Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Bethesda, MD

Bethesda-to-beach is a solved problem: skip the I-95/50 combo on Friday evenings, drive early Saturday or go Sunday morning, and aim for the Western Shore before the boats crowd in.

Plan This Week

Monday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Sandy Point State Park on Monday (87).

Within 60 mi

Chapman State Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 86°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Quiet Waters Park

33 mi · ~47 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 88°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Beverly Triton Nature Park

33 mi · ~48 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 85°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

Mayo Beach Park

33 mi · ~48 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 84°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Kings Landing Park

34 mi · ~49 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 87°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Franklin Point State Park

34 mi · ~49 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 85°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Chapel Point State Park

36 mi · ~51 min drive · Charles County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

82°F water 86°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Fort Smallwood Park

36 mi · ~52 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 85°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

North Beach

36 mi · ~52 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 87°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Friendship Farm Park

36 mi · ~52 min drive · Charles County, MD

Great day for swimming.

82°F water 88°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (80)

Brownies Beach (Bayfront Park)

37 mi · ~53 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Ideal for fossil hunting.

81°F water 87°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (83)

Downs Park

37 mi · ~53 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 88°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

Sandy Point State Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 87°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Purse State Park

39 mi · ~56 min drive · Charles County, MD

Ideal for fossil hunting.

82°F water 89°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (84)

North Point State Park

39 mi · ~57 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 84°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

Breezy Point Beach

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

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 85°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Matapeake Beach & Dog Park

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 84°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

Cox's Point Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 88°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Friday (81)

Terrapin Nature Area & Beach

41 mi · ~59 min drive · Queen Anne's County, MD

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 84°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (84)

Rocky Point Beach & Park

42 mi · ~1 hr drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 87°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Dares Beach Park

43 mi · ~1 hr 2 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Ideal for fossil hunting.

82°F water 83°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

Miami Beach Park

43 mi · ~1 hr 2 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 88°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Friday (81)

Hart-Miller Island State Park

43 mi · ~1 hr 2 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 85°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Claiborne Landing

45 mi · ~1 hr 5 min drive · Talbot County, MD

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 83°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Ferry Point Park

46 mi · ~1 hr 6 min drive · Queen Anne's County, MD

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F water 83°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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