Drum Cove

Drum Cove: 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 Drum Cove

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 Drum Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.01180, -76.55107. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drum Cove

• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Point Lookout State Park · sanctuary · Saint Mary's · ~24 km · Must-see
• Point Lookout Light · viewpoint · Saint Mary's · ~25 km · Must-see
• Chilton Woods State Forest · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bowlers Rock Light · attraction · Essex · ~33 km · Must-see
• Belle Isle State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~33 km · Must-see
• Point No Point Light · fort · Saint Mary's · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blackistone Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~35 km · Must-see
• Zion Church · church · Saint Mary's · ~35 km · Must-see
• Westmoreland State Park · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~40 km · Must-see
• WKWI · attraction · Lancaster · ~44 km · Must-see
• J. C. Lore Oyster House · fort · Calvert · ~45 km · Must-see
• Calvert Marine Museum · museum · Calvert · ~45 km · Must-see
• Drum Point Lighthouse · museum · Calvert · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drum Cove

Other beaches & coast near Drum Cove

• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~21 km · Must-see
• Blackistone Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~56 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hooper Strait Light · beach · Dorchester · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sharkfin Shoal Light · beach · Dorchester · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~73 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~79 km · Must-see

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