nice beach for swimming or resting, decent amount of fish/wildlife along the rocks and in the water. not great for shell hunting, there are very few and unbroken shells are usually housing hermit crabs or still a snail. decent views but the telephone lines takes away a lot from the scenery
the planning of the parking lot is VERY inefficient, it gets super congested on crowded days and there's only one way out to a light that doesn't stay green for more than 15 seconds, it took more than 40 minutes for us to exit once we had managed to pull out of the parking spot (which we had barely any space to do so)- it was so bad to the point where many people would just drive onto the grass/median just to avoid the one way...
Read moreMy go to for years when I need my beach fix in VA when the drive to the Ocean Front is not what I feel like doing. I think everyone has their favorite beach in VA. Besides the main, this would be my little place. It’s a locals spot on the other side of the water. I love the James River. Yep it’s a River but ‘feels’ like the Ocean to me, the way the Ocean makes me feel. Nostalgic for me. Special place in my heart. Many great Memories.
Gotta keep up with the water quality warnings here though.
Sometimes just come to park the car and stare out for miles.
Has a park, restrooms, volley ball net, the restaurant near the fishing pier. Just a great spot. Can launch your water craft just on the...
Read moreA nice little beach on the James River. Seasonal lifeguards present 10-6. Plenty of birds to watch. Water only waist deep on adults and no big waves so a good spot for kids to swim. Parking is close to the beach and free though there are some stairs depending on where you enter from. Public bathrooms are not great, lots of paper towel wads stuck to the ceiling but still not the worst bathrooms I've seen. Beach is pretty quiet on a Sunday morning, a group came out for baptisms at 8am but left...
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