Moody Beach, Maine — Attraction in Wells

Since it was a beautiful sunny day on Sunday, Oct 1st, 2023, I went to Moody Beach in Maine. I paid $6 an hour to park there, and we enjoyed the outdoor foot shower and bathrooms at the parking lot. When we walked up to the beach, we saw the large sign that said dogs were prohibited. So we were really surprised by how many dogs we saw, including at least 5 dogs off leash running up to me as well as children. The owners just sat in their beach chairs watching. Even the owners with leashed dogs were overwhelming! I was just trying to walk towards Footbridge Beach, and I kept having to slow down and wait for groups of owners with 5 to 8 dogs to disband since they were congregating and making it awkward to pass. I dont like being that close to groups of dogs getting hyper meeting each other, sometimes growling. It's scary for some of us! So apparently there's another small sign on a different post that says Dogs Allowed September 9 to March 31st, but we didn't see it. I asked someone with a leashed dog why so many dogs, especially unleashed dogs, were on the beach? He said dogs were allowed on the beach as of September 9th. He said, "Why don't you find another beach?" If I have to pay parking until the end of October, I don't think dogs should be allowed during that time. Then if dogs are allowed off season, they should do a better job posting that AT THE PARKING LOT. And have a sign saying they have to be leashed! And why not have a separate dogs only beach that is clearly marked and enables all of us to enjoy the beaches...

Worst beach I've ever been to. Controlled by a bunch of elists who think they literally own the grains of sand and the water in the ocean. Frequented by a bunch of spoiled and priviledged people which explains a lot. You will get strange looks if you dare to put your things down. Save yourself the trouble and never go here, ogunquit may be elitist as well but at least you can sit down on the beach. Also they destroyed the natural sand dune barrier and replaced it with houses, great job devastating the local environment you...

Loved the beach. Visited 1 hour before low tide, approx 9am. Beach was surprisingly as wide as Florida gulf coast beaches. Great walking beach - no shells or rocks. Paid parking. Water was crystal clear - I only went in up to my knees. Dog friendly (last week...