| Official Name: | Dares Beach, Maryland |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Maryland |
| Pushpin Label: | Dares Beach |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maryland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calvert |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3 |
| Coordinates: | 38.5617°N -76.5156°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 20678 |
| Area Code: | 410, 443, and 667 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 590064 |
Dares Beach is a residential unincorporated community located in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Dares Beach is situated along the Chesapeake Bay. It utilizes the Prince Frederick ZIP code and is approximately four miles east of the town center of Prince Frederick at the eastern terminus of MD 402. Notable residents of Dares Beach include former Maryland state senator and Patuxent River advocate Bernie Fowler, spy novelist Tom Clancy, and television/film actor Michael Willis, whose credits include HBO's The Wire and Men in Black.