Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Bel Air, MD

Harford County has no beaches but Elk Neck, Hart-Miller, and Rocky Point are all short drives. The upper Bay reward is freshwater inflow — fewer sea nettles than any beach south of here.

Plan This Week

Veterans Day looks like the best day across this list.

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

Within 60 mi

Flying Point Park

9.0 mi · ~13 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)

Mariner Point Park

9.4 mi · ~14 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)

Hammerman Beach (Gunpowder Falls)

12 mi · ~17 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)

Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)

13 mi · ~18 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)

Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park

14 mi · ~20 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)

Havre de Grace Promenade & Tydings Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Perryville Community Park

14 mi · ~21 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Miami Beach Park

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

Great day for photography.

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

Cox's Point Park

18 mi · ~26 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)

Betterton Beach

19 mi · ~27 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)

Elk Neck State Park

19 mi · ~28 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Hart-Miller Island State Park

20 mi · ~28 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Rocky Point Beach & Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Louisa Lane Park (Charlestown Beach)

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

Great day for photography.

63°F water 59°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

North East Community Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (68)

Tolchester Beach

23 mi · ~33 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)

North Point State Park

23 mi · ~33 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Fort Smallwood Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Rock Hall Beach

28 mi · ~40 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)

28 mi · ~40 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)

Downs 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 (68)

Rolph's Wharf

30 mi · ~43 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)

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

34 mi · ~50 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)

Sandy Point State Park

36 mi · ~52 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)

Terrapin Nature Area & Beach

38 mi · ~55 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)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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