The Narrows

The Narrows: 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 The Narrows

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 The Narrows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.32358, -76.45908. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Narrows

• J. C. Lore Oyster House · fort · Calvert · ~0 km · Must-see
• Drum Point Lighthouse · museum · Calvert · ~1 km · Must-see
• Calvert Marine Museum · museum · Calvert · ~1 km · Must-see
• Middleham Chapel · church · Calvert · ~11 km · Must-see
• Zion Church · church · Saint Mary's · ~11 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum · museum · Calvert · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~12 km · Must-see
• Flag Ponds Nature Park · sanctuary · Calvert · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hooper Island Light · fort · Dorchester · ~25 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~27 km · Must-see
• Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Calvert · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~28 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
• Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~39 km · Must-see
• Point Lookout State Park · sanctuary · Saint Mary's · ~39 km · Must-see
• Point Lookout Light · viewpoint · Saint Mary's · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Narrows

Other beaches & coast near The Narrows

• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~12 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blackistone Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hooper Strait Light · beach · Dorchester · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sharkfin Shoal Light · beach · Dorchester · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~61 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~62 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~65 km · Must-see

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