The Best Dog Beach We've Ever Been To

Montrose Beach is everything NYC doesn't have. Off-leash, lakefront. (Take notes, Tristate area!)

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Listen. If you’re a New York dog parent, you already know the struggle: You find a beach. It says it’s dog-friendly. Then you read the fine print and it’s like: “Dogs welcome... but only before 8am or after 7pm. In winter. When it’s 30 degrees.” (Yeah, we’re talking about you, Long Island and Connecticut coasts.

So when we say that Montrose Dog Beach in downtown Chicago is a literal oasis, we mean it with our whole hearts.

The Dog Beach the Tristate Area is Majorly Lacking

And it’s not in the middle of nowhere either. It’s right in the action—downtown Chicago. Beso and Bailey ran wild, got soaked, and made like 12 new besties in the first five minutes.

The Best Part? THEY THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING.

Because get this: right at the exit to the beach, there are self-service dog wash stations by Mutt Jackson. Like, multiple. With shampoo, conditioner, and a dryer. So instead of bringing home a pair of sand-drenched gremlins, we gave the girls a quick bath, a fluff dry, and hopped back in the car clean and sand-free. It was PURE. F*CKING. HEAVEN.

Montrose Dog Beach Fulfilled Our Dog Parent Dreams