Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Bel Air, MD

Harford County has no beaches but Elk Neck, Hart-Miller, and Rocky Point are all short drives. The upper Bay reward is freshwater inflow — fewer sea nettles than any beach south of here.

Plan This Week

Monday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Havre de Grace Promenade & Tydings Park on Monday (87).

Within 60 mi

Flying Point Park

9.0 mi · ~13 min drive · Harford County, MD

Ideal for photography.

83°F water 84°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Mariner Point Park

9.4 mi · ~14 min drive · Harford County, MD

Ideal for photography.

83°F water 85°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Hammerman Beach (Gunpowder Falls)

12 mi · ~17 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for photography.

85°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Dundee Creek Marina (Gunpowder Falls SP)

13 mi · ~18 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Ideal for photography.

83°F water 85°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Jean S. Roberts Memorial Park

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

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 85°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Havre de Grace Promenade & Tydings Park

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

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 84°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Perryville Community Park

14 mi · ~21 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 84°F air 9 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Miami Beach Park

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

Great day for photography.

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

Cox's Point Park

18 mi · ~26 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for photography.

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

Betterton Beach

19 mi · ~27 min drive · Kent County, MD

Ideal for photography.

83°F water 86°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Elk Neck State Park

19 mi · ~28 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Ideal for photography.

83°F water 85°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Hart-Miller Island State Park

20 mi · ~28 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for photography.

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

Rocky Point Beach & Park

20 mi · ~29 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for photography.

87°F air 12 mph wind Best this week: Monday (83)

Louisa Lane Park (Charlestown Beach)

20 mi · ~29 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 85°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

North East Community Park

22 mi · ~31 min drive · Cecil County, MD

Ideal for swimming.

83°F water 85°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Tolchester Beach

23 mi · ~33 min drive · Kent County, MD

Great day for photography.

83°F water 86°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: Monday (84)

North Point State Park

23 mi · ~33 min drive · Baltimore County, MD

Great day for photography.

83°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Fort Smallwood Park

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

Great day for photography.

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

Rock Hall Beach

28 mi · ~40 min drive · Kent County, MD

Great day for photography.

83°F water 90°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Ferry Park (Rock Hall)

28 mi · ~40 min drive · Kent County, MD

Great day for photography.

83°F water 90°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (81)

Downs Park

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

Great day for photography.

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

Rolph's Wharf

30 mi · ~43 min drive · Queen Anne's County, MD

Ideal for photography.

83°F water 86°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

34 mi · ~50 min drive · Kent County, MD

Ideal for photography.

83°F water 84°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Sandy Point State Park

36 mi · ~52 min drive · Anne Arundel County, MD

Great day for swimming.

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

Terrapin Nature Area & Beach

38 mi · ~55 min drive · Queen Annes County, MD

Great day for swimming.

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

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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