Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Alexandria, VA

Alexandria has the shortest drive to the Chesapeake of any Northern Virginia suburb. The Western Shore is an hour, Point Lookout is 90 minutes, and you'll beat the Ocean City crowd every single time.

Plan This Week

Monday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Chapman State Park on Tuesday (87).

Within 60 mi

Chapman State Park

14 mi · ~20 min drive · Charles County, MD

Skip the beach today.

84°F water 81°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (87)

Chapel Point State Park

23 mi · ~34 min drive · Charles County, MD

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 83°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Kings Landing Park

24 mi · ~34 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Skip the beach today.

84°F water 84°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Friendship Farm Park

25 mi · ~36 min drive · Charles County, MD

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 82°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Purse State Park

28 mi · ~41 min drive · Charles County, MD

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 79°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (87)

North Beach

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

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 85°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Brownies Beach (Bayfront Park)

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

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 85°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Franklin Point State Park

29 mi · ~42 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 84°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Beverly Triton Nature Park

30 mi · ~43 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 84°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Mayo Beach Park

31 mi · ~44 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 82°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Quiet Waters Park

31 mi · ~44 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 85°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Breezy Point Beach

31 mi · ~45 min drive · Calvert County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 83°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Dares Beach Park

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

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 81°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (87)

Snow Hill Farm Park

37 mi · ~53 min drive · St. Mary's County, MD

Skip the beach today.

84°F water 82°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Sandy Point State Park

38 mi · ~54 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Great day for swimming.

84°F water 87°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (82)

Colonial Beach

38 mi · ~55 min drive · Westmoreland County, VA

Skip the beach today.

85°F water 80°F air 9 to 13 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (87)

Matapeake Beach & Dog Park

39 mi · ~56 min drive · Queen Annes County, MD

Great day for swimming.

84°F water 84°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Downs Park

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

Great day for photography.

87°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Fort Smallwood Park

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

Great day for photography.

85°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Flag Ponds Nature Park

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

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 84°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Terrapin Nature Area & Beach

40 mi · ~58 min drive · Queen Annes County, MD

Great day for swimming.

84°F water 84°F air 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum

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

Skip the beach today.

84°F water 82°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Greenwell State Park

41 mi · ~1 hr drive · St. Mary's County, MD

Skip the beach today.

84°F water 81°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Claiborne Landing

41 mi · ~1 hr drive · Talbot County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 84°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Calvert Cliffs State Park

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

Decent day for sunbathing.

84°F water 84°F air 8 to 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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