Beaches in Virginia Beach
More than one beach town in one city — the busy Resort Strip, residential Sandbridge, calm Chesapeake Bay sand at Chic's Beach, and the surf breaks at Croatan.
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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Beach
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge protects about 3 miles of Atlantic shoreline south of Sandbridge, reached on foot from the Visitor Contact Station via two…
- Hidden Gem
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Quiet & Peaceful
Chic's Beach (Chesapeake Bay Beach)
Chic's Beach — officially Chesapeake Beach, never called that by locals — is the bay answer to the Atlantic beaches: gentle, shallow water with small waves,…
- Free
- Dog Friendly
- Family Friendly
- Hidden Gem
Croatan Beach
Across Rudee Inlet from the Resort Strip, Croatan is Virginia Beach's surf beach: the Croatan Jetty is one of the city's two classic breaks, a left-hander…
- Free
- Dog Friendly
- Surfing
- Quiet & Peaceful
False Cape Beach
The most remote beach in Virginia Beach — arguably in Virginia: False Cape State Park's Atlantic shoreline sits beyond Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge with…
- Hidden Gem
- Free
- Quiet & Peaceful
First Landing State Park Beach
First Landing State Park fronts 1.5 miles of sandy Chesapeake Bay beach — calmer water than the Atlantic side, backed by dunes and maritime forest instead of…
- Dog Friendly
- Family Friendly
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Restrooms Available
Little Island Beach
The guarded, facility-backed beach at the south end of Sandbridge: Little Island Park's oceanfront has a 400-foot fishing pier, designated swimming and surfing…
- Family Friendly
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Fishing
- Surfing
North End Beach
North of 42nd Street the Boardwalk ends and the crowds thin out fast: the North End is the same wide Atlantic sand as the Resort Beach with none of the…
- Free
- Dog Friendly
- Hidden Gem
- Quiet & Peaceful
Sandbridge Beach
Sandbridge is Virginia Beach's 'Outer Banks in miniature' — about five miles of residential Atlantic beach backed by vacation rentals and dunes, fifteen…
- Free
- Dog Friendly
- Family Friendly
- Quiet & Peaceful
Virginia Beach Oceanfront (Resort Beach)
The Resort Beach is the Virginia Beach most visitors picture: three miles of wide Atlantic sand fronting the concrete Boardwalk, with hotels, restaurants,…
- Family Friendly
- Free
- Restrooms Available