Closest Beaches
Beaches Near Frederick, MD
Frederick is landlocked but closer to the beach than you think. An hour and change gets you to the Bay. The upper Chesapeake (Kent, Cecil counties) is actually a shorter drive from Frederick than it is from most DC suburbs.
Fort Smallwood Park
53 mi · ~1 hr 16 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
63°F water 57°F air 12 to 21 mph wind
North Point State Park
55 mi · ~1 hr 19 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
63°F water 56°F air 14 to 23 mph wind
Rocky Point Beach & Park
55 mi · ~1 hr 19 min drive
12
Skip the beach today.
63°F water 56°F air 12 to 20 mph wind
Hammerman Beach (Gunpowder Falls)
56 mi · ~1 hr 20 min drive
12
Skip the beach today.
63°F water 58°F air 10 to 20 mph wind
Downs Park
56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive
11
Skip the beach today.
63°F water 60°F air 10 to 17 mph wind
Hart-Miller Island State Park
57 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
63°F water 59°F air 10 to 18 mph wind
Mayo Beach Park
61 mi · ~1 hr 28 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
66°F water 55°F air 14 to 22 mph wind
Sandy Point State Park
61 mi · ~1 hr 28 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
66°F water 56°F air 13 to 22 mph wind
Beverly Triton Nature Park
61 mi · ~1 hr 28 min drive
11
Skip the beach today.
66°F water 57°F air 10 to 16 mph wind
Tolchester Beach
64 mi · ~1 hr 32 min drive
8
Skip the beach today.
66°F water 55°F air 15 to 25 mph wind
Drive times are estimates
Mileage is straight-line distance from the center of Frederick. Real drive times depend on Bay Bridge traffic, seasonal congestion, and your starting point inside the metro. For summer weekends, assume 20-40 minutes longer than posted times here, especially for beaches east of the Bay Bridge.