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First Landing State Park (formerly Seashore State Park) offers recreational opportunities at Cape Henry in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia. As the first planned state park of Virginia, First Landing is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Seashore State Park Historic District. A portion of the park is listed as a National Natural Landmark as part of the Seashore Natural Area.
The state park is near the site of the first landing on April 26, 1607 of Christopher Newport and the Virginia Company colonists before establishing themselves at Jamestown.
First Day Hikes 2014 Photo Contest Entry
More information about False Cape State Park with access via Back Bay Wildlife Refuge here: www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/false-cape#general_infor...
Warren County, Virginia. Shenandoah River Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. State Park is on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River and has more than 1,600 acres along 5.2 miles of shoreline. The park opened in June 1999. In addition to the meandering river frontage, the park offers scenic views of Massanutten Mountain to the west and Shenandoah National Park to the east. With more than 25 miles of trails, the park has plenty of options for hiking, biking, horseback riding and adventure.
To learn more about accommodations at Fairy Stone State Park, go to www.virginiastateparks.gov/fairy-stone
Scenes from Team Science second workshop held in Virginia Beach on Mar 21, 2019.
Virginia Sea Grant is part of a multi-university collaboration to design and test training for Team Science. The training helps graduate researchers practice the communication and leadership skills needed for successful Team Science. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Virginia Sea Grant)
Belle Isle has seven miles of shoreline on the Northern Neck's Rappahannock River and provides access to Mulberry and Deep creeks. The park lets visitors explore a wide variety of tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests.
The diverse habitats found in the park provide homes to many predator birds, such as blue herons, osprey, hawks and bald eagles. White-tailed deer, turkeys, groundhogs, rabbits, squirrels, moles, reptiles and amphibians are also common. There are eight distinct types of wetlands within the park.