Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Rockville, MD

Rockville to the beach is a day trip, not a weekend commitment — if you pick the right beach. Sandy Point, Matapeake, and Terrapin are all under 90 minutes and beat OC for time-to-water.

Plan This Week

Tuesday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Purse State Park on Tuesday (74).

Within 60 mi

Chapman State Park

32 mi · ~47 min drive · Charles County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 61°F air 13 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (72)

Fort Smallwood Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Quiet Waters Park

37 mi · ~53 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)

Mayo Beach Park

38 mi · ~55 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

38 mi · ~55 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (67)

Downs Park

39 mi · ~56 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Cox's Point Park

40 mi · ~57 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)

Franklin Point State Park

40 mi · ~57 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

North Point State Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Greenbrier State Park

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

Decent day for photography.

56°F air 15 to 18 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (73)

Sandy Point State Park

41 mi · ~59 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)

Kings Landing Park

41 mi · ~59 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 61°F air 9 to 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (70)

Cunningham Falls State Park (Hunting Creek Lake)

41 mi · ~59 min drive · Frederick County, MD

Decent day for photography.

54°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (70)

Rocky Point Beach & Park

42 mi · ~1 hr 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

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

Great day for photography.

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

North Beach

42 mi · ~1 hr 1 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)

43 mi · ~1 hr 2 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)

Chapel Point State Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 61°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (69)

Friendship Farm Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 61°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (70)

Hart-Miller Island State Park

43 mi · ~1 hr 3 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Matapeake Beach & Dog Park

44 mi · ~1 hr 3 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)

Terrapin Nature Area & Beach

45 mi · ~1 hr 4 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)

Purse State Park

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

Great day for fossil hunting.

63°F water 61°F air 12 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (74)

Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)

46 mi · ~1 hr 7 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)

Breezy Point Beach

47 mi · ~1 hr 8 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 (65)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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