State: Virginia
Address 1: 2500 Shore Drive
City: Virginia Beach
Zip: 23451
Phone: 757-412-2300
Open: Open from early Mar through early Dec
Open all Year: Yes
Number of Sites: 218
Electric Water: 109
Camp URL: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/fir.shtml#camping
Full Hook: Yes
Originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, First Landing State Park is located by the Chesapeake Bay. The park, which is Virginias most visited state park, is nestled in Virginia Beach. First Landing offers boating, swimming, nature and history programs, hiking, biking, picnicking, a boat launch, cabins and 19 miles of trails on 2,888 acres. It also has campsites that have water and electric hook-ups and nearby access to restrooms and showers. The park’s name was changed in 1997 from Seashore State Park to First Landing State Park to reflect its heritage as the first place where members of the Virginia Company landed. They went on to settle Jamestown.
Hiking, bicycle and self-guided trails. Nine walking trails total approximately 19 miles. The most popular, the first section of the Bald Cypress Trail, is one-mile, crosses dunes and ponds and is handicapped accessible. A brochure for the self-guided tour is available at the Trail Center. Trail walks are conducted by interpreters throughout the year, and trail guidebooks are available in the Trail Center. Bicycles allowed on Cape Henry trail only. The park’s Bay Store rents bikes.