Drum Point Beach

Drum Point Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Beach

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Drum Point Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.32010, -76.42196. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drum Point Beach

• J. C. Lore Oyster House · fort · Calvert · ~4 km · Must-see
• Drum Point Lighthouse · museum · Calvert · ~5 km · Must-see
• Calvert Marine Museum · museum · Calvert · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~10 km · Must-see
• Zion Church · church · Saint Mary's · ~10 km · Must-see
• Middleham Chapel · church · Calvert · ~11 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum · museum · Calvert · ~14 km · Must-see
• Flag Ponds Nature Park · sanctuary · Calvert · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hooper Island Light · fort · Dorchester · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~30 km · Must-see
• Point No Point Light · fort · Saint Mary's · ~30 km · Must-see
• Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Calvert · ~31 km · Must-see
• Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~36 km · Must-see
• Point Lookout State Park · sanctuary · Saint Mary's · ~38 km · Must-see
• Blackistone Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hooper Strait Light · beach · Dorchester · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drum Point Beach

Other beaches & coast near Drum Point Beach

• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~28 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~30 km · Must-see
• Blackistone Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hooper Strait Light · beach · Dorchester · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sharkfin Shoal Light · beach · Dorchester · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~58 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~58 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~61 km · Must-see

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