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Sand Island
4.5★ · 53 Google ratings · Havre De Grace, Maryland
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
140 ft · under a minute
Water
83°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
210 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 7pm
Map of Sand Island
Guide
Good to know
Low tide exposes more sand
Visit at low tide when flats extend further out, creating more usable beach space.
Overnight camping permitted
Visitors are allowed to camp and spend nights on the island itself.
Visit Friday for fewer crowds
Weekdays, particularly Friday, have significantly fewer visitors than weekends.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Boat access only
You must own or rent a boat to reach Sand Island, as there is no land-based public access.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
74°F · clear
Water
83°F
Waves
0.1 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the WNW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 04:04 | High tide | ↑ |
| 11:30 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 16:52 | High tide | ↑ |
| 22:32 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:31 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 island in the Upper Chesapeake Bay just south of, Havre De Grace, MD
🌊 Water 140 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Sand Island?
140 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Sand Island have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Sand Island least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 7pm and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
