VA Beaches

  • Buckroe Beach
    Calm waters from the Chesapeake Bay can be enjoyed here. One of two wide public VA Beaches in Hampton, just across the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel from Norfolk. Buckroe Beach is especially popular with windsurfers.
  • Cape Charles
    A Victorian town with quaint B&Bs and a sandy beach perfect for strolling or for sitting in your favorite beach chair. Take the wooden walkway to the beachfront gazebo or enjoy a healthy bike ride.
  • Chincoteague and Assateague
    An uninhabited barrier island with 37 miles of Atlantic Ocean beach. A short causeway connects the sister islands of Assateague and Chincoteague. While Chincoteague offers no actual beachfront, the town and island feature charming B&Bs, motels, restaurant
  • Chippokes Plantation State Park
    In rural Surry County in the southeastern part of the commonwealth, Chippokes Plantation State Park maintains 2 miles of beach along the James River. Swimming in the river is not allowed but a large pool provides the opportunity for cooling off. Activitie
  • Colonial Beach
    On the Northern Neck of Virginia, a small resort town situated along the Potomac River.
  • Grandview Nature Preserve
    Calm waters from the Chesapeake Bay can be enjoyed here. One of two wide public beaches in Hampton, just across the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel from Norfolk. Grandview Nature Preserve, a 578-acre property that includes a 2 1/2-mile beach, is geared towar
  • Kiptopeke State Park
    Virginia's Eastern Shore is home to three notable beaches, connected only to the state's mainland by the 17.6-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which snakes between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. Approximately 5 miles past the bridge-tunnel i
  • Northern Neck of Virginia
    The Northern Neck of Virginia stretches between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers. It has five small public beaches along the Potomac. The largest is in Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County. Unguarded smaller beaches can be found at Hughlett's Point N
  • Ocean View Beach
    Norfolk's beaches are just 15 miles to the west of Virginia Beach's resort area. Ocean View Beach stretches continuously along nearly 8 miles of the Chesapeake Bay. Norfolk's four city beaches are wide with gentle surf, lifeguards in the summer, and picn
  • Virginia Beach
    Very large resort beach along the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the city's visitors are drawn to the 3-mile area along the city's oceanfront Boardwalk where numerous hotels and restaurants overlook the beach.
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