Pets will no longer be allowed at Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg starting Saturday.
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry said the ban is meant to protect federally endangered nesting shorebirds.
Pets will be allowed back on the beaches on Oct. 1.
Popham Beach State Park is Maine’s busiest state park beach, according to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry.