short-ditance from DC 2-year-old friendly beaches
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Anonymous
| Ocean Grove, NJ. Four hours. Stay at the Quaker Inn - they like kids. You can go down to Point Pleasant or walk over to Asbury Park if you want a more beachy scene. |
Anonymous
| North Beach, MD. It has a town beach for residents, but non residents can buy a day pass for I think $10/person. There is a good amount of beach space, a small playground, and the water area is blocked off by rocks so it is wave free. At its deepest, it is only about 2.5-3ft. You can also rent kayaks. It is a quiet town with a couple good restaurants and a small board walk. There is a Farmer's Market on Friday evening and a great popcorn shop. There are other event type things throughout the summer. I can't think of any hotels in North Beach, but I think there are some B&B type places. It is right next to Chesapeake Beach which I don't think has an actual beach, but does have a water park. |
Anonymous
| There are no beaches an hour from downtown DC. Look at a map. |
Anonymous
The OP is looking for something 1-2 hours from DC. So many of the locations mentioned meet her criteria. Some are even less than an hour according to Mapquest. |
Anonymous
| +1000 on the Lewes Beach suggestion. Meets all your criteria. |
Anonymous
| Westmoreland State Park in Va has camping, a river beach, nice views, fossils, a nature center, hiking, playground and a swimming pool that is open Mem Day - Labor Day. |
Anonymous
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North Beach and Breezy Point (just south of Chesapeake Beach) both have white sand beaches with jellyfish nets. The water is only 2-3 feet deep with gentle waves.
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Anonymous
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Nothing up here is going to be very warm, OP.
But Broadkill Beach, DE is the quietest around. With no waves since it's above Cape Henlopen - excellent for toddlers. |
Anonymous
Ugh. Really? |
Anonymous
| We like Rehoboth, but you won't make it in 2 hours if you go on a weekend during high season. |