First Landing State Park is a park with various trails in Virginia Beach. The park features marshes, maritime forests, hiking, and canoe trails. The park has 20 miles of trails and 1.5 miles of sandy beach frontage on the Chesapeake Bay. First Landing offers a variety of recreational and educational opportunities, as well as a variety of uncommon environments such as bald cypress swamps, lagoons, and maritime forests, as well as rare plants and creatures. The trail has more than nineteen miles of hiking trails winding through the natural environment, guided ecological kayaking tours to explore the marshes and bays, and an exhibits visitor center. The park presents opportunities for discovering a natural ecosystem with lagoons, large cypress trees, and uncommon plants. The entrance offers access to the launch and beach of the Narrows ferry, bike path, and hiking trails. You can also stay overnight in the park and campsite in the park. The camp has the facilities for water and electric hook-ups and nearby access to restrooms and showers. The trail is one of the most popular places for fishing and crabbing in the Narrows.
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Really nice park! The hidden beach was beautiful and surprisingly not as crowded as I expected, though parking was very limited regardless. You can cycle on the main paved roads but the trails don't allow for bicycles, at least the trails I saw.
Always love coming here to hike. There are so many different trails to choose from and it is also really cool that you can enter from two different areas of VB. I've also been kayaking here and that was a wonderful experience as well! I'd work here if they had an opening for me!
First time in Virginia Beach. First Landing park is top in our favorite sites. One of the best beaches is inside this park. There also rivers, trails and other features. The parking/entrance fee is $7-10 per car. The park has clean and nice bathrooms!
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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a wetlands refuge with thousands of migratory waterfowl, including snow geese and tundra swans. The total length of the trail is 0.7 miles. The elevation gain of the trail is 3 feet. The trail is out and back type. Approximately 10,000 snow geese and an extensive range of ducks visit Back Bay NWR at the height of fall migration, usually in December. The trail is a marine refuge bordering on the east of the Atlantic Ocean and Back Bay. The barrier islands include massive dunes, freshwater marshes, wetlands, ocean beaches, coastal forests, and wintering wildfowl impoundments. Back Bay sits about 18 miles south of the resort. The Refuge Grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset. The trail has over 9,062 acres on and around a narrow strip of coastline typical of barrier islands along the Atlantic and the Gulf coasts. Fishing is allowed in designated areas.
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We used this location for our family photos because of the beautiful sky, which did not disappoint! The trails are very easy to navigate and you will see wildlife and beautiful scenery the entire way. Will return when we can go farther without equipment!
Highly recommend Bay Bay National Wildlife Refuge!! Gorgeous park with stunning beaches and dunes, as well as wildlife trails on the Back Bay (sound). Property is very well maintained and I loveeeee the drive down that winding road to get into the trailhead.
This is a great recreational area to walk, ride bikes, jog, photograph wildlife and enjoy nature. The trails are kept up and gravel. Highly recommended for outdoor enthusiasts.
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False Cape State Park is a pristine maritime forest and coastline situated at 4,321 acres and 5.9 miles from the ocean, stretching to the North Carolina border. The elevation gain of the trail is 98 feet. The trail is one of the last undisturbed coastal areas on the East Coast. The park includes traditional camping and a comprehensive system of environmental education. False Cape has an opportunity to explore nature in one-of-a-kind surroundings. Visitors can spend an hour exploring the park in Barbour Hill contact station town. The park has primitive camping facilities and tents and has 12 sites. Drinking water is accessible at three locations, all in Barbour Hill's section near the contact station and close to the two campgrounds. The False Cape State Park Rangers are always there to help visitors, and they maintain the trail well.
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An awesome destination. The fact that you have to either hike or bike to most of the best locations is a big plus. Almost everywhere we went we had the entire place to ourselves. Next visit we will tent one night on the beach. If you are in decent physical condition it’s worth the effort.
Amazing hike to the beach campsites, beautiful scenery, and well maintained trails. The primitive campsites are 6-8 miles away from the visitor center and you can either hike or bike the trail. We saw lots of wild flowers, deers, snakes, beavers, and turtles along the way.
The visitor center has very clean bathrooms and it's a great pitstop. It's tucked away in a forested area so wind out on the open trails is not affected here. Rangers are friendly, and always a great experience!
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