This beautiful beach is definitely worth a trip (or two or three!) and is surrounded by wildlife and trees. You do have to pay $5/day (or $15/week) to get in, but it's a nice daytime activity. During summer holidays it gets very crowded so I would recommend going before 10 or after 6 or 7 to avoid the crowds. The... more

I spent many summers here. The beach is clean and you can walk for miles. Plenty of open space. There are restrooms and bath houses and everything is well kept. Lifeguards on duty during the normal hours in high season. You can even cross over the parking lot area and check out Tom's cove. more

Assateague Beach is definitely one of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever been to. For those New Jerseyans out there the miles and miles of unspoiled beaches reminds me of Island State Beach Park on the Jersey shore. The highlight of our visit was seeing the wild horses – we saw them about a ¼ of a mile walk south... more

I have been to many of the beaches up and down the coast but Assateague is one of the best.The beach is very clean with a charm all of it's own.When you step on Assateague Island you step back in time, to a place when nature was in it's best form....unspoiled! more

On our East coast trip, we visited beaches in Maine and Cape Cod. This was our favorite beach of all. It felt more like a West Coast beach with modest surf. The sand was great for digging and building sand castles. Restrooms were located convenient to the beach and parking. Showers were provided, too. Arrive early in the day on... more

Assateague Beach is part of a beautiful national seashore and wildlife refuge that covers a barrier island 37 miles long. It is famous for wild ponies, birding and fishing. It runs from Maryland just below Ocean City down to the Virginia part of the Eastern Shore. On the north end there is camping and 4X4s vehicles are allowed on the... more