Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Glen Burnie, MD

You're 20 minutes from real Bay swimming. The mistake is going south to Calvert when Fort Smallwood, Downs Park, and Sandy Point are all the same drive or shorter.

Plan This Week

Monday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Rocky Point Beach & Park on Monday (87).

Within 60 mi

Fort Smallwood Park

7.9 mi · ~11 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)

Downs Park

11 mi · ~16 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)

North Point State Park

11 mi · ~16 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)

Cox's Point Park

12 mi · ~18 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)

Rocky Point Beach & Park

13 mi · ~19 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Hart-Miller Island State Park

15 mi · ~21 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)

Miami Beach Park

15 mi · ~22 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)

Sandy Point State Park

16 mi · ~23 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)

Quiet Waters Park

18 mi · ~26 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)

Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)

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

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Rock Hall Beach

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

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Ferry Park (Rock Hall)

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

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 84°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Terrapin Nature Area & Beach

20 mi · ~29 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)

Mayo Beach Park

20 mi · ~29 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)

Matapeake Beach & Dog Park

20 mi · ~29 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)

Beverly Triton Nature Park

21 mi · ~30 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)

Tolchester Beach

21 mi · ~30 min drive · Kent County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Hammerman Beach (Gunpowder Falls)

21 mi · ~30 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 85°F air 21 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Mariner Point Park

22 mi · ~32 min drive · Harford County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

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

Ideal for a beach walk.

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

Ferry Point Park

24 mi · ~34 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)

Franklin Point State Park

25 mi · ~36 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)

Flying Point Park

28 mi · ~41 min drive · Harford County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 84°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

Claiborne Landing

29 mi · ~42 min drive · Talbot County, MD

Ideal for a beach walk.

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

Rolph's Wharf

31 mi · ~45 min drive · Queen Anne's County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F water 86°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 Glen Burnie. 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.