We were so excited to find a beach town only 1 hour from Fairfax. We ate a delicious meal at Hook and Vine but we were then planning a day at their beach which was ruined when we saw the size and price tag. If you live out of county and are under age 55 it’s $25 per person! Almost $10 if you’re over 55 or small child. Yes you read those prices right, and for an area of sand not much bigger than the size of my small backyard and no lifeguard. What is this town thinking?! Totally ruined the whole North Beach town experience, what a huge let down and to us was a clear sign that they don’t value visitors. If you end up in this predicament like we did and refusing to pay $100 for our family of 4 for a beach that is nothing more than meh, you could drive 35 min over to Flag Pond Nature Park for a huge park, nice long beach right on the bay, trails (note it’s a 10 min walk under shade trees down to the beach), places to explore for shark teeth and seashells, clean bathrooms by both the parking lot and the beach, park rangers etc and only $8/car out of state. Thanks Flag Pond, you saved the day! For those from Fairfax it was an easy 1h 20min ride home even on a sunny summer August day and you don’t get stuck in beach traffic since it’s not the route of the Bay Bridge. If you go to North Beach, just go for lunch.