Roachs Shore

Roachs Shore: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Roachs Shore

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Roachs Shore — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.54271, -75.96941. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roachs Shore

• Elk Neck State Park · sanctuary · Cecil · ~9 km · Must-see
• Concord Point Lighthouse · fort · Harford · ~12 km · Must-see
• Havre de Grace Seaplane Base · attraction · Harford · ~13 km · Must-see
• Havre de Grace Historic District · church · Harford · ~13 km · Must-see
• Turkey Point Light · fort · Cecil · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fishing Battery Light · beach · Harford · ~14 km · Must-see
• former Susquehanna & Tidewater Canal · lake · Harford · ~18 km · Must-see
• Steppingstone Farm Museum · museum · Harford · ~20 km · Must-see
• Plumpton Park Zoo · sanctuary · Cecil · ~23 km · Must-see
• Old Bohemia Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shirdi Sai of Delaware · temple · New Castle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ott's Chapel · church · New Castle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area · sanctuary · New Castle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Iron Hill · viewpoint · New Castle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Conowingo Dam · lake · Cecil · ~27 km · Must-see
• Darlington United Methodist Church · church · Harford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stoney Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Harford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Meeting · church · Harford · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Roachs Shore

Other beaches & coast near Roachs Shore

• Fishing Battery Light · beach · Harford · ~14 km · Must-see
• Baker Shoal Range Rear Light · beach · New Castle · ~43 km · Must-see
• Finns Point · beach · New Castle · ~45 km · Must-see
• Old New Castle - Pennsville Ferry Wharf · beach · New Castle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Poole's Island Lighthouse · beach · Harford · ~47 km · Must-see
• Finns Point Lighthouse · beach · Salem · ~48 km · Must-see
• Woodland Beach Wildlife Area - McKay Tract · beach · Kent · ~53 km · Must-see
• Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light · beach · Baltimore · ~70 km · Must-see
• Craighill Channel Upper Range Front Light · beach · Baltimore · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lazaretto Point Light · beach · Baltimore · ~76 km · Must-see

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