Amen Corner

Amen Corner: 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 Amen Corner

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 Amen Corner — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.92429, -76.02355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Amen Corner

• Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Somerset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Janes Island Light · fort · Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~16 km · Must-see
• Somers Cove Light · fort · Somerset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Holland Island Bar Light · attraction · Dorchester · ~22 km · Must-see
• Watts Island Rocks · viewpoint · Accomack · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~25 km · Must-see
• Holland Island · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fairmount Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~31 km · Must-see
• Parkers Marsh · sanctuary · Accomack · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bloodsworth Island · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~35 km · Must-see
• Point Lookout Light · viewpoint · Saint Mary's · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mark's and Jack's Island Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~38 km · Must-see
• Deal Island Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sharkfin Shoal Light · beach · Dorchester · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Amen Corner

Other beaches & coast near Amen Corner

• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~15 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sharkfin Shoal Light · beach · Dorchester · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hooper Strait Light · beach · Dorchester · ~42 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~43 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~75 km · Must-see
• Assateague Island · beach · Worcester · ~88 km · Must-see

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