Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Towson, MD

Towson is a straight shot to the upper Bay. Hammerman Beach at Gunpowder, Rocky Point, Fort Smallwood — all under 40 minutes, all real Chesapeake swimming.

Plan This Week

Veterans Day looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Hart-Miller Island State Park on Tuesday (71).

Within 60 mi

Cox's Point Park

10 mi · ~15 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)

Miami Beach Park

11 mi · ~16 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for photography.

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

Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)

13 mi · ~19 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)

Mariner Point Park

13 mi · ~19 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)

Hammerman Beach (Gunpowder Falls)

14 mi · ~21 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)

Rocky Point Beach & Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

Hart-Miller Island State Park

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

Decent day for photography.

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

North Point State Park

16 mi · ~24 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Fort Smallwood Park

18 mi · ~25 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Flying Point Park

20 mi · ~28 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)

Downs Park

22 mi · ~31 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for photography.

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

Tolchester Beach

23 mi · ~33 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)

Rock Hall Beach

26 mi · ~37 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)

26 mi · ~37 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)

Betterton Beach

29 mi · ~41 min drive · Kent County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (68)

Sandy Point State Park

29 mi · ~42 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)

Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park

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

Great day for a beach walk.

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

Havre de Grace Promenade & Tydings Park

30 mi · ~43 min drive · Harford County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (66)

Perryville Community Park

30 mi · ~43 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (67)

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

32 mi · ~46 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)

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)

Quiet Waters Park

33 mi · ~48 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)

Elk Neck State Park

33 mi · ~48 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Great day for a beach walk.

63°F water 59°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Veterans Day (66)

Matapeake Beach & Dog Park

34 mi · ~48 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)

Rolph's Wharf

34 mi · ~49 min drive · Queen Anne's County, MD

Great day for photography.

63°F water 58°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (66)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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