Hunting Creek Lake at Cunningham Falls State Park in Thurmont, Maryland Mileage varies on your specific destination. It opens on Memorial Day weekend.ĭistance from D.C.
Naylor’s Beach Campground in Warsaw, Virginia, has day admission for swimming, or make it a weekend getaway to the campground.
If you're in search of a swim, check out some of these:īelle Isle State Park offers cabins and camping, plus canoe and kayak rentals.Ĭolonial Beach has Virginia’s second-longest sandy beach and sits along the Potomac River. Virginia's Northern Neck region offers multiple beaches, quaint inns and plenty of shops.
Where: Breezy Point Beach, 5300 Breezy Point Road, Chesapeake Beach, MarylandĬolonial Beach in Virginia (Shutterstock) Virginia's Northern Neck Region You’ll be rewarded with gorgeous, natural views and shallow, swimmable water.
To reach the beach from the day-visitor parking lot, you must hike nearly 2 miles. Where: Sandy Point State Park, 1100 East College Parkway, Annapolis, Marylandĭistance from D.C.: 37 miles Breezy Point Beach in Chesapeake Beach, Marylandīreezy Point Beach has swimming, fossil hunting and fishing throughout the summer - however, only campground visitors can visit the beach on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this year.īonus: If you’re up for a hike, check out Calvert Cliffs State Park. Otherwise, swimmers go at their own risk.Īs of May 20, 2022, motorboat, kayak and paddleboard rentals were not available. Lifeguards are on duty from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekends. Grills and picnic tables near the marina make this a perfect spot for an afternoon cookout. Watch a stunning sunrise over the Chesapeake Bay or spend a day out on the water swimming. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, Maryland Nearly the same information is posted on the MDTA Facebook page as on the Twitter page.A man lies on the beach as his family plays in the Chesapeake Bay trying to escape the heat at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, Maryland on June 29, 2021.There’s an MDTA blog with traffic advisories online so you can check before you go.They’ll close lanes Tuesday-Thursday for various contractor work, fixes and inspections.They follow behind and call in the plate number to see if you have any violations.