237 beaches
Best Beaches for Quiet Beaches
If you want solitude, avoid the obvious: Sandy Point, Ocean City, and anywhere with "state park" in the name on a summer weekend. The quiet beaches are the ones that require effort — advance-reservation parks like Beverly Triton and Mayo Beach, upper-Bay spots like Betterton, working-watermen towns like Rock Hall and Tolchester. Calvert Cliffs and Flag Ponds require hiking to reach the beach, which filters out casual crowds. Weekdays and shoulder season turn even popular beaches quiet.
What to look for
Advance-permit parks, boat-access-only sites, long hike-in trails, or beaches without lifeguards (they stay quieter because families skip them).
Ranked by Today's Conditions
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Beach
Ideal for swimming.
Roaring Point Waterfront Park
Ideal for swimming.
Tyaskin Wharf
Ideal for swimming.
Cove Road Beach
Ideal for swimming.
Herrington Manor State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
New Germany State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Cunningham Falls State Park (Hunting Creek Lake)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Broadford Lake Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Trap Pond State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Cowans Gap State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Whipple Dam State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Jennings Randolph Lake — Shaw Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Parker Dam State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Locust Lake State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Chic's Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sandbridge Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Ideal for a beach walk.
Chic's Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Big Beach (Makena State Park)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Maniniowali Beach (Kua Bay)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Empire Beach (Lake Michigan Beach Park)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Port Crescent State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Presque Isle Park (Marquette)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Brownies Beach (Bayfront 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.
Flag Ponds Nature Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Tolchester Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Rock Hall Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Terrapin Nature Area & Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Hart-Miller Island State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Ideal for a beach walk.
Claiborne Landing
Ideal for a beach walk.
Oxford Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
St. Michaels Waterfront Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Janes Island State Park
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.
Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area
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.
Jean S. Roberts Memorial 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.
Franklin Point State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Dares Beach Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Purse State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Friendship Farm Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Chapman State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Bellevue Landing
Ideal for a beach walk.
Ferry Point Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Chapel Point State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Ferry Park (Rock Hall)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Wallis Sands State Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Jenness State Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Crane Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Wingaersheek Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Navarre Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Seaside Beach (30A)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Rosemary Beach (30A)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Grayton Beach State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
St. George Island
Ideal for a beach walk.
Padre Island National Seashore
Ideal for a beach walk.
Lanikai Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Punaluu Black Sand Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Ideal for a beach walk.
Boca Chica Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sandy Point State Reservation (Plum Island)
Ideal for a beach walk.
Topsail Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
North Topsail Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Holden Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sunset Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Indian Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Pawleys Island
Ideal for a beach walk.
Litchfield Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Edisto Beach State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Ideal for a beach walk.
Tawas Point State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum
Ideal for a beach walk.
Smith Point Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Myrtle Point Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Greenwell State 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.
Prime Hook NWR — Fowler Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Pickering Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Kitts Hummock Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
South Bowers Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Big Stone Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Woodland Beach Wildlife Area
Ideal for a beach walk.
Port Mahon
Ideal for a beach walk.
Hilton Pier Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Spring Lake
Ideal for a beach walk.
Fortescue
Ideal for a beach walk.
Gandy's Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Vero Beach
Great day for photography.
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
Great day for photography.
Brigantine
Ideal for a beach walk.
Avalon
Ideal for a beach walk.
Stone Harbor
Ideal for a beach walk.
North Wildwood
Ideal for a beach walk.
Cape May Point State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Villas
Ideal for a beach walk.
West Ship Island
Great day for a beach walk.
12th Street Beach (Chicago)
Great day for a beach walk.
Whitefish Dunes State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Cove Point Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
St. Clement's Island State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
False Cape State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Corolla Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Headlands Beach State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Sims Park Beach (Euclid)
Great day for a beach walk.
Bethany Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Seaside Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Brighton Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Manhattan Beach Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Orient Beach State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Singing Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Race Point Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Kitty Hawk Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Duck Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Great day for a beach walk.
Crystal Cove State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
El Matador State Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Leo Carrillo State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Pemaquid Beach Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Lighthouse Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Madaket Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Roger W. Wheeler State Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Wilderness State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Cave Point County Park
Great day for a beach walk.
San Onofre State Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Seal Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Point Dume State Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Fire Island National Seashore — Watch Hill
Great day for a beach walk.
Ocracoke Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Jekyll Island Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
St. Simons Island Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Amelia Island Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Hanauma Bay
Great day for a beach walk.
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Great day for a beach walk.
Magic Island Lagoon
Great day for a beach walk.
Yokohama Bay (Keawaula Beach)
Great day for a beach walk.
Mokuleia Beach Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Napili Bay
Great day for a beach walk.
Honolua Bay
Great day for a beach walk.
Papakolea Green Sand Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Polihale State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Ogunquit Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Wells Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Kure Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Sullivan's Island Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Perdido Key State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Henderson Beach State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park
Ideal for a beach walk.
Mexico Beach
Ideal for a beach walk.
Anini Beach Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Ventnor City
Great day for a beach walk.
Margate City
Great day for a beach walk.
Reeds Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Sandy Island Beach State Park (Sandy Pond)
Great day for photography.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Great day for a beach walk.
Assawoman State Wildlife Area
Great day for a beach walk.
South Bethany Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Wildwood Crest
Great day for a beach walk.
Island Beach State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
La Jolla Cove
Great day for a beach walk.
Morro Bay (Morro Strand State Beach)
Great day for photography.
Cayucos State Beach
Great day for photography.
Glass Beach (Fort Bragg)
Great day for photography.
Cape San Blas (Salinas Park)
Great day for a beach walk.
Pfeiffer Beach (Big Sur)
Great day for photography.
Baker Beach (San Francisco)
Great day for photography.
Reid State Park
Great day for a beach walk.
Neptune Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Cape Canaveral Beach
Great day for a beach walk.
Melbourne Beach (Spessard Holland South)
Great day for a beach walk.
Cannon Beach (Haystack Rock)
Great day for photography.
Cape Lookout State Park
Great day for photography.
Hug Point State Recreation Site
Great day for photography.
Pacific Beach State Park
Great day for photography.
Heceta Head Beach (Devils Elbow)
Great day for photography.
Bandon Beach (Face Rock)
Great day for photography.
Ecola State Park
Great day for photography.
Long Beach (Washington)
Great day for photography.
Cape Disappointment State Park
Great day for photography.
Yachats State Recreation Area
Great day for photography.
Cape Perpetua Scenic Area
Great day for photography.
Gold Beach (South Beach Park)
Great day for photography.
Dauphin Island Public Beach
Great day for photography.
Hobuck Beach
Great day for photography.
Manzanita Beach
Great day for photography.
Rockaway Beach
Great day for photography.
Ruby Beach
Great day for photography.
Rialto Beach
Great day for photography.
Second Beach (La Push)
Great day for photography.
Third Beach (La Push)
Great day for photography.
Shi Shi Beach
Great day for photography.
Surfside Beach (TX)
Great day for sunbathing.
Mustang Island State Park
Great day for sunbathing.
Jamaica Beach
Great day for sunbathing.
Pirates Beach
Great day for sunbathing.
Tunnels Beach (Makua)
Decent day for photography.
Carmel Beach
Great day for photography.
Crystal Beach (Bolivar Peninsula)
Great day for sunbathing.
Kalaloch Beach
Great day for photography.
Bahia Honda State Park
Mixed conditions today.
Longboat Key Beach (Bayfront Park Access)
Decent day for sunbathing.
Matagorda Beach
Mixed conditions today.
Bathtub Reef Beach (Hutchinson Island)
Skip the beach today.
Sombrero Beach
Skip the beach today.
Captiva Island Beach (Alison Hagerup Beach Park)
Skip the beach today.
Caladesi Island State Park
Skip the beach today.
Pass Christian Beach
Skip the beach today.
Coquina Beach
Skip the beach today.
Lantana Municipal Beach
Skip the beach today.
Oceanfront Park Beach (Boynton Beach)
Skip the beach today.
Sanibel Island Beach
Skip the beach today.
Lovers Key State Park
Skip the beach today.
Anne's Beach
Skip the beach today.