Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Columbia, MD

Columbia sits between Baltimore and DC, which means you get the best of both ranges. The Bay is under an hour either way, and weekend traffic patterns favor going Baltimore-side.

Plan This Week

Tuesday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Brownies Beach (Bayfront Park) on This Afternoon (72).

Within 60 mi

Fort Smallwood Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Cox's Point Park

22 mi · ~32 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)

North Point State Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Downs Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Rocky Point Beach & Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Miami Beach Park

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

Great day for photography.

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

Hart-Miller Island State Park

26 mi · ~38 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Quiet Waters Park

27 mi · ~40 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)

Sandy Point State Park

28 mi · ~40 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)

Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)

29 mi · ~41 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)

Mayo Beach 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 (67)

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)

Hammerman Beach (Gunpowder Falls)

30 mi · ~43 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)

Mariner Point Park

31 mi · ~44 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)

Terrapin Nature Area & Beach

32 mi · ~46 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)

Matapeake Beach & Dog Park

32 mi · ~46 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)

Rock Hall Beach

33 mi · ~47 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)

33 mi · ~47 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)

Tolchester Beach

33 mi · ~48 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)

Franklin Point State Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

36 mi · ~51 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)

Ferry Point Park

36 mi · ~52 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)

Flying Point Park

37 mi · ~53 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)

North Beach

39 mi · ~56 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)

40 mi · ~57 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)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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