About Lake Shore
Lake Shore, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.
Officially, Lake Shore is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.42 square miles.
📰 Lake Shore News Today
- 3 confirmed tornadoes touched down in Anne Arundel County, 5 total in Maryland CBS News · Jul 30
- 9739 Lake Shore Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20886 Realtor.com · Aug 13
- Man held without bond in connection with double homicide in Pasadena - WBAL-TV WBAL-TV · Nov 18
- Lake Shore Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 2
- UPDATE: Parents jumped onto runaway Maryland fire engine. Firefighter Close Calls · Apr 28
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lake Shore Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Lake Shore
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lake Shore
- Betty Lou's — southern
- Friendly's — american
- Passion Asian Bistro — asian
- Szechuan Cafe — chinese
- The Rumor Meal
- The Rumor Reel
- Cookie's Kitchen
- Texas Roadhouse — steak house
- Two Rivers Steak & Fish House
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Shore
- Camp Whippoorwill reviews ★
- Bodkin Park reviews ★
- Downs Memorial Park reviews ★
- Fairwood Community Park reviews ★
- Hancocks Resolution Park reviews ★
- Jacobsville Park reviews ★
- Kenneth B. Nash Community Park reviews ★
- Lake Shore Athletic Complex reviews ★
- Lake Shore Recreation Area reviews ★
- Loopers Field reviews ★
- Magothy Greenway · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Mother's Garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area13.42 sq mi
Coordinates39.0920, -76.4896