Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Baltimore, MD

Baltimoreans have it better than most: a real Chesapeake Bay beach is 20 minutes away, and the Atlantic is under three hours. The upper Bay is underrated — freshwater inflow means fewer jellyfish and cleaner swimming than the lower Bay in peak summer.

Plan This Week

Tuesday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Hart-Miller Island State Park on Tuesday (71).

Within 60 mi

Cox's Point Park

7.9 mi · ~11 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

Miami Beach Park

10 mi · ~15 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for photography.

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

Fort Smallwood Park

11 mi · ~16 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Rocky Point Beach & Park

11 mi · ~16 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (65)

North Point State Park

12 mi · ~17 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (66)

Hart-Miller Island State Park

13 mi · ~19 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (71)

Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)

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

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (67)

Hammerman Beach (Gunpowder Falls)

15 mi · ~22 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 15 to 18 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (65)

Downs Park

15 mi · ~22 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Mariner Point Park

16 mi · ~23 min drive · Harford County, MD

Great day for photography.

63°F water 60°F air 12 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (66)

Tolchester Beach

20 mi · ~29 min drive · Kent County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Rock Hall Beach

22 mi · ~31 min drive · Kent County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (69)

Ferry Park (Rock Hall)

22 mi · ~31 min drive · Kent County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 15 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (66)

Sandy Point State Park

22 mi · ~32 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)

Flying Point Park

22 mi · ~32 min drive · Harford County, MD

Great day for photography.

63°F water 60°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

Quiet Waters Park

26 mi · ~37 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)

Terrapin Nature Area & Beach

26 mi · ~37 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)

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

27 mi · ~38 min drive · Kent County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Matapeake Beach & Dog Park

27 mi · ~39 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)

Mayo Beach Park

28 mi · ~41 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Beverly Triton Nature Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Ferry Point Park

29 mi · ~42 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 (70)

Betterton Beach

30 mi · ~43 min drive · Kent County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (68)

Rolph's Wharf

32 mi · ~46 min drive · Queen Anne's County, MD

Great day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (66)

Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

Mileage shown is straight-line distance from the center of Baltimore. 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.