Raccoon Point Beach & Park
Westover, MD
Raccoon Point is a small Somerset County park on the Manokin River, a strand of bayside beach paired with a kayak and canoe soft launch and a rentable pavilion. It's the kind of low-key, county-run spot that rarely shows up on any tourist itinerary but gets steady local use.
A genuinely uncrowded river beach with an easy kayak launch, modest in size and short on amenities beyond the basics.
How we score beachesThe soft launch makes this a good put-in for a Manokin River paddle even if swimming isn't the main goal that day.
A small county lot off Revells Neck Road, free to use.
A flat, grassy area connects the lot to the beach and launch; portable toilets are on site.
Water warms into the mid 70s by August, calm on the river side. It's quiet enough that even peak summer weekends rarely feel crowded here.
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