MARYLAND COASTAL GUIDES
Anne Arundel County beaches
Named Anne Arundel coastal beach guides and separately identified tidal launches, piers, street-end parks and guest shores.
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Find your fit in Anne Arundel
12 published guides in this county. Start with restrooms (5 qualifying beaches) or shower or foot rinse (2 qualifying beaches), then compare the named entrances. Feature counts describe documented routes, not all beaches or every entrance in the county.
Use the verified route features below to choose where to begin. Counts refer to beaches with a qualifying named entrance, not every entrance. These are planning details, not current opening or guard duty.
A few places to start
Starting points ranked by verified entrance facilities; these are not a county-wide quality ranking.
Mayo Beach Park
Entrance: Mayo Beach Park · documented managed shore arrival
Restrooms · Shower or foot rinse
Parking & entry: Summer QR reservations · equipment carry
Check before going: The main-lot mat stops in sand before the water; the cartop route differs. Published 2026 summer reservations and adaptive-camp hours require date-specific planning, and swimming-beach dog wording is unresolved.
See entrance details →Sandy Point State Park Beach
Entrance: Sandy Point State Park Beach · documented managed shore arrival
Restrooms · Shower or foot rinse
Parking & entry: State-park entry · summer reservations
Check before going: Guards cover only part of South Beach, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Memorial Day–Labor Day. Summer weekend/holiday reservations and the seasonal sandy-beach pet exclusion have separate scopes.
See entrance details →Beverly Triton Nature Park Beach
Entrance: Beverly Triton Nature Park Beach · documented managed shore arrival
Restrooms
Parking & entry: Summer QR reservations · 0.2-mile approach
Check before going: The swimming mat stops on sand before the water. Check seasonal reservations, date-specific deer-management closures and the conflicting swimming-beach dog wording.
See entrance details →Published Anne Arundel County shore guides
Sandy Point State Park Beach
A Chesapeake Bay day-use beach with designated swimming areas, seasonal South Beach guard coverage and views toward the Bay Bridge.
Mayo Beach Park
A South River-mouth beach reached by a short equipment-carrying walk; summer camp hours, weekend reservations and two different accessible routes need advance planning.
Beverly Triton Nature Park Beach
A Chesapeake Bay natural shoreline with a designated unguarded swimming area, trails and a separate cartop launch; summer reservations and vehicle fees are separate requirements.
Fort Smallwood Park Beach
A managed Chesapeake/Patapsco waterfront swimming beach at a historic fort park, with an exact southernmost leashed-dog section and ongoing separately scoped park works.
Quiet Waters Dog Beach
An off-leash sandy dog shoreline in Quiet Waters Park. Dogs may play and swim in its immediate front waters; people may not swim or wade.
Jonas and Anne Catharine Green Park Beach
A Severn River sunning and hand-carried-boat shore beside a fishing pier. The park-support organization says swimming is not permitted.
Elktonia-Carr’s Beach Heritage Park
A Chesapeake Bay heritage beach preserving the story of Black recreation during segregation. Visitors use the interpreted walking path while improvements remain a separate project.
Jack Creek Park Beach
Small sandy shores and natural trails at Jack Creek’s Chesapeake Bay mouth, reached through a controlled gate; the current county rules expressly prohibit swimming.
Rose Haven Memorial Park Beach
A small public Herring Bay shoreline park with sandy areas, picnicking, fishing and a cartop launch; it is in Anne Arundel County despite the North Beach postal area.
Herrington Harbour South / Inn Guest Beach
A private Chesapeake Bay resort beach for authorized guests with Resort Passes. A room or marina guest arrangement is separate from ordinary public walk-in access.
Horn Point Beach
A small Eastport waterfront street-end at Chesapeake Avenue and Horn Point Drive. The City’s 2021 report documents a sandy shore; its current locator retains the named park, without establishing current swimming permission.
Atlantic Marina on the Patapsco Guest Beach
A small private sand beach at a Patapsco marina with booked guest lodging. Heron’s Nest cottage guests receive beach access; this is separate from ordinary public walk-in access or pool-only membership.
Coverage and evidence
Forty-two DNR observations were retained privately. Inland Davidsonville is excluded; forty-one coastal water-access observations and twelve separate guide-arrival references are proposed. Ramps and piers are not new beach guides, and no parent relationship is inferred.
DNR entries retain their real source edit dates and source-listed features, not current amenity guarantees. Current named manager rules and specific construction notices remain scoped to their own arrival. Guest Inn/marina access does not create ordinary public admission.
Map pins are approximate planning references. Check the exact guide for lawful arrival and manager notices. Forecasts, tide predictions, laboratory samples and warning flags retain separate sources and dates.