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🏖️ Beach · Boonsboro

4 hours · $ · No reservation needed

age fit

0–1 yr

★ 3.0

1–3 yrs

★ 5.0

3–5 yrs

★ 5.0

5–10 yrs

★ 5.0

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About 65 min drive
From Rockville · Parking: Lot inside the park, about $5 per person (MD residents) on summer weekends, often full and closed before noon
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Carrier recommended
Terrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
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Some shade
Handles heat · Great on sunny days
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Typical visit: 4 hours
Best seasons: Summer

A 42-acre man-made lake in the South Mountain hills, with clear water and a sandy beach that slopes gently into the water, which DC-area parents agree makes it the best lake beach for little kids; lifeguards, boat rentals, and shaded lakeside picnic tables mean a whole summer day never gets old.

💡 Tips

Arrive before 9:30am on summer weekends; the park simply closes when it hits capacity. Bring a shade tent, since the beach itself has no shade. Pick either this or Cunningham Falls: Greenbrier has clearer water, Cunningham has the waterfall.

What this place offers

✓lake beach

✓clear water

✓lifeguards

✓boat rentals

✓picnic

✓restrooms

✓playground

✓shade

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This weekend's weather in Boonsboro

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17

Drizzle · 39–54°F · 20% rain

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Sun 10/18

Sunny · 35–59°F · 2% rain

Location

Boonsboro, Maryland

Greenbrier State Park lake beach

🏖️ Beach · Boonsboro

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