Contribution from Anonymous reviewer. This beach is federally owned and is CLOSED to all public access March 1 through September 30 to protect sensitive migrating and nesting birds. Do not go in the spring or summer.
This beach is a popular spot among locals, with fantastic beach areas, great food, entertainment, and wonderful people. π
This beach is a favorite of ours, with its tranquil bay waters and sandy shores. The lifeguards are exceptional, and the community is always willing to lend a hand, especially when my young child was stung by a jellyfish. A large mat anchored in the water was a source of endless fun for the children. We plan to visit this beach again and again. However, beware of the overzealous parking attendants, and it's best to arrive early or later in the day on weekends to secure a spot.
ΠΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΠ»ΡΠΆ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉ Ρ ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΌΠΈ. ΠΠ½ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ Π² Π§Π΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΠΊΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π·Π°Π»ΠΈΠ²Π΅, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ Π²ΠΎΠ»Π½Ρ Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΡΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Π΅Ρ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΏΡΠΈΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ±ΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π³Π° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ½Π³Π°. Π’Π΅ΠΌ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅, Π²Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°Π½ΡΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ SUP ΠΈ ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠ±ΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π³. Π’ΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠ½Ρ Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΡΡΠΈΡ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈΠ· ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΄ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π½ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ²Ρ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ½Π³Π° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π½Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΡΠ΅ Π² Π²ΠΈΠ΄Ρ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ±Π°ΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΏΠ»ΡΠΆ Ρ 9:00 Π΄ΠΎ 21:00. ΠΡΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π³Π°Π·ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ². Π§ΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅Π³ΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π°ΡΠ΅Π½Π΄Ρ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΌΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ»Ρ.
This beach is a true hidden gem, with surprisingly little traffic. This is likely due to the limited parking options (street parking only) and the fact that visitors must walk through a nature preserve for just under 10 minutes before reaching the beach. However, once you arrive, the expansive beach is well worth the journey. I've been told that walking to the very end would take around three miles (although I can't confirm the accuracy of this), and I've spent over three hours exploring the entire stretch. This is a fantastic spot to bring your furry friends, especially during the off-season when you're likely to encounter very few people. I've even spotted dolphins swimming just 20-30 feet off the coast, which is truly amazing. The constant breeze is a refreshing touch, and this beach easily outshines the overcrowded Virginia Beach or Yorktown Beach.
ΠΠ° ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ»ΡΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΆΡΠΊΠΎΠ², ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΊΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ, Π½ΠΎ Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π²Ρ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π² Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π΅, ΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΆ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡ ΠΎ. ΠΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΉΡΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΡΠ΅ΠΊ ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ . ΠΠΎΠ΄Π° Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΡΡΠ½Π°Ρ, Π½ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΎ Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΈΠ·-Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄Π½Ρ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΅Ρ Π°Π»ΠΈ. ΠΡΠΎΡΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠ½Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΠ»ΡΠΆ, ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ Π΅ΡΡΡ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ². ΠΡΠ½Ρ, ΠΏΠΎΡ ΠΎΠΆΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ³Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ·ΠΈΠΈ, ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΏΡΡΠΊ ΠΎΡ 6 Π΄ΠΎ 8 ΡΡΡΠΎΠ² ΠΊ ΠΏΠ»ΡΠΆΡ ΠΎΡ ΡΡΠΎΠΏΡ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎ, Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΄Π½ΠΎ, Ρ ΠΎΡΡ ΠΆΡΠΊΠΈ, Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ³Π½ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ. ΠΠ°Π³Π°Π·ΠΈΠ½ Broadkill Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ ΡΠΏΡΠ΅Π΅ΠΌ ΠΎΡ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡΡ , Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΌ, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡ Apple Pay.