NearMeDog-friendly places in Maroubra
Last updatedCoral Sea Park is the easiest outing with a dog in Maroubra: an unfenced off-leash park open 24 hours a day, with The Browns Brew Co Cafe & Catering eight minutes away for brunch. Broadarrow Reserve is the shaded run behind Maroubra Beach for weekday mornings. The timing rule that matters most is that several cafes that take dogs close at 2pm on Saturdays.
A day with your dog in Maroubra
| Time | Where dogs can go |
|---|---|
| Any hour, every day | Coral Sea Park and Broadarrow Reserve are off-leash 24 hours, and Nagle Park and Muraborah Reserve are open to dogs at any time of the day. |
| Weekdays, from 6am | Chalk Espresso Bar, Marini Cafe and Infinity Espresso all open at 6am on weekdays, a good stop after an early walk. |
| Weekends, before 2pm | Tailor Espresso Bar, Cafe Positano and The Browns Brew Co Cafe & Catering close at 2pm on Saturdays, and Cafe Positano and The Browns Brew Co Cafe & Catering close at 1pm on Sundays. |
| Weekday afternoons | The Burrow Cafe closes at 3pm on weekdays and Chalk Espresso Bar at 2:30pm, so eat before then. |
| First Saturday of the month, 8am to 2pm | The Maroubra Beach Markets run on the first Saturday of every month, so arrive early on market days to find a street park near Broadarrow Reserve. |
| During organised matches and training | The sports fields at Coral Sea Park are closed to dogs, and dogs must be on a lead on the fields at Nagle Park. |
Weekday mornings in Maroubra: a shaded run behind the beach, then coffee
Broadarrow Reserve on Fitzgerald Avenue sits behind Maroubra Beach, and its off-leash dog exercise area is open 24 hours a day, year round. The area has plenty of shade and no restricted areas, so it suits a run before the day heats up. There are toilets and a litter bin on site for dog owners, and street parking in the surrounding streets.
Three minutes' walk away, Chalk Espresso Bar on McKeon Street opens at 6am on weekdays, so a 7:30am coffee fits straight after the run. Its outside tables welcome dogs, and the vegetarian breakfast and chai latte are good orders for a morning stop.
If the reserve is busy, Muraborah Reserve is a 5-minute walk on, with its own off-leash area open at any time of the day. For a longer run at the weekend, Coral Sea Park is the bigger space.
Weekends in Maroubra: a 24-hour run at Coral Sea Park, then brunch
Coral Sea Park is a 5.6-hectare public park open 24 hours a day, and its whole area is an off-leash zone. It is completely unfenced and open to the roads around it, so owners keep dogs close when other activities are on. Toilets, water and poo bags are provided for dog owners, and a large free car park sits on site. Dogs stay out of the children's playground and off the sports fields, and during organised matches and training the fields are closed to dogs.
Eight minutes' walk away, The Browns Brew Co Cafe & Catering on Maroubra Road has outside tables that welcome dogs. It serves until 2pm on Saturdays and 1pm on Sundays, so a 9:30am stop leaves time for a proper brunch. The Beckstar Bowl and the bacon and egg roll are the orders to try, and visitors rate the coffee highly.
On a hot day, the shade and drinking water at Snape Park make a cooler run, and the next plan starts there.
Shady dog parks in Maroubra for a hot day: Snape Park, then breakfast
Snape Park is a sports and recreation park, and its unfenced passive zones are the only places where dogs run off the lead, at all hours. Those zones have shade and a bush setting, with drinking water and bubblers for visitors, which makes this the cooler outing on a hot day. Bring your own poo bags, because the park has no bag dispensers. Dogs must stay 10 metres from the playground and keep off the tennis courts, the inner fenced oval and the rugby and cricket fields.
A 14-minute walk away, Infinity Espresso on Moverly Road has outdoor seating that welcomes dogs. Arrive at 8am to order a bacon and egg roll and a coffee well before the 2pm close on Saturdays and Sundays.
Weekdays call for a lunch stop instead, and the run for it is at Nagle Park.
Weekday lunch after a run in Maroubra: Nagle Park, then The Burrow Cafe
Nagle Park at 1R Holden Street lets dogs run off the leash at any time of the day, across the park outside the sports fields and the playground zone. The cricket and rugby fields are lit for evening games, and dogs must be on a lead there and kept 10 metres from the fenced playground. Parts of the grounds are uneven, so watch your footing, and carry bags for clean-up. Public toilets are on site.
An 11-minute walk away, The Burrow Cafe on Bunnerong Road serves all-day brunch and De Luca coffee from 6am on weekdays, and its outdoor tables take dogs. Go around noon, since it closes at 3pm on weekdays, and order the De Luca coffee or the kids menu. The bright, spacious room suits a casual lunch after a walk.
Before going to any of these parks, check the rules below.
Dog rules in Maroubra: where dogs can't go
Randwick City Council lists 17 off-leash dog areas, and the areas at Coral Sea Park, Broadarrow Reserve, Muraborah Reserve, Nagle Park and Snape Park are off-leash at any time of the day, according to its list updated in January 2025. Council's notes keep dogs off children's playgrounds and sports-field playing surfaces at these parks, with one exception: at Nagle Park a lead is enough on the sports fields. Confirm with Randwick City Council before a visit if the hours matter to you.
Snape Park has the most detailed rules. Dogs run off the lead only in the unfenced passive zones, and outside the leash-free areas a lead is needed at all times. Unleashed dogs are prohibited on all sports fields, and dogs are barred from the inner fenced oval, the netball and tennis courts, and the rugby and cricket fields. At Nagle Park, dogs must be on a lead on the sports fields and 10 metres from the playground. At Muraborah Reserve, the sign shows a map of where dogs can go, and smoking, vaping, alcohol and glass are banned in the playground. At Broadarrow Reserve, golf practice, camping and fires are not permitted, and alcohol restrictions apply.
The best pages for off-leash dog parks in Maroubra and dog-friendly cafes in Maroubra cover more places.
Where these are in Maroubra
- Coral Sea Park: Garden Street and Maroubra Road: a 24-hour unfenced run, with three cafes 8 to 9 minutes' walk away.
- Snape Park: Anzac Parade and Bunnerong Road: two off-leash parks, with cafes 7 to 12 minutes' walk away.
- Broadarrow Reserve: McKeon Street and Marine Parade: a shaded run behind the beach, with three cafes 3 minutes' walk away.
Every dog-friendly place in Maroubra
| Place | Type | Dogs |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Sea Park | Park | Off-leash area |
| Snape Park Playground | Park | Off-leash area |
| Broadarrow Reserve | Park | Off-leash area |
| Nagle Park | Park | Dogs allowed |
| Muraborah Reserve | Park | Off-leash area |
| Snape Park | Park | Off-leash area |
| Tailor Espresso Bar | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| Chalk Espresso Bar | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| Cafe Positano | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| Marini Cafe | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| Infinity Espresso | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| Ek'sentrik Cafe | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| Zeebra Cafe | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| The Browns Brew Co Cafe & Catering | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| Pool Coffee Eatery | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| Billy's Bar Espresso | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| Little Me Cafe | Cafe | Dogs outside |
| The Burrow Cafe | Cafe | Dogs outside |
FAQ
Where can I take my dog off-leash in Maroubra?
Coral Sea Park, Broadarrow Reserve and Muraborah Reserve all have off-leash areas open at any hour, while Snape Park lets dogs off the lead in its unfenced passive zones and Nagle Park outside its sports fields. Coral Sea Park is a 5.6-hectare public park open 24 hours a day, with toilets, water and poo bags provided for dog owners. Broadarrow Reserve has shade behind Maroubra Beach and an off-leash area that is open round the clock all year. Muraborah Reserve has a designated off-leash area at any time of the day, next to Maroubra Bay Public School, and its sign shows where dogs can go. Outside the zones marked for them, dogs must be on a lead at Snape Park, and the sports fields at Nagle Park need a lead at all times.
Is there a fenced dog park in Maroubra?
Maroubra's off-leash runs are open spaces rather than fenced dog parks. Coral Sea Park is completely unfenced and open to the surrounding roads, so owners need to keep dogs under control, especially when other activities are running. The off-leash zones at Snape Park are unfenced passive zones too. The fenced playgrounds at Snape Park, Nagle Park and Muraborah Reserve are closed to dogs, along with Snape Park's inner fenced oval, so the open parts of each park are where the off-leash running happens. Snape Park has drinking water and bubblers for visitors, and Coral Sea Park has toilets, water and poo bags for dog owners.
What can I do with my dog in Maroubra this weekend?
A weekend run at Coral Sea Park, followed by brunch at The Browns Brew Co Cafe & Catering eight minutes away, is the simplest day out with a dog in Maroubra. The park is open 24 hours a day, and the cafe's outside tables take dogs, so a late-morning stop still leaves time to eat before it closes. For a hot weekend, Snape Park gives more shade and drinking water, and Infinity Espresso is a 14-minute walk from it for a bacon and egg roll. Broadarrow Reserve suits an early start, since its shaded off-leash area is open all day and the Maroubra Beach Markets run on the first Saturday of each month from 8am to 2pm.
Which cafes in Maroubra allow dogs?
Several cafes in Maroubra take dogs at their outside tables. Chalk Espresso Bar, Marini Cafe and The Burrow Cafe welcome dogs outside, as do Infinity Espresso and The Browns Brew Co Cafe & Catering. Tailor Espresso Bar allows dogs outside too, although it has no outdoor seating. One visitor says dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables of Cafe Positano. Ek'sentrik Cafe, Zeebra Cafe, Pool Coffee Eatery, Billy's Bar Espresso and Little Me Cafe are listed as dog-friendly outside, but no source confirms it, so ask staff when you arrive. Zeebra Cafe opens at 5am on weekdays, which suits an early dog walk.
Where can I walk my dog and get a coffee in Maroubra?
Broadarrow Reserve is a 3-minute walk from Chalk Espresso Bar, Marini Cafe and Zeebra Cafe, so a run and a coffee fit into one short outing in Maroubra. Chalk Espresso Bar opens at 6am on weekdays, and its outside tables welcome dogs. Marini Cafe opens at 6am every day and closes at 5pm, with outside tables that take dogs. Coral Sea Park is also close to coffee, with Cafe Positano and The Browns Brew Co Cafe & Catering each about 8 minutes away, so a dog walk there can end with a coffee too.