Category: The Beaches
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Assateague Island
Here’s to another not particularly local beach, but such a treasure and within driving distance. We have been lucky enough to visit both the Maryland and Virginia sides of the park. The island is known for its pristine beach, gorgeous hiking trails, kayaking, and most of all, the wild ponies. Every time we have been…
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Mayo Beach Park
45 minutes from our home is one of the closest beaches we can get to. Mayo Beach Park in Edgewater is a wonderful drive and we have some great places to eat and stop near the beach. There’s not much not to like about this beach so I will get right to it. What we…
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Ocean City
Not exactly a ‘local’ beach, but want to address the closest ocean beach to the DC area. With a little traffic this is about three hours, so best for at least an overnight. There are plenty of stay there options. Last year we stayed at an Airbnb which was a one bedroom with a bunk…
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Cunningham Falls State Park
While summer is just beginning, Cunningham Falls State Park’s beach area looked and felt like summer camp. It costs to get in here if you can get in: Weekends and holidays: Maryland residents $5/person; out-of-state residents $7/person Weekdays: Maryland residents $3/person; out-of-state residents $5/person I bypassed this though with my state park pass. Booya! We…
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Fort Smallwood Park
Great beach and great company this morning at Fort Smallwood Park in Pasadena, Maryland. This one exceeded my expectations. I couldn’t tell much about it from googling and there was a good probability it would be a bust. We got there at 10am on a hot weekend day. There was plenty of parking at the…
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Highland Beach
For Juneteenth I want to highlight a beach that I have never been to. In my hunt for beaches on googlemaps, I came across an area in Annapolis called ‘Highland Beach.’ And while I can’t go there because it is limited to locals, I hope you find the history behind this little beach as fascinating…
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Colonial Beach
What luck the day after my 4 year old needed to be isolated for covid was a beautiful out. Took advantage to make a longer trip than usual to check out Virginia’s second largest beach. Colonial Beach is about 2 hours away with some traffic, less with the impossible situation where there are no backups.…
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Chapel Point State Park
I found this particular beach on a map on the way to Colonial Beach and decided to check it out. The google reviews are pretty accurate, with the bottom line being it is peaceful and quiet, but soooo much trash. So much trash that if we had the time and supplies we would have spent…
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Breezy Point Beach
Coming from Flag Ponds, Breezy Point was it’s contrast. If you look away from the Bay at Flag Ponds you see brush, tall grass, trees, and cliffs. At Breezy Point, you see the road, wires, and some houses/buildings. But if you just want sand and water and can get up early to get a spot,…
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Flag Ponds Nature Park
This visit really showed the diversity of options for beach seekers in our area. Everyone has been soo different, and Flag Ponds Nature Park was quite different. Key Info: Hours: Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m – 5 p.m. , Monday & Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m,CLOSED -Tuesday, Wednesday & ThursdayBeach and entrance gate close 1…
Beachin' with Bonnie... and her Babes 