elms beach park

We fish here and there is a good picnic pavilion and play ground for the kids, I have never been swimming although I have seen others do so, The place is kept clean and is never crowded. A local secret.

A nice, quiet beach on the Chesapeake Bay. It's good for swimming, fishing, strolling. There's also a pavilion for picnicking and trails for hiking and nature-viewing. Plus, there is no fee to enter the park.

One of the biggest misnomers is that the Chesapeake Bay Beaches are largely inaccessible to the public. Here is public access beach that is almost as good as traveling the extra 1.5 hours to the ocean. True! Just south of PAX River NAS is county beach with almost of mile of white sand, expansive views and great swimming. Follow the main road towards Pt Lookout and look for the County Beach sign on the left. $10 for out-of-county cars but it's worth the price for solitude and relaxation. Eagles soar overhead as the boats sail by. I rate this beach higher than Flagg Pond even though its an extra half hour drive south from the DC area.