Regional Guide · 13 beaches

Atlantic Ocean Beaches

Maryland's Atlantic coast is just 31 miles long, all of it in Worcester County. Ocean City anchors the north with its resort infrastructure, while Assateague Island fills the rest with undeveloped barrier-island beaches, wild ponies, and dramatic dunes. Atlantic beaches here offer real surf, cold water well into spring, and the kind of shorebird-and-wave experience you can't get on the Bay.