Closest Beaches
Beaches Near Glen Burnie, MD
You're 20 minutes from real Bay swimming. The mistake is going south to Calvert when Fort Smallwood, Downs Park, and Sandy Point are all the same drive or shorter.
Fort Smallwood Park
7.9 mi · ~11 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
64°F water 57°F air 12 to 21 mph wind
Downs Park
11 mi · ~15 min drive
11
Skip the beach today.
64°F water 60°F air 10 to 17 mph wind
North Point State Park
11 mi · ~16 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
64°F water 56°F air 14 to 23 mph wind
Rocky Point Beach & Park
13 mi · ~19 min drive
12
Skip the beach today.
64°F water 56°F air 12 to 20 mph wind
Hart-Miller Island State Park
15 mi · ~21 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
64°F water 59°F air 10 to 18 mph wind
Sandy Point State Park
16 mi · ~23 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
65°F water 56°F air 13 to 22 mph wind
Mayo Beach Park
20 mi · ~29 min drive
9
Skip the beach today.
65°F water 55°F air 14 to 22 mph wind
Terrapin Nature Area & Beach
20 mi · ~29 min drive
12
Skip the beach today.
65°F water 60°F air 15 to 20 mph wind
Hammerman Beach (Gunpowder Falls)
20 mi · ~29 min drive
12
Skip the beach today.
64°F water 58°F air 10 to 20 mph wind
Matapeake Beach & Dog Park
20 mi · ~29 min drive
8
Skip the beach today.
65°F water 56°F air 15 to 25 mph wind
Drive times are estimates
Mileage is straight-line distance from the center of Glen Burnie. Real drive times depend on Bay Bridge traffic, seasonal congestion, and your starting point inside the metro. For summer weekends, assume 20-40 minutes longer than posted times here, especially for beaches east of the Bay Bridge.