Beaches in Virginia

Virginia reports 48 recreational beaches across 9 counties in the EPA BEACON attribute extract. The tables below list each beach with its waterbody, monitoring tier and access.

Beaches

Beach Act beaches

Public access

Counties

9 historical, 0 dormant

Source: US EPA BEACON beach attributes. Attribute year 2026. Last reviewed October 2026.

This page lists beach identity, location and monitoring-program attributes. It does not show current advisories or bacteria sample results. For today's conditions, check your state or local beach program. How to read these attributes.

Map of Virginia beaches

Start coordinates of 45 beaches with reported coordinates Beach Act beach OtherView area on OpenStreetMap

Beaches by monitoring tier (blank tiers omitted)

Tier 143

Beaches by waterbody type (blank omitted)

Sound, Bay, or Inlet40
Open Coast5

Counties in Virginia

Counties

Virginia Beach County	19	19	19
Norfolk County	10	9	9
Hampton County	6	5	5
Newport News County	4	4	4
Accomack County	3	2	2
Northampton County	2	2	2
Westmoreland County	2	0	0
Gloucester County	1	1	1
York County	1	1	1

All Virginia beaches

Beaches

10Th View, Behind Quality Inn,1010 W Ocean View Ave	Norfolk County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
13Th View, Boat Ramp, End of South PierHistorical	Norfolk County	Atlantic Ocean	No			0.42
13Th View, North End	Norfolk County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
15Th Street	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.96
21St Bay St., North End Behind Ship's Captain Restaurant	Norfolk County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
28Th Street	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.05
45Th Street	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.14
5TH Bay St., North End	Norfolk County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
63Rd Street	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.03
78Th Street	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.35
Anderson's Beach	Newport News County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.23
Assateague Island National SeashoreHistorical	Accomack County		Yes	1	Public	16.32
Back Bay Beach	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.30
Buckroe Mid	Hampton County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.22
Buckroe North	Hampton County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.32
Buckroe South	Hampton County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.14
Camp Pendleton	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.34
Cape Henry Light HouseHistorical	Virginia Beach County		Yes	1	Public	1.57
Capeview Ave., North End	Norfolk County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
Chesapeake Beach	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.61
Chick's Beach	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.96
Colonial Beach CastlewoodHistorical	Westmoreland County	Atlantic Ocean	No			1.00
Colonial Beach CentralHistorical	Westmoreland County	Atlantic Ocean	No			1.00
Croatan	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.95
Dam Neck South	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.75
East Community Beach, End of East Ocean View Ave.	Norfolk County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
Fort Story EastHistorical	Virginia Beach County		Yes	1	Public	1.57
Fort Story South	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.57
Fort Story WestHistorical	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.58
Gloucester Point Beach	Gloucester County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.22
Grandview	Hampton County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.26
Guard Shore	Accomack County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.43
Hilton Beach	Newport News County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.07
Huntington Beach	Newport News County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.16
King/Lincoln Park	Newport News County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.23
Kiptopeke State Park	Northampton County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.47
Lesner Bridge East	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
Little Island Beach South	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.76
Mill PointHistorical	Hampton County	Atlantic Ocean	No			0.10
North Community Beach	Norfolk County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
Ocean View Park, East Side of Parking Lot	Norfolk County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
Salt Ponds	Hampton County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.78
Sandbridge South	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
Sarah Constant Park, East End	Norfolk County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.80
Sea Gate	Virginia Beach County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	1.15
Silver BeachHistorical	Accomack County	Atlantic Ocean	No			1.00
Town of Cape Charles Public Beach	Northampton County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.54
Yorktown Beach	York County	Chesapeake Bay	Yes	1	Public	0.24