Drum Point

Drum Point: 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 Point

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 Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.89856, -75.68760. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drum Point

• Mark's and Jack's Island Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~22 km · Must-see
• Somers Cove Light · fort · Somerset · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Accomack · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Accomack · ~26 km · Must-see
• Parkers Marsh · sanctuary · Accomack · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~27 km · Must-see
• Janes Island Light · fort · Somerset · ~27 km · Must-see
• Watts Island Rocks · viewpoint · Accomack · ~28 km · Must-see
• Costen House Museum · museum · Worcester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fairmount Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~29 km · Must-see
• Museum of Chincoteague Island · museum · Worcester · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Worcester · ~37 km · Must-see
• Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Somerset · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pocomoke River State Park · sanctuary · Worcester · ~41 km · Must-see
• E.A. Vaughn Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Worcester · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drum Point

Other beaches & coast near Drum Point

• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~43 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sharkfin Shoal Light · beach · Dorchester · ~53 km · Must-see
• Assateague Island · beach · Worcester · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hooper Strait Light · beach · Dorchester · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~91 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~102 km · Must-see
• Fenwick Island Lighthouse · beach · Sussex · ~103 km · Must-see

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