Canova Beach Park, located at 3299 Highway A1A in Indian Harbour Beach is the ONLY beach that you can legally take your dog to on the Space Coast of Brevard County. If you go east on Eau Gallie Blvd and take it until it dead ends at A1A, you have reached Canova Beach Park. With just over 9 acres, Canova Beach Park has a small pavilion, grill, picnic shelter, benches, drinking fountain, showers and restrooms. One of the things that I like the best at Canova Beach Park
is that there is an actual hose that you can
use to rinse down your dogs after playing with them on the beach. There are 3 dune crossovers at Canova Beach Park and 1 of them is wheelchair accessible. There is no charge to bring your dog to Canova Beach Park, however, all dogs must be on a leash and must wear tags showing their current license and vaccinations. The parks and rec department also thought ahead on this one and provide doggie poop bags and poop bins so that 
part is pretty much a no brainer. As Brevard County’s only dog friendly beach, you can only imagine how busy Canova Beach Park is. There is a Nathan’s Hot Dog Stand in the parking lot which is nice if you bring treats for your dog(s) and forget about bringing something for you to eat!
Initially Canova Beach Park opened in late February 2012 on a trial basis with the help of Sandy Paws Brevard, but after having such a positive reception, there are no signs that Canova Beach Park will cease it’s dog friendly policy. So, if you are in the mood to visit the beach with your dog, try Canova Beach Park in Indian Harbour Beach.
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