About This Beach
Western Maryland’s largest freshwater beach located on Deep Creek Lake. Features a sandy beach area with designated swimming zone, picnic facilities, and boat rentals. Entry fee required with mountain scenery and seasonal lifeguards.
Visiting
Facts below come from the linked official pages, checked in October 2026. Anything not listed was not found on an official source.
- Hours: Day use 8 a.m. to sunset. Source: Maryland DNR, Deep Creek Lake State Park, as of Oct 2026.
- Day-use fee: Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day: $3 per Maryland resident, $5 per non-resident. Rest of the year: $3 per Maryland vehicle, $5 per out-of-state vehicle. Source: Maryland DNR, Deep Creek Lake State Park, as of Oct 2026.
- Swimming: Two sandy beaches. Swimming is permitted when swim lines are installed. Source: Maryland DNR, Deep Creek Lake State Park, as of Oct 2026.
- Dogs: Not allowed on the sandy part of the swimming beach from Memorial Day weekend until after Labor Day. Allowed in the rest of the day-use area and the lake, except the swimming beach, docks and fishing piers. Source: Maryland DNR, Deep Creek Lake State Park, as of Oct 2026.
- Facilities: Beach shower house, foot washing station and changing station, picnic tables with grills, playgrounds. Source: Maryland DNR, Deep Creek Lake State Park, as of Oct 2026.
- Water quality: check current swimming advisories with the Maryland Department of the Environment, Healthy Beaches current conditions. Advisories are not copied here because they change. (as of Oct 2026)
- Mapped amenities: OpenStreetMap shows 12 parking areas, 10 toilets within the park area. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. (as of Oct 2026)