OceanFinds
Maryland Community guide

Fort Smallwood Park

Pasadena, Anne Arundel County · 21122

County park at the mouth of the Patapsco River where the Chesapeake shore catches cobalt sea glass from Baltimore's waterways.

Directions Beach info

About Fort Smallwood Park

Fort Smallwood Park sits on a peninsula where the Patapsco River meets Chesapeake Bay, on the site of an 1890s coastal fort. Its crescent beach catches debris carried down the Patapsco from Baltimore. The sandy beach is busy in summer, so off-season visits are best.

Sea glass at Fort Smallwood Park

Known locally as a hotspot for cobalt blue glass, alongside commoner colours.

Visiting Fort Smallwood Park

Safety
Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.
From the community

Hunters' photos of Fort Smallwood Park

From the community

Hunters' reviews of Fort Smallwood Park

    Been to Fort Smallwood Park? Leave a review

    Reviews are checked before they appear, usually within a couple of days.

    Your rating (optional)
    What did you find? (optional)

    Sign in to post under your profile and keep track of the beaches you've hunted, or just add your name.

    Your name, rating and review will be shown publicly. See our privacy policy.
    Community forum

    Discussions about Fort Smallwood Park

    Start a discussion

      No discussions yet. Been recently? Post a beach report and tell other hunters how it was.

      Sources

      Last updated 24 October 2026

      Nearby

      More sea glass beaches near Pasadena

      All beaches in Maryland
      New Jersey © Smallbones · CC0

      Sunset Beach

      Cape May Point, Cape May County, USA · 82 miles away

      New Jersey's most famous beachcombing spot, beside the SS Atlantus wreck, known for 'Cape May diamonds' and real sea glass.

      Connecticut © Jllm06 · CC BY-SA 4.0

      Seaside Park

      Bridgeport, Fairfield County, USA · 221 miles away

      Olmsted-designed waterfront park on Long Island Sound, rated one of the best sea glass beaches on the Connecticut shore.

      Connecticut © Ethan Long · CC BY 4.0

      Bradley Point

      West Haven, New Haven County, USA · 235 miles away

      Shore walk over the site of the old Savin Rock amusement park, giving up a few well-frosted pieces of sea glass an hour.

      Pennsylvania © Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0

      Presque Isle State Park

      Erie, Erie County, USA · 281 miles away

      Sandy Lake Erie peninsula where the park runs beach glass workshops and the rockier beaches give up small, egg-smooth glass.