Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Cleveland, OH

Cleveland has Lake Erie beach inside the city limits: Edgewater Beach sits just west of downtown along the Shoreway, run by Cleveland Metroparks. Headlands Beach State Park, about 30 miles east in Mentor, is the longest natural beach in Ohio if you want sand without the skyline. Erie is the warmest and shallowest Great Lake but also the most HAB-prone — check Ohio EPA advisories in late summer.

Plan This Week

Tuesday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Raystown Lake — Seven Points Beach on Tuesday (73).

Within 60 mi

Edgewater Beach (Cleveland)

2.3 mi · ~3 min drive · Cuyahoga County, OH

Skip the beach today.

51°F air 23 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (57)

Sims Park Beach (Euclid)

12 mi · ~18 min drive · Cuyahoga County, OH

Decent day for photography.

54°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (60)

Headlands Beach State Park

28 mi · ~40 min drive · Lake County, OH

Skip the beach today.

54°F air 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (57)

Cedar Point Beach

51 mi · ~1 hr 13 min drive · Erie County, OH

Great day for photography.

54°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (62)

Maumee Bay State Park

88 mi · ~2 hr 6 min drive · Lucas County, OH

Decent day for photography.

53°F air 9 to 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (66)

Presque Isle State Park

90 mi · ~2 hr 10 min drive · Erie County, PA

Skip the beach today.

52°F air 15 to 23 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (51)

Lakeport State Park

119 mi · ~2 hr 52 min drive · St. Clair County, MI

Decent day for photography.

50°F air 9 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

Yellow Creek State Park

153 mi · ~3 hr 41 min drive · Indiana County, PA

Skip the beach today.

53°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (61)

Laurel Hill State Park

165 mi · ~3 hr 58 min drive · Somerset County, PA

Skip the beach today.

43°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (61)

Parker Dam State Park

166 mi · ~4 hr drive · Clearfield County, PA

Skip the beach today.

44°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (59)

Prince Gallitzin State Park

173 mi · ~4 hr 10 min drive · Cambria County, PA

Skip the beach today.

45°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (61)

Herrington Manor State Park

184 mi · ~4 hr 25 min drive · Garrett County, MD

Decent day for photography.

41°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (60)

Deep Creek Lake State Park

186 mi · ~4 hr 28 min drive · Garrett County, MD

Decent day for photography.

43°F air 14 to 17 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (59)

New Germany State Park

187 mi · ~4 hr 29 min drive · Garrett County, MD

Skip the beach today.

43°F air 14 to 20 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (59)

Port Crescent State Park

187 mi · ~4 hr 29 min drive · Huron County, MI

Decent day for photography.

49°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (59)

Broadford Lake Park

189 mi · ~4 hr 32 min drive · Garrett County, MD

Decent day for photography.

43°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (62)

Shawnee State Park

189 mi · ~4 hr 33 min drive · Bedford County, PA

Skip the beach today.

49°F air 18 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (66)

Jennings Randolph Lake — Shaw Beach

197 mi · ~4 hr 44 min drive · Mineral County, WV

Decent day for photography.

49°F air 9 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

Rocky Gap State Park

202 mi · ~4 hr 51 min drive · Allegany County, MD

Decent day for photography.

49°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (67)

Raystown Lake — Seven Points Beach

204 mi · ~4 hr 54 min drive · Huntingdon County, PA

Skip the beach today.

53°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (73)

Whipple Dam State Park

207 mi · ~4 hr 58 min drive · Huntingdon County, PA

Skip the beach today.

50°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (69)

Tawas Point State Park

210 mi · ~5 hr 2 min drive · Iosco County, MI

Great day for photography.

51°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (62)

Cowans Gap State Park

223 mi · ~5 hr 21 min drive · Fulton County, PA

Decent day for photography.

53°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (69)

Cacapon Resort State Park

225 mi · ~5 hr 24 min drive · Morgan County, WV

Decent day for photography.

52°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (69)

Hamlin Beach State Park

230 mi · ~5 hr 31 min drive · Monroe County, NY

Skip the beach today.

55°F water 51°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (41)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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