-some holiday with your furry friend. Our list of the area's best pet-friendly things to do along the Grand Strand, found in Tides Magazine, is your guide to having a ball with your pooch during National Dog Week.

Pet-Friendly Dinner Plans

Home to many pet-lovers, the Myrtle Beach area is proud to have many pet-friendly businesses who invite patrons and their pooches to dine outside. Check out these pet-approved restaurants and bars in our area:

1. Bay Naturals
2. Liberty Tap Room & Grill
3. Gordon Biersch
4. KindBelly
5. Bruster's Real Ice Cream
6. Co Sushi
7. The Murrells Inlet Marshwalk - Restaurants with outdoor seating
8. King Street Grille
9. Anchor Cafe
10. Fiesta Mexicana
11. The Sneaky Beagle

Let Loose

Go leash free at any of these incredible dog parks located along the Grand Strand:

Bark Park 412 1st Ave. N., Surfside Beach, SC 29575

Barc Parc South 670 Mallard Lake Dr., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

Barc Parc North 5000 Claire Chapin Epps Dr., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

Waggin' Tails Dog Park 150 Citisens Cir., Little River, SC 29566

Conway Dog Park 1700 new Rd., Conway, SC 29527

Celebrate On The Beach

While dogs are allowed on the beach year-round, their admittance is restricted to certain hours through the busier summer months. With these restrictions lifted after Labor Day and temperatures staying warm well into October, this is a great week to celebrate your poock with a trip together to the beach. Follow these animal beach rules to sit, stay and play as long as you'd like this September.

Horry County 

The rules and regulations for Horry County beachs include the areas of North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, and Surfside Beach; all of which prohibit reptiles and exotic animals. Any animals visiting the beach must be on a leash no longer than 7-feet and cleaned up after by their owners. No animals are permitted on the beach from 10AM to 5PM, from May 1 through Labor Day. 

Georgetown County

Rules and regulations for Georgetown County beaches encompass the areas of Pawleys Island and Huntington Beach State Park. Dogs must be on leashes between 9AM to 7PM in Georgetown County, but on the leash at all times in areas designated for the protection of endangered species within Huntington Beach State Park. Dogs unleashed on the off hours must be under voice control, which must be able to be demonstrated by the owners to law enforcements office if asked. 

Bring Fido

There is no better way to celebrate your bestfriend and National Dog Week than with these local pet-friendly businesses! Pets are like family, which is why we understand how important it is for them to approve of their new Myrtle Beach home, and, while the move might be stressful, living here doesn't have to be! Request your FREE copy of The Tides Magazine and settle in like a local.