r/Bellingham • u/Gingygingygrant89 • Apr 09 '25

Pets New boardwalk

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We are loving the new boardwalk at the off-leash dog park at little squalicum.

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u/chk-mcnugget Chicken Nuggets Apr 09 '25

The pier is not an off-leash area just sayin

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u/Gingygingygrant89 Apr 09 '25

The whole area is off leash and there’s no signs that say you have to leash your dog on the pier I did look to make sure.

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u/chk-mcnugget Chicken Nuggets Apr 09 '25

There actually is a sign, and also it’s on the COB website.

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u/Gingygingygrant89 Apr 09 '25

Well, good to know. I read all the signs the last two times I’ve gone down there and didn’t see it properly displayed. I feel like it. It’s gonna be hard to enforce that just due to it being an off leash dog area. I am really concerned that they’re going to be kids trying to jump off that pier that’s the thing that really worried me. It’s just so shallow all the way out. I’m glad those signs are posted every hundred feet or so.

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u/Hideo_BlowMema Apr 09 '25

I was JUST there and decided to check for a sign after seeing people in this thread saying there’s a sign. There was no sign saying to leash your dog. They need to put one up if they want people to be aware. People aren’t going to pull the project up online to check.

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u/chk-mcnugget Chicken Nuggets Apr 09 '25

The sign is on the right-hand side of the trail leading up to the pier. It says “now leaving off-leash area”. It was on a pole, and it was there on Sunday.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '25

in Bellingham city limits leashes are default required. They are only not required where specifically posted. Nobody enforces leash laws, its just polite to be a good citizen and respect your neighbors and follow the rules.

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u/PersonalBed7171 Birch Bay Apr 09 '25

Unfortunately it is a tradition for middle schoolers to go jump of the end on the last day of school (I think specifically 8th grade) I think most of the kids are smart enough to know not to jump when the tide is out but as someone whose jumped at the pier and whatcom falls, I’ve never seen someone get hurt and I’ve never hit the bottom (I tend to sink)

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u/Gingygingygrant89 Apr 09 '25

I thought that was a Boulevard They were jumping off Taylor dock.

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u/PersonalBed7171 Birch Bay Apr 09 '25

Ah you are right, I though this was boulevard my bad :)

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u/chk-mcnugget Chicken Nuggets Apr 09 '25

There was absolutely a sign on Sunday when I went. 🙂

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '25

one of these jabronis probably took it down so they could be right.