4 /5 Laurie B: Sign heading onto the beach is misleading. It says "Dogs not allowed in park." The beach is not the park. Leashed dogs are allowed on Indian River Shores beaches at all times (verified on citys public beach access page). Unleashed dogs are allowed from about sunrise to 9am but must be registered first.
Beach is very nice and was not crowded when we were there. People were very nice and we did see other leashed dogs. I took off a star as there are no amenities such as foot wash but that was not really a big deal for us.