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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
4005 Sandpiper Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Phone: (757) 721-2412

Back Bay Refuge contains over 8,000 acres. Habitats include beach, dunes, woodland, farm fields, and marsh. The majority of refuge marshlands are on islands contained within the waters of Back Bay. Approximately 10,000 snow geese and a large variety of ducks visit Back Bay Refuge during the peak of fall migration, usually in December. The refuge also provides habitat for a wide assortment of other wildlife, including threatened and endangered species such as loggerhead sea turtles, piping plovers, peregrine falcons, and bald eagles. Back Bay provides scenic trails, a visitor contact station, and, with advance scheduling, group educational opportunities. Fishing, hunting, bicycling and hiking are available. The Back Bay Refuge is located near Virginia Beach - south of Sandbridge at the southern end of Sandpiper Road.

Bennetts Creek Park and Boat Ramp
Shoulder's Hill Road
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone: (757) 923-2360
Children Welcome

This 50-acre park offers two free boat ramps, a playground, tennis courts, restrooms, covered shelters, a nature trail, open fields, and a handicapped accessible fishing and crabbing pier.

Bike West
1103 North Main Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone: (757) 539-1820 Shop Number
Fax: (757) 539-5001
Email: bikewest@prodigy.net
Opens: 10:00:00 AM
Closes: 7:00:00 PM
Children Welcome

Bike West offers top-quality service and sales on bikes. We have rentals available to ride on the trails located in beautiful Suffolk.

Buckroe Beach and Park
Buckroe Beach
End of Pembrook Avenue
Hampton, VA 23664
Phone1: (757) 727-8311 City of Hampton Customer Call Center
Phone2: (757) 850-5134 Buckroe Beach
Email: parksrec@hampton.gov
Opens: 8:00:00 AM
Closes: 6:00:00 PM
Children Welcome

Bordering the Chesapeake Bay, Buckroe Beach offers eight acres of family-friendly sandy beach, a playground for children, picnic shelters with tables and grills by reservation, a great walking and bike path, and spacious car park area. Certified lifeguards are on duty daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. During the summer months, visitors can swing to the sounds of the Sunday night Groovin by the Bay concerts, or view an outdoor movie as part of the Tuesday night POMOCO Family Movie Series. Beach chair, umbrella, kayak and paddelcraft rentals are available to make your stay at Buckroe Beach completely convenient and enjoyable.

Chesapeake Arboretum
624 Oak Grove Road
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone: (757) 382-7060 Main
Opens: 8:00:00 AM
Closes: 6:00:00 PM
Children Welcome

Chesapeake Arboretum is a 48-acre "natural classroom" dedicated to promoting horticulture and environmental awareness through displays, education and research. The Arboretum was dedicated in November 1996 and boasts one of Virginia's finest trail systems, meandering through a mature hardwood forest with many varieties of native plants and trees. The Arboretum headquarters is an eighteenth century farmhouse with trails and theme gardens that include a fragrant and antique rose garden. The farmhouse itself was built in 1730 with an addition built in 1822. The Arboretum is available to all persons or groups seeking information regarding urban forestry and/or wishing to enjoy the peaceful, healthy refuge offered by meandering pathways through natural and planned settings.

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