Good beaches near Maryland to buy a vacation home?

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Anonymous wrote:OP did you look at the north end of Ocean City? It’s a lot quieter than midtown or down by the boardwalk. There are some quiet neighborhoods on the bay that are still walking distance to the beach. We can’t hear the highway at all from our place. We drive north to DE to eat and shop a lot more often than we drive south. But occasionally we go down by the inlet where there are a couple of good restaurants.

I wouldn’t call Bethany quiet and not crowded, at least not on summer weekends. The downtown area is packed. But it is family friendly. There are a million teens everywhere because parents feel it is safe for them to walk around, which is nice for them.

Ocean city?! No way. Bethany over OC any day of the week. You can't even compare the two. OC is pretty trashy.

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How quiet? Broadkill or Primehook in DE

[Anonymous]

We sold our home in Bethany last year due to a number of reasons, but one of them was because the summer crowds have made it harder to enjoy our time there. The entire stretch from Ocean City to Rehoboth is anything but quiet in season. You can find quieter residential areas on the bayside or in the private communities adjacent to Fenwick, Bethany, and Dewey, but forget it if you want to go to a restaurant or an amusement area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bethany is crowded. Why are people saying it isn’t? Just because OC is worse? Check out the beach cams at Sea Colony in season. I don’t see the appeal of Bethany at all, and I have a family member with a home there where I can stay for free.

Of course Sea colony is going to be crowded with all those high rise dense complex.

The point is that if you go outside of that and a few blocks from the main strip, it is not. Also, if you are in north or south bethany, it is not.

Besides sea colony, Bethany doesn’t have condo complexes or lots of hotels like OC and Rehoboth. So it keeps the density of people down.

Lastly, during the weekdays in the summer, it’s definitely not as crowded as the weekends.

You have young kids, OP, and Bethany is hands down the best option if you want family friendly beach under 3 hours.
We have a house in Bethany, bought when DS was 1. Not only has the value doubled but we have made so many family mementoes at the beach. It’s also a great weekend getaway year round. That is priceless and we are not selling anytime soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bethany is crowded. Why are people saying it isn’t? Just because OC is worse? Check out the beach cams at Sea Colony in season. I don’t see the appeal of Bethany at all, and I have a family member with a home there where I can stay for free.

Of course Sea colony is going to be crowded with all those high rise dense complex.

The point is that if you go outside of that and a few blocks from the main strip, it is not. Also, if you are in north or south bethany, it is not.

Besides sea colony, Bethany doesn’t have condo complexes or lots of hotels like OC and Rehoboth. So it keeps the density of people down.

Lastly, during the weekdays in the summer, it’s definitely not as crowded as the weekends.

You have young kids, OP, and Bethany is hands down the best option if you want family friendly beach under 3 hours.
We have a house in Bethany, bought when DS was 1. Not only has the value doubled but we have made so many family mementoes at the beach. It’s also a great weekend getaway year round. That is priceless and we are not selling anytime soon.

typo memories

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I vote for deep creek lake in MD. Your dock is better than a beach.

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For quiet beaches It would need to be in a town with a resident only beach.

Chesapeake Beach is only beach in Maryland that is Residents only.
Chic's Beach in Virginia Beach
Middlesex Beach in Delaware
Horseshoe Lake Beach in Roxbury New Jersey

Downside is I have a place in a resident only beach is no one can access beach except a homeowner or if homeowner rents a lease one month or greater. Homeowner gives up badges. If I airbnb for instance less than a month the renter cant access beaches. If I lend place to my friend or brother or sister they cant access beach unless I am there. My town has a population of 1,700 Only those 1,700 can go on beach No day passes. Which is why when I bought my cousin and family to beach on Fourth of July and we arrived at 12 noon on a 90 degree day he was in shock. I pulled right up to beach and not crowded. But to be honest a bit of a headache as town is resident only parking and resident only beaches it is peaceful but boring as all hell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How quiet? Broadkill or Primehook in DE

Yeah, but the horseflies and mosquitoes coming off the Primehook NWLR will eat you alive. Love those beaches but the bugs make them practically useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For quiet beaches It would need to be in a town with a resident only beach.

Chesapeake Beach is only beach in Maryland that is Residents only.
Chic's Beach in Virginia Beach
Middlesex Beach in Delaware
Horseshoe Lake Beach in Roxbury New Jersey

Downside is I have a place in a resident only beach is no one can access beach except a homeowner or if homeowner rents a lease one month or greater. Homeowner gives up badges. If I airbnb for instance less than a month the renter cant access beaches. If I lend place to my friend or brother or sister they cant access beach unless I am there. My town has a population of 1,700 Only those 1,700 can go on beach No day passes. Which is why when I bought my cousin and family to beach on Fourth of July and we arrived at 12 noon on a 90 degree day he was in shock. I pulled right up to beach and not crowded. But to be honest a bit of a headache as town is resident only parking and resident only beaches it is peaceful but boring as all hell.

We have friends with a summer house on the Cape, same issue with their town. The beach tag is on the vehicle. So they leave a cheap, old SUV at the beach house with the newest tag. Anyone driving the vehicle can use the beach tag. So friends and renters get access to that SUV to go to the beach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP did you look at the north end of Ocean City? It’s a lot quieter than midtown or down by the boardwalk. There are some quiet neighborhoods on the bay that are still walking distance to the beach. We can’t hear the highway at all from our place. We drive north to DE to eat and shop a lot more often than we drive south. But occasionally we go down by the inlet where there are a couple of good restaurants.

I wouldn’t call Bethany quiet and not crowded, at least not on summer weekends. The downtown area is packed. But it is family friendly. There are a million teens everywhere because parents feel it is safe for them to walk around, which is nice for them.

Ocean city?! No way. Bethany over OC any day of the week. You can't even compare the two. OC is pretty trashy.

Unlike you, I can handle being around people who don’t make as much money as I do. Please stay up in Bethany and enjoy your tiny strip of beach that’s getting smaller every year.

[Anonymous]

Unless you don't have a job and your kids don't go to school, the traffic to the MD/DE beaches is horrendous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bethany is crowded. Why are people saying it isn’t? Just because OC is worse? Check out the beach cams at Sea Colony in season. I don’t see the appeal of Bethany at all, and I have a family member with a home there where I can stay for free.

Of course Sea colony is going to be crowded with all those high rise dense complex.

The point is that if you go outside of that and a few blocks from the main strip, it is not. Also, if you are in north or south bethany, it is not.

Besides sea colony, Bethany doesn’t have condo complexes or lots of hotels like OC and Rehoboth. So it keeps the density of people down.

Lastly, during the weekdays in the summer, it’s definitely not as crowded as the weekends.

You have young kids, OP, and Bethany is hands down the best option if you want family friendly beach under 3 hours.
We have a house in Bethany, bought when DS was 1. Not only has the value doubled but we have made so many family mementoes at the beach. It’s also a great weekend getaway year round. That is priceless and we are not selling anytime soon.

But there’s basically nothing outside of those few blocks where everyone is crammed in. That’s why it’s not crowded. It’s just houses. If you want to eat, shop, or go to the boardwalk, you are dealing with the crowds. Rehobeth is at least a little bigger so it absorbs the crowds a little bit better. I do not understand the appeal of Bethany at all. People are so snobby about owning homes there and it really isn’t that great.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For quiet beaches It would need to be in a town with a resident only beach.

Chesapeake Beach is only beach in Maryland that is Residents only.
Chic's Beach in Virginia Beach
Middlesex Beach in Delaware
Horseshoe Lake Beach in Roxbury New Jersey

Downside is I have a place in a resident only beach is no one can access beach except a homeowner or if homeowner rents a lease one month or greater. Homeowner gives up badges. If I airbnb for instance less than a month the renter cant access beaches. If I lend place to my friend or brother or sister they cant access beach unless I am there. My town has a population of 1,700 Only those 1,700 can go on beach No day passes. Which is why when I bought my cousin and family to beach on Fourth of July and we arrived at 12 noon on a 90 degree day he was in shock. I pulled right up to beach and not crowded. But to be honest a bit of a headache as town is resident only parking and resident only beaches it is peaceful but boring as all hell.

We have friends with a summer house on the Cape, same issue with their town. The beach tag is on the vehicle. So they leave a cheap, old SUV at the beach house with the newest tag. Anyone driving the vehicle can use the beach tag. So friends and renters get access to that SUV to go to the beach.

My town you need tag on vehicle to park anywhere in town including beach parking lots plus Picture ID. I have to go to town each year with my deed of house, utility bills, get a new ID with picture each year. Then they put tag on car at city hall on window. The type if you try to scrape off falls apart

And sneaking onto to beach is a trespassing charge. There is no fine. You get arrested. The entire beach is surrounded by a ten foot tall fence with nine entry ways guarded by security where you have to show badges. At night they lock the gates. They are so annoying I have taken a piss at bathroom right outside gate and forgot beach ID so had to call wife to come get me off beach. I have not been to the beach in years, I rented it out full time to a renter and I am prohibited from parking in town or going to beach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP did you look at the north end of Ocean City? It’s a lot quieter than midtown or down by the boardwalk. There are some quiet neighborhoods on the bay that are still walking distance to the beach. We can’t hear the highway at all from our place. We drive north to DE to eat and shop a lot more often than we drive south. But occasionally we go down by the inlet where there are a couple of good restaurants.

I wouldn’t call Bethany quiet and not crowded, at least not on summer weekends. The downtown area is packed. But it is family friendly. There are a million teens everywhere because parents feel it is safe for them to walk around, which is nice for them.

Ocean city?! No way. Bethany over OC any day of the week. You can't even compare the two. OC is pretty trashy.

Unlike you, I can handle being around people who don’t make as much money as I do. Please stay up in Bethany and enjoy your tiny strip of beach that’s getting smaller every year.

okay, I've been going to eastern shore beaches for 40+ years, ever since my fam moved from Buffalo NY to Balt MD, back in the...well you do the math.

Ocean City MD and Rehoboth DE are similar in that there's a boardwalk with lots of people and lots of junk food and lots of pirate booty (tourist souvenirs) to buy. OC is far larger than Rehoboth. Bethany/Dewey/Fenwick, which are between the 2 mentioned above, are less built up but still crowded on summer weekends. And because they are less built up, they will have less restaurants/pirate booty etc. from which to choose. So yes, beaches are less crowded, but there is still a summer weekend crowd.

Bethany beach has always been a hoity-toity area as there are prominent people who own homes there. BUT... Being even a nobody like me went to one of those parties once, means they think they are more special than they really are as I'm a nobody and wonder woman is still pretty cool.

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Anonymous wrote:Also might want to look on the bay side - like Long Neck DE.

Yikes, no. Lots of trailors.

Solomon's Island is nice and it's on the western shore.

If you have loads of money, there is Gibson Island near Annapolis.