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First Landing State Park


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 28 attractions in Virginia Beach
Traveler Description: Nature enthusiasts will love this park with 2,700-acres of hiking trails, cypress swamps and nesting grounds for a variety of birds.
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Attraction type: State park, Nature reserve, Educational site
Activities: Hiking, Viewing wildlife
Address: 2500 Shore Dr Virginia Beach, VA 23451-1415
Tel: 757 412 2300

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Reviews of First Landing State Park

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Oct 13, 2008

First Landing is a great state park for the locals as well as the tourists. There are plenty of trails to hike or rather walk. It's not true hiking here but if you combine some of the trails you'll get a pretty good mileage workout. I have done as few as 3 miles but as many as 12 there. I... more

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5 of 5 stars
Annapolis, MD
Sep 9, 2008

I am not sure what fbrothers is talking about. We spent 3-4 days at this beach in August and saw no dog poo whatsoever. In fact I jogged 2 miles each way and never saw any evidence of dog waste. There were some dogs on the beach, but the owners seemed very responsible. We have a 10 and 2 yr... more

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4 of 5 stars
Erie, PA
Aug 25, 2008

Stayed for 4 days in Virginia beach. Made a couple of day trips to this park. It was a nice change of scenery from the action in the Resort area. We rented bikes one day ($5 hour/max charge $16 for the day) and rode on the bike trail (Cape Henry trail) into the wood for 6 miles round trip. On... more

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1 of 5 stars
Virginia Beach
Aug 4, 2008

The beach is in the worse shape ever. Trash from one end to the other. Dogs run unleashed and defecate everywhere on the beach front. The smell is strong in some areas. I have been going there for over five years and now must find a new beach. more

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3 of 5 stars
Charleston, South Carolina
Aug 1, 2008

I like First Landing. It's my wilderness oasis in the middle of the hustle and bustle of a tourist town. The trails are perfect for running, and although they can get kinda crowded at times it hasn't really bothered me that much. What amazes me is how close the park is to the boardwalk yet still maintains a bit of... more

May 20, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

We arrrived in virginia early in the morning and this was the first place we went to. The water was alot calmer than that on virginia beach. It was great for my boys ages 2 and 3. They loved it. We also went over the the playground area across the road from the visitor center. Very nice playground kind of... more

Sep 3, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

My husband and I enjoyed a few hours visit to this park in Sept. 2007. We couldn't find enough information online to know for sure if it would be a good destination for an afternoon trip, so we decided to go and find out! It is a very short drive from the main VA beach area. The park is on... more

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5 of 5 stars
Richmond, Virginia
Jul 23, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

When we first arrived the guys working at the entrance booth were really cool & extremely helpful. They gave us instuctions on how to get around the park and where our campsite was located. He made sure to point out the Camp Store should we need to get anything like ice (which we did). We got to our site (Site... more

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5 of 5 stars
South Shore, Kentucky
Jul 19, 2007
4/5 found this review helpful

My family and I have stayed at first landing twice and I'm sure we'll be back the whole family loved the beach and the park in general. more

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1 of 5 stars
New York
Jun 29, 2007
0/3 found this review helpful

We just returned today from a week at First Landing State Park and I wouldn't recomend this park to anyone.We reserved our site for our 24 ft camper. The site fit it legnth way but could not open our awning because the site was narrow. The beach was covered with litter and garbage,the showers/bathrooms were never clean even after the... more

Reviews of First Landing State Park

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First Landing State Park Address

2500 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23451-1415
Tel: 757 412 2300