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Greenbrier State Park
Back from an incredible day with the best of friends and family at Greenbrier State Park! If you can get there before they get to capacity (around 11 on weekends I think.. but check the MD State Parks twitter feed), you will be rewarded. So going to get right into it! What WE liked… Sand…
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Rocky Point Beach & Park
What a lovely summer morning at a local sandy beach! Just under one hour from home and outside of Baltimore is Rocky Point Beach & Park. Fearing it getting to max capacity we arrived at 1030 and had no problem and tons of space. Much of the people there were using the many picnic tables…
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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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Save some money on your beach trip
The idea of paying quite a bit of money to go to a crowded local beach in the summer bothers me. Here are some of my best tips to not pay full price for a half day at a small beach. First, if you have Fourth Grader, sign up right away for Every Kid Outdoors.…
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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.…
While our previous favorite local beach was getting renovated, me and my three babes explored a bunch of other sandy day getaways. Check out our take on them, and my tips, tricks, and gear for a great beach day in the Washington DC region. In the summer of 2023, seven year old Perry will give his take on some of the places he will get to revisit during camp.
Beachin' with Bonnie... and her Babes 