Wicomico County coastal shores · Maryland
Cherry Beach Park
The Town's sandy shoreline upstream of its boat ramp is a tidal-freshwater coastal reference, not an inland pond beach or a Toronto/Michigan namesake.
Good fit: A tidal Nanticoke shore and launch visit from the Town’s beach upstream of the boat ramp. Details & sources ↗
Plan around: Swimming status conflicts between retained sources and needs Town clarification. Keep the sandy route separate from the ramp; dawn-to-dusk use does not establish overnight beach access. Details & sources ↗
- Parking
- Designated parking listed
Details & sources
Designated parking listedDetails & restrictionsCherry Beach Park · parking entry ↗ - Dogs
- Dog rules unconfirmed
Details & sources
- Restrooms
- Portable toilets listed; confirm availability
Details & sources
Portable toilets listed; confirm availability
Read the scoped restrooms details and sources
Cherry Beach Park · restrooms showers ↗ - Lifeguards
- Guard coverage unconfirmed
Details & sources
Guard coverage unconfirmed
Read the scoped lifeguards details and sources
Cherry Beach Park · lifeguards ↗ - Key restrictions
- Check before you go
- Best for
- See beach overview
More planning facts: access, driving & fees
- Public access
- Public accessDetails & restrictions
- Beach driving
- Driving permission unconfirmedDetails & restrictions
- Accessibility
- Route details unconfirmedDetails & restrictions
Choose an entrance
Cherry Beach Park · exact named arrival
Town-managed sandy arrival upstream of Cherry Beach boat ramp; Cope Bennett greenway and Ferry Street dock are distinct access references. Current swimming status is disputed between the Town-linked historical form and the institutional water-trail listing; this guide must not promote swimming while the Town clarifies.
Official route / restriction details ↗Review dates & updates
These are desk-research dates for each named category, including unresolved facts. They are not on-site inspections, current-opening confirmations or water-safety observations.
- identity location: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- summary description: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- known for: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- live weather: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- daily forecast: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- tides: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- surf rip forecast: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- official flags closures: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- water quality: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- public access: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- crowds: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- sand shoreline: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- surf: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- shelling: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- shark teeth: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- sea glass: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- driftwood: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- snorkeling: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- scuba: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- wildlife: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- accommodations: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- commercial activities rentals: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- alcohol rules: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- fire rules: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- camping rules: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- shore fishing rules: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- hours: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- dogs: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- lifeguards: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- restrooms showers: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- parking entry: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- accessibility: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- driving: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- public access rules: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- dining: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- history: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- managing authority: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- official source links: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- main photo: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- photo gallery: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- admission payment passes: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- plan your visit: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- check before you go: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · unresolved
- nearby beaches: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
- closer look: research reviewed 2026-10-27 · verified
Parking, route & accessibility evidence
Parking & entry: Designated parking listed. DNR lists limited public access parking; follow the exact site's parking area and posted restrictions. Marina slips, trailer access and pavilion reservations are separate charges/capacities.
Parking source ↗Accessibility: Route details unconfirmed. DNR records the sandy soft access as not ADA accessible. Parking, marina boardwalks or an accessible ramp do not establish a step-free continuous route across the sand to water.
Accessibility source ↗Open the county entrance directory ↗
Use the directory to check each entrance’s identity and status. Guide map pins are approximate shoreline locations, not turn-by-turn entrance directions or proof of current opening.
Known for
DNR documents sandy nonmotorized access, fishing pier and picnic facilities; the Town's historic pavilion agreement confirms the park's name and dawn-to-sunset hours.
Rules & facilities
Check before you go
Confirm current manager notices, applicable health advisories, toilet operation and precise water-use rules before travel. Current swimming status is disputed between the Town-linked historical form and the institutional water-trail listing; this guide must not promote swimming while the Town clarifies.
Admission, payment & passes
DNR records no ordinary access fee. This does not waive separate boat slips, pavilion reservations, future parking changes or fishing licensing. Verify current postings.
What to bring & supporting visit details
Plan your visit
Use 100 Cherry Beach Road, Sharptown for the documented arrival. DNR documents sandy nonmotorized access, fishing pier and picnic facilities; the Town's historic pavilion agreement confirms the park's name and dawn-to-sunset hours. Current swimming status is disputed between the Town-linked historical form and the institutional water-trail listing; this guide must not promote swimming while the Town clarifies.
Public or private?
Public access
Who can visit: Visitors using the documented public arrival, subject to current manager rules and notices.
Entry route, fees & access boundaries
- Manager / access authority
- Town of Sharptown Parks and Recreation Commission manages Cherry Beach; county park law is not automatically its beach operating policy.
- Access basis
- The cited source identifies this named shore and its access arrangement.
- Where to enter
- Town-managed sandy arrival upstream of Cherry Beach boat ramp; Cope Bennett greenway and Ferry Street dock are distinct access references. Current swimming status is disputed between the Town-linked historical form and the institutional water-trail listing; this guide must not promote swimming while the Town clarifies.
- Fees & reservations
- DNR records no ordinary access fee. This does not waive separate boat slips, pavilion reservations, future parking changes or fishing licensing. Verify current postings.
- Restrictions & exceptions
- Current swimming status is disputed between the Town-linked historical form and the institutional water-trail listing; this guide must not promote swimming while the Town clarifies. Follow the managing authority's posted rules and remain on the documented arrival; do not infer a continuous shoreline easement.
- What this label covers
- The named coastal shore and its documented arrival. Adjoining private property, current opening, water use and facilities retain separate source scope.
Beach ownership, the route across land, public shoreline-use rights and access to facilities are separate questions. Rules vary by state and location. Use the identified public entrance or documented permission; neither a nearby resort nor an admission fee by itself establishes that a beach is private. A mapped beach is not permission to cross private property.
Access policy reviewed 2026-10-27. Not a live closure report or a property-boundary survey.
Allowed & prohibited activities
Alcohol: Alcohol rules are not confirmed for this beach.
What still needs confirmation
The historical Town pavilion form reserves approval/restriction of group alcohol service under Liquor Board rules; it does not establish unrestricted drinking on the sand.
Fires and grills: The Town-linked July 2007 pavilion agreement prohibits camping/campfires on park property and confines fires to barbecue grills; confirm any updated posting.
Overnight camping: The Town-linked July 2007 pavilion agreement says camping is not permitted on Park Property; no contrary current permission is established.
Shore fishing: Shore fishing rules are not confirmed for this beach.
What still needs confirmation
Cherry Beach has a fishing pier, but the DNR license-free list names Sharptown's pier/town dock off Ferry Street; that exemption must not be transferred automatically to Cherry Beach.
- Hours
- Hours & seasonal limits
DNR lists dawn-to-dusk use, and the Town-linked July 2007 form says dawn to sunset; Town office hours are unrelated to beach opening.
Cherry Beach Park · hours ↗ - Dogs on the beach
- Dog rules unconfirmed
Sharptown Ordinance 94 adopts Wicomico Animal Control Chapter 133, as amended. It does not by itself establish dog permission on Cherry Beach sand or in its swimming/launch water.
Cherry Beach Park · dogs ↗ - Lifeguards
- Guard coverage unconfirmed
No current lifeguard staffing schedule is verified for Cherry Beach Park; do not plan on staffed coverage.
Cherry Beach Park · lifeguards ↗ - Restrooms
- Portable toilets listed; confirm availability
DNR lists temporary toilets at this access. Current placement, seasonal availability and a rinse/shower are not established; confirm before relying on a portable unit.
Cherry Beach Park · restrooms showers ↗ - Access & beach rules
- Rules & restrictions
Current swimming status is disputed between the Town-linked historical form and the institutional water-trail listing; this guide must not promote swimming while the Town clarifies. Follow the managing authority's posted rules and remain on the documented arrival; do not infer a continuous shoreline easement.
Cherry Beach Park · public access rules ↗ - Beach driving
- Driving permission unconfirmed
No general motor-vehicle-on-sand permission is established at this Town/guest beach. Vehicle access to a parking area/campsite or boat ramp is a different use.
Cherry Beach Park · driving ↗
Conditions & activities Surf, sand, wildlife and suitability
Conditions at the beach
Local times use Eastern Time. No beach observation or saved forecast is displayed here. Forecast issue times, observation times, tide prediction dates and laboratory sample dates remain separate from desk-research dates. A linked source does not confirm current opening, a warning flag or swimming safety.
Weather observation
No exact on-beach weather observation or observation station is assigned here. The linked National Weather Service page provides forecast navigation; a forecast is a prediction, not an observed beach condition.
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Daily forecast
The independently checked National Weather Service point-forecast link is available for this approximate planning point. No saved numeric forecast is displayed here. Forecast issue and prediction times are separate from source review and are not on-beach observations.
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High & low tides
Upper Nanticoke River tidal freshwater is tidally influenced. A prediction selected for this guide needs its own named NOAA station and time-zone scope; a regional water-level reference is not an exact beach observation.
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Surf & rip forecast
Cherry Beach Park is a tidal river/estuary shore; an Atlantic ocean surf or rip forecast is not an entrance-specific water-condition report. No current wave/current forecast is asserted.
Closures & warning flags
Check the Town and health notices before visiting Cherry Beach Park. No current observed warning flag or same-day opening has been verified.
Water quality
No current beach-specific bacterial result is established for Cherry Beach Park; nearby Cove Road, Roaring Point or Tyaskin samples must not be inherited.
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National Weather Service point forecast ↗ for the independently reviewed approximate planning point.
Crowd meter
No measured crowd level or occupancy pattern is established for Cherry Beach Park. Marina slips, campsite totals and pavilion capacities do not measure beach crowding.
Sand & sandcastles
DNR identifies a sand beach/soft landing at this exact shore. No stable width, surveyed outer boundary or continuously dry route is established.
Surfing profile
No measured typical wave height or surfing suitability is established at Cherry Beach Park; river current and changing water levels should not become an ocean-surf rating.
Beachcombing
No reliable beach-specific shell collecting expectation is established for Cherry Beach Park. Preserve habitat and follow posted collection rules.
No reliable beach-specific fossil shark-tooth collecting expectation is established for Cherry Beach Park. Preserve habitat and follow posted collection rules.
Snorkeling & scuba diving
No documented recreational shore-snorkeling route or typical underwater visibility is established at Cherry Beach Park. A sandy launch or swimming area does not establish snorkeling suitability.
Sharptown Fire Department documents a Cherry Beach dive/marine training event with hard-running river current. This is emergency-service training, not confirmation of a public recreational dive route, present conditions or a charter departure.
Clothing-optional, nudity & topless sunbathing
No verified permission for full nudity or clothing-optional recreation is established at Cherry Beach Park. Maryland Criminal Law 11-107 prohibits common-law indecent exposure; that general statute is not an exact beach-specific ruling on this separate practice.
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No verified permission for female-topless sunbathing is established at Cherry Beach Park. Maryland Criminal Law 11-107 prohibits common-law indecent exposure; that general statute is not an exact beach-specific ruling on this separate practice.
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Water clarity & shore snorkeling
Typical clarity: Not yet assessed. Typical underwater clarity has not been assessed for this named shore. Water color, bacterial results and forecasts do not measure visibility.
Shore snorkeling not yet assessed. No documented recreational shore-snorkeling route or typical underwater visibility is established at Cherry Beach Park. A sandy launch or swimming area does not establish snorkeling suitability.
Typical clarity describes how easily you may see through the water. It does not establish bacterial water quality, safe swimming, calm conditions or visibility today.
Evidence, location scope & review
Desk review 2026-10-27 · Cherry Beach Park. This is not an on-site inspection or a current conditions report.
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Shore & sky wildlife
Wicomico's Ellis Bay WMA documents tidal marsh/wetland wildlife including herons, egrets and bald eagles. This is a county-local habitat reference, not a promised sighting at this beach. Avoid disturbing wildlife.
History & interesting facts
No independently verified founding/date narrative specific to Cherry Beach Park is asserted beyond the present manager's description.
Food, stays & rentals
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Food & drink nearby
Local dining recommendations
Boonies Restaurant and Tiki Bar is a separate offsite option at 21438 Nanticoke Road, Tyaskin. Its operator lists restaurant service and a leashed-dog outdoor area; that permission does not apply to beach sand. Check current hours directly.
Research notes & location scope
Boonies Restaurant and Tiki Bar is a separate offsite option at 21438 Nanticoke Road, Tyaskin. Its operator lists restaurant service and a leashed-dog outdoor area; that permission does not apply to beach sand. Check current hours directly.
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Accommodations by the beach
Roaring Point Waterfront Campground and Sandy Hill Family Camp are separate Wicomico Nanticoke lodging operators with their own reservations, seasons and guest-shore rules. A campsite booking is not access to another property's beach.
Before you book
Confirm the exact property or rental unit, view category, beach route, accessibility and total price directly. Nearby lodging does not establish access to a private beach, a boat transfer or permission to camp.
Research notes & location scope
Roaring Point Waterfront Campground and Sandy Hill Family Camp are separate Wicomico Nanticoke lodging operators with their own reservations, seasons and guest-shore rules. A campsite booking is not access to another property's beach.
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Activities & rentals
No onsite kayak, snorkel or scuba rental operator is confirmed at Cherry Beach Park. Boat-slip hire or a launch is not equipment rental.
Explore nearby beaches
Sources & review date
Guide desk research reviewed 2026-10-27; this is not a field-by-field current verification or an on-site inspection. Official facts, dated agency evidence and editorial assessments retain their own scope. Unknowns and conflicts remain open. Methodology · Rating explanations · Correction history
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- Cherry Beach Park · known for ↗
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- Cherry Beach Park · daily forecast ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · tides ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · surf rip forecast ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · official flags closures ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · water quality ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · public access ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · crowds ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · sand shoreline ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · surf ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · shelling ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · shark teeth ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · sea glass ↗
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- Cherry Beach Park · alcohol rules ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · fire rules ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · camping rules ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · shore fishing rules ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · hours ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · dogs ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · lifeguards ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · restrooms showers ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · parking entry ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · accessibility ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · driving ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · public access rules ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · dining ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · history ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · managing authority ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · official source links ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · main photo ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · photo gallery ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · admission payment passes ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · plan your visit ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · check before you go ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · nearby beaches ↗
- Cherry Beach Park · closer look ↗
An exact-beach scenic photograph is pending. No substitute photograph is displayed.
Visitor experiences
Original, moderated reviews and photographs. Visit dates and entrances provide context; visitor ratings and reports do not replace official facts or current conditions.
Read approved visitor experiences here when available.