Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Cleveland, OH

Cleveland has Lake Erie beach inside the city limits: Edgewater Beach sits just west of downtown along the Shoreway, run by Cleveland Metroparks. Headlands Beach State Park, about 30 miles east in Mentor, is the longest natural beach in Ohio if you want sand without the skyline. Erie is the warmest and shallowest Great Lake but also the most HAB-prone — check Ohio EPA advisories in late summer.

Plan This Week

Monday looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Presque Isle State Park on Monday (87).

Within 60 mi

Edgewater Beach (Cleveland)

2.3 mi · ~3 min drive · Cuyahoga County, OH

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F air 13 to 18 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Sims Park Beach (Euclid)

12 mi · ~18 min drive · Cuyahoga County, OH

Great day for a beach walk.

81°F air 13 to 16 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Headlands Beach State Park

28 mi · ~40 min drive · Lake County, OH

Great day for a beach walk.

80°F air 16 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Cedar Point Beach

51 mi · ~1 hr 13 min drive · Erie County, OH

Great day for a beach walk.

80°F air 17 mph wind Best this week: Monday (86)

Maumee Bay State Park

88 mi · ~2 hr 6 min drive · Lucas County, OH

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F air 13 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Presque Isle State Park

90 mi · ~2 hr 10 min drive · Erie County, PA

Ideal for a beach walk.

77°F water 80°F air 14 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Lakeport State Park

119 mi · ~2 hr 52 min drive · St. Clair County, MI

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (86)

Yellow Creek State Park

153 mi · ~3 hr 41 min drive · Indiana County, PA

Ideal for a beach walk.

85°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Laurel Hill State Park

165 mi · ~3 hr 58 min drive · Somerset County, PA

Ideal for a beach walk.

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

Parker Dam State Park

166 mi · ~4 hr drive · Clearfield County, PA

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (85)

Prince Gallitzin State Park

173 mi · ~4 hr 10 min drive · Cambria County, PA

Ideal for a beach walk.

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

Herrington Manor State Park

184 mi · ~4 hr 25 min drive · Garrett County, MD

Great day for sunbathing.

77°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Deep Creek Lake State Park

186 mi · ~4 hr 28 min drive · Garrett County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

77°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

New Germany State Park

187 mi · ~4 hr 29 min drive · Garrett County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

76°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Port Crescent State Park

187 mi · ~4 hr 29 min drive · Huron County, MI

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (87)

Broadford Lake Park

189 mi · ~4 hr 32 min drive · Garrett County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

77°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Shawnee State Park

189 mi · ~4 hr 33 min drive · Bedford County, PA

Ideal for a beach walk.

80°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Jennings Randolph Lake — Shaw Beach

197 mi · ~4 hr 44 min drive · Mineral County, WV

Skip the beach today.

82°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Rocky Gap State Park

202 mi · ~4 hr 51 min drive · Allegany County, MD

Decent day for sunbathing.

80°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Raystown Lake — Seven Points Beach

204 mi · ~4 hr 54 min drive · Huntingdon County, PA

Ideal for a beach walk.

84°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Whipple Dam State Park

207 mi · ~4 hr 58 min drive · Huntingdon County, PA

Ideal for a beach walk.

85°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: Monday (85)

Tawas Point State Park

210 mi · ~5 hr 2 min drive · Iosco County, MI

Ideal for a beach walk.

81°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (86)

Cowans Gap State Park

223 mi · ~5 hr 21 min drive · Fulton County, PA

Great day for a beach walk.

82°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: Monday (87)

Cacapon Resort State Park

225 mi · ~5 hr 24 min drive · Morgan County, WV

Decent day for sunbathing.

76°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: Tuesday (86)

Hamlin Beach State Park

230 mi · ~5 hr 31 min drive · Monroe County, NY

Ideal for a beach walk.

82°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (86)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

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