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Dogs on Public Beaches and in Parks
The Department of Parks maintenance crews will also be working from
6:00 am until 3:00 pm. both days of the Cup Match Holiday, as well as
the weekend, to collect trash, rake beaches and clean toilets.
Access gates must be kept clear at ALL times.
The Department of Parks is reminding dog owners, handlers,
and the general public that the 1988 Bermuda National Park
Regulations and Policies under the jurisdiction of the 1986
Bermuda National Parks Act have changed, regarding dogs in
parks and on the public beaches.
We ask the owners / drivers of vehicles to please use common
sense and DO NOT PARK in front of the access gates. They must
be kept clear so that Department of Parks maintenance vehicles and
Emergency vehicles, including Police, Fire, and Ambulance can gain
access at ALL times.
The Regulations and Policies are as follows:
•  As of the 1st April 2015, dogs are NOT PERMITTED to be on
any of the public beaches until the 31st October 2015.
•  Dogs can be walked either on the trails, in Parks or on the
dunes, in South Shore Park at any time.
• The dogs must be on a leash at ALL times.
• As a reminder dogs are NOT PERMITTED in the Main Show
Ring in Botanical Gardens. Signs are erected informing the
public of the closure.
• Members of the general public are reminded that Botanical
Gardens is closed to the public at sundown each day.
• For health and safety reasons dogs are NOT ALLOWED on the
playgrounds at Clearwater Beach, Mullet Bay Park, Shelly Bay
Park, Parsons Road, Admiralty House Park, Warwick Long Bay,
Somerset Long Bay and Death Valley.
•  Dogs are also NOT PERMITTED in the new Coopers Island
Nature Reserve where the NASA Tracking Station was located.
Offending ve hicles will be ticketed, clamped and towed at the owners’
expense in order to clear the blocked gates.
In addition there are private residences at John Smiths Bay Park and
the access road must be kept clear for tenants.
ALL CAMPING EQUIPMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE
PARKS AND BEACHES BY MONDAY 3rd AUGUST 2015. ALL
EQUIPMENT LEFT AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED
ABANDONED AND WILL BE DISPOSED OF BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.
The cooperation of the general public during the busy 2015 Cup
Match Holiday would be greatly appreciated by the staff of the
Department of Parks. In addition, please be considerate and
respectful of your neighbours, including those who stay adjacent
to the parks and beaches. Music must be played at reasonable
levels that will not disturb other park and beach users or
residents.
• Please carry and use the Dogipot litter pick up bags as you
travel in the designated areas at all times.
For further information please contact the Department of Parks,
Park Ranger Office at 236-5902 or 239-2355.
The Minister and the Permanent Secretary, of the Ministry of Public Works,
and the Director and Staff, of the Department of Parks, wish the general
public a safe and enjoyable 2015 Cup Match Holiday.
The cooperation of dog owners and handlers in abiding by the
Regulations and Policies is greatly appreciated. 1988 Bermuda
National Park Regulations .
If further information is required please contact the
Department of Parks at 236-5902.
Horses in Parks and on Public Beaches
The Department of Parks is informing stables, horse owners, handlers,
and the general public that the 1988 Bermuda National Park Regulations
under the jurisdiction of the 1986 Bermuda National Parks Act will change
regarding horses on the public beaches.
The Regulations are as follows:
• As of the 1st May 2015 until the 31st October 2015 horses are NOT
PERMITTED to be on any beach in South Shore Park ( inclusive
of the following beaches; Horseshoe Bay, Peel Bay, Butt’s Beach,
Wafer Rocks Beach, Chaplin Bay, Stonehole Bay, Jobson’s Cove and
Warwick Long Bay) Johns Smith’s Bay, Elbow Beach and Shelly Bay.
• From the 1st May 2015 until the 31st October 2015, owners and
handlers of horses may take or ride the horses on all other public
beaches with the following restrictions; owners and handlers can ONLY
take or ride the horses below the high water mark between the hours or
5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
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The Park Ranger Service would like to advise all Park/
Beach patrons to be mindful of the rules and regula-
tions outlined for recreational open fires as mandated by
The Bermuda National Parks Act 1986 and The
Bermuda National Parks Regulations 1988.
Please draw your attention to the following rules in
accordance with the Bermuda National Parks Act
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• Horses can be on the trails and dunes in South Shore Park at any time.
The cooperation of stable owners, as well as horse owners and
handlers, in abiding by The Bermuda National Parks Act 1986, is greatly
appreciated.
1988 Bermuda National Park Regulations
Absolutely No Paint, Spray Paint, Marker or any other form of
Graffiti is to be used to mark camp spots.
Bermuda National Park Regulations and 1986 Bermuda Parks Act
is greatly appreciated.

1986 and the Bermuda National Parks Regulations 1988.
Bonfires must be housed in or on a metal apparatus (e.g. a metal
barbeque).
Bonfires must be thoroughly extinguished and properly disposed
(see steps 1-4 below) of at the conclusion of the period granted by
the permit.
Steps to properly extinguish and dispose of Bonfires:
1. Allow wood to burn completely to ash and/or cool embers.
2. Continuously flood with water until hissing sound stops, then stir
ashes and embers with a shovel until apparatus is cool enough for
safe handling (this step may need to be repeated several times).
3. DO NOT BURY THE FIRE PIT as the fire may continue to smolder
and possibly reignite causing potential harm to self, others and
surrounding environment.
4. Once cool enough to handle, remove metal apparatus and place
next to the nearest Parks trash bin.
Special points to note;
• Bonfires must be continuously under the care and direction of a com-
petent adult 18 years or older.
• Bonfires must be held on beaches only.
• Only utilize dry wood for bonfire use (e.g. drift wood).
• The use of fully assembled pellets as a burning platform is strictly
prohibited.
• No glass bottles are to be burned or disposed of in the bonfire.