Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Alexandria, VA

Alexandria has the shortest drive to the Chesapeake of any Northern Virginia suburb. The Western Shore is an hour, Point Lookout is 90 minutes, and you'll beat the Ocean City crowd every single time.

Plan This Week

Tuesday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Purse State Park on Tuesday (74).

Within 60 mi

Chapman State Park

14 mi · ~20 min drive · Charles County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 61°F air 13 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (72)

Chapel Point State Park

23 mi · ~34 min drive · Charles County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 61°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (69)

Kings Landing Park

24 mi · ~34 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 61°F air 9 to 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (70)

Friendship Farm Park

25 mi · ~36 min drive · Charles County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 61°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (70)

Purse State Park

28 mi · ~41 min drive · Charles County, MD

Great day for fossil hunting.

63°F water 61°F air 12 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (74)

North Beach

29 mi · ~41 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (66)

Brownies Beach (Bayfront Park)

29 mi · ~41 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for fossil hunting.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (72)

Franklin Point State Park

29 mi · ~42 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (71)

Beverly Triton Nature Park

30 mi · ~43 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

Mayo Beach Park

31 mi · ~44 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

Quiet Waters Park

31 mi · ~44 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (66)

Breezy Point Beach

31 mi · ~45 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (65)

Dares Beach Park

33 mi · ~48 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for fossil hunting.

63°F water 59°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (70)

Snow Hill Farm Park

37 mi · ~53 min drive · St. Mary's County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 60°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

Sandy Point State Park

38 mi · ~54 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 13 to 17 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (63)

Colonial Beach

38 mi · ~55 min drive · Westmoreland County, VA

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 60°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

Matapeake Beach & Dog Park

39 mi · ~56 min drive · Queen Anne's County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

Downs Park

39 mi · ~57 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

Fort Smallwood Park

39 mi · ~57 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

Flag Ponds Nature Park

40 mi · ~58 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for fossil hunting.

63°F water 60°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (71)

Terrapin Nature Area & Beach

40 mi · ~58 min drive · Queen Anne's County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (71)

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum

41 mi · ~59 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 60°F air 12 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

Greenwell State Park

41 mi · ~1 hr drive · St. Mary's County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 60°F air 12 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

Claiborne Landing

41 mi · ~1 hr drive · Talbot County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (70)

Calvert Cliffs State Park

43 mi · ~1 hr 3 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for fossil hunting.

63°F water 60°F air 9 to 14 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (73)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

Mileage shown is straight-line distance from the center of Alexandria. Real drive times depend on highway routing, weekend traffic, and where in the metro you start. For summer Saturdays, plan 20–40 minutes longer than the estimates here. The range slider above filters by the same straight-line distance.