222 beaches
Best Beaches for Fishing Beaches
Maryland's beach fishing scene splits clean along Bay versus Atlantic lines. Chesapeake Bay fishing piers target striped bass (rockfish), white perch, catfish, and blue crabs. Atlantic surf fishing at Assateague and Ocean City targets stripers, bluefish, flounder, and red drum. State fishing license is required in tidal waters, a Chesapeake Bay license covers both, and there are limits on size and season that change yearly. The state-park piers listed here include bait shops and cleaning stations.
What to look for
Fishing pier access, bait availability, cleaning stations, and parking close to where you cast. Jetties and points tend to outfish straight shoreline.
Ranked by Today's Conditions
Roaring Point Waterfront Park
Ideal for swimming.
Tyaskin Wharf
Ideal for swimming.
Cove Road Beach
Ideal for swimming.
Deep Creek Lake State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Greenbrier State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Broadford Lake Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Augustine Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Shawnee State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Raystown Lake — Seven Points Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Laurel Hill State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Cowans Gap State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Prince Gallitzin State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Cacapon Resort State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Jennings Randolph Lake — Shaw Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Gifford Pinchot State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Pine Grove Furnace State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Yellow Creek State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Tuscarora State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sandbridge Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Salisbury Beach State Reservation
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sherwood Island State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Calf Pasture Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Port Crescent State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Washington Park Beach (Michigan City)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Edgewater Beach (Cleveland)
Ideal for a beach walk.
North Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Breezy Point Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Matapeake Beach & Dog Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Betterton Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Fort Smallwood Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Mayo Beach Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Beverly Triton Nature Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Downs Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Rocky Point Beach & Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Rock Hall Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Fenwick Island State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Lewes Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
North Point State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Martinak State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Public Landing Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Kiptopeke State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Belle Isle State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Kings Landing Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Deal Island Wildlife Management Area
Ideal for a beach walk.
Flying Point Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Mariner Point Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Havre de Grace Promenade & Tydings Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
North East Community Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Louisa Lane Park (Charlestown Beach)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Perryville Community Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Miami Beach Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Cox's Point Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Elms Beach Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Friendship Farm Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Chapman State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Chapel Point State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Rolph's Wharf
Ideal for a beach walk.
Manasquan
Ideal for a beach walk.
Nags Head Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Hilton Head Island
Ideal for a beach walk.
New Smyrna Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Navarre Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Destin Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
St. George Island
Ideal for a beach walk.
Padre Island National Seashore
Ideal for a beach walk.
Santa Cruz Main Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Boca Chica Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
North Hampton State Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sandy Neck Beach Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Scarborough State Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Rocky Neck State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Surf City Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
North Topsail Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Holden Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Oak Island Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Atlantic Beach (NC)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Emerald Isle Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Indian Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Pawleys Island
Ideal for a beach walk.
Garden City Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Marquette Park Beach (Gary, Miller Beach)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Peninsula State Park (Nicolet Bay Beach)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Point Lookout State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Cape Henlopen State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Ideal for a beach walk.
Smith Point Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Solomons Island Riverwalk & Boat Ramp
Ideal for a beach walk.
Myrtle Point Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Greenwell State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Great Marsh Park (Gerry Boyle Park)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Snow Hill Farm Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Broadkill Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Slaughter Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Kitts Hummock Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Bowers Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
South Bowers Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Woodland Beach Wildlife Area
Ideal for a beach walk.
Port Mahon
Ideal for a beach walk.
Buckroe Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Ocean View Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Hilton Pier Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Anderson Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sandy Hook (Gateway NRA)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Belmar
Ideal for a beach walk.
Point Pleasant Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Fortescue
Ideal for a beach walk.
Jones Beach State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Robert Moses State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
South Padre Island Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Assateague State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Brigantine
Ideal for a beach walk.
Playland Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Pismo Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Pacific City Beach (Cape Kiwanda)
Great day for a beach walk.
Bay St. Louis Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
False Cape State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Imperial Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Sims Park Beach (Euclid)
Great day for a beach walk.
Selkirk Shores State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Delaware Seashore State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Indian River Inlet
Great day for a beach walk.
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Long Beach (Alamitos Beach)
Great day for a beach walk.
Ponquogue Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Orient Beach State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Nauset Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Race Point Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Great day for a beach walk.
San Clemente State Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Doheny State Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Newport Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Huntington Beach (Surf City USA)
Great day for a beach walk.
Zuma Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Ludington State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
31st Street Beach (Margaret T. Burroughs Beach)
Great day for a beach walk.
Ocean Beach (San Diego)
Great day for a beach walk.
San Onofre State Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Seal Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Redondo Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Fire Island National Seashore — Watch Hill
Great day for a beach walk.
Smith Point County Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Ocracoke Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
St. Simons Island Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
St. Augustine Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Daytona Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Pacific Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Waimea Bay Beach Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Sunset Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Great day for a beach walk.
Mokuleia Beach Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Haleiwa Alii Beach Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Avila Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Wrightsville Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Carolina Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Kure Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Myrtle Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
North Myrtle Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Folly Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Panama City Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Mexico Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Orange Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
First Landing State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Anini Beach Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Ventnor City
Great day for a beach walk.
Ocean City Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Great day for a beach walk.
Assawoman State Wildlife Area
Great day for a beach walk.
Ditch Plains Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Island Beach State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Oceanside Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Santa Monica State Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Morro Bay (Morro Strand State Beach)
Great day for photography.
Half Moon Bay State Beach
Great day for photography.
Cayucos State Beach
Great day for photography.
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Great day for photography.
Pensacola Beach
Great day for photography.
Gulf Shores Public Beach
Great day for photography.
Presque Isle State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Tybee Island Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Jacksonville Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Cocoa Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Cape Canaveral Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Waikiki Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Pacific Beach State Park
Great day for photography.
Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park
Great day for photography.
Ocean Shores
Great day for photography.
Yachats State Recreation Area
Great day for photography.
Gold Beach (South Beach Park)
Great day for photography.
Westport Light State Park
Great day for photography.
Twin Harbors State Park
Great day for photography.
Hanalei Bay
Decent day for photography.
Dauphin Island Public Beach
Great day for photography.
Nehalem Bay State Park
Great day for photography.
First Beach (La Push)
Great day for photography.
Biloxi Beach
Great day for sunbathing.
Surfside Beach (TX)
Great day for sunbathing.
Mustang Island State Park
Great day for sunbathing.
Pirates Beach
Great day for sunbathing.
Salt Pond Beach Park
Decent day for photography.
East Beach (Galveston)
Great day for sunbathing.
Galveston Seawall
Great day for sunbathing.
Crystal Beach (Bolivar Peninsula)
Great day for sunbathing.
Port Aransas Beach
Great day for sunbathing.
St. Pete Beach
Decent day for sunbathing.
Gulfport Beach
Decent day for sunbathing.
Clearwater Beach
Great day for sunbathing.
Naples Beach
Mixed conditions today.
Marco Island Beach
Mixed conditions today.
Sea Rim State Park
Mixed conditions today.
Matagorda Beach
Mixed conditions today.
Fort Myers Beach (Lynn Hall Memorial Park)
Skip the beach today.
Pass Christian Beach
Skip the beach today.
Deerfield Beach
Skip the beach today.
Pompano Beach
Skip the beach today.
Haulover Beach Park
Skip the beach today.
Sanibel Island Beach
Skip the beach today.
Grand Isle State Park
Skip the beach today.
Lake Worth Beach
Skip the beach today.
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Skip the beach today.