Splash Away Summer’s Heat In Virginia
By Editorial Staff
Buckroe Beach borders the Chesapeake Bay in Hampton is one of the great places to splash away the summer in Virginia. With 8 acres of family-friendly sandy beach to relax on you can soak up the sun and fun, rent chairs, umbrellas, and paddle boats for a full day on your getaway…
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June 19, 2009 at 2:24 am
Buckroe Beach is not the only place for a great summer getaway in Virginia. Gloucester Point Beach Park on the Chesapeake Bay features a shady and grassy park area with picnic areas and a shelter. The swimming area and sandy beach are perfect for sunbathing, wading, sand castles and other beach fun!
Then there’s Lake Anna State Park features a swimming beach on one of Virginia’s most popular lakes. Panning for gold and nature programs are other popular activities.
Goshen Pass is another favorite local swimming hole, which was forged by the Maury River. The picnic shelter and huge boulders invite you stay a while and bask in the beauty of the Pass…
June 19, 2009 at 2:25 am
Sherando Lake features swimming, camping, picnicking, hiking, and fishing. You’ll find the sandy beach, shady grass area, and warm showers in the bathhouse to be quite inviting.
Assateague Island National Seashore on Chincoteague Island features both the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. You might even spot some wild ponies nibbling on sea grasses!
Fairy Stone State Park features a 168-acre lake adjoining Philpott Reservoir just minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway. This park is famous for its fairystones, which are little cross-shaped crystalline stones…
June 19, 2009 at 2:31 am
What is summer without a great Waterpark? In Virginia there are plenty like the Water Country USA in, Williamsburg. This is the mid-Atlantic’s largest waterpark, featuring plunging water slides, twisting flumes, a free-floating river, surf-boggans, waterfalls, caves, water curtains, lagoons and a huge Surfer’s Bay with real surfing waves. Don’t miss Big Daddy Falls, Malibu Pipeline or Aquazoid, the world’s largest special-effects family raft ride!
Ocean Breeze Waterpark is in Virginia Beach, and offers 16 waterslides, a 1 million-gallon Runaway Baywave pool, the Buccaneer Bay children’s area and other fantastic attractions, Ocean Breeze is perfect family fun at the beach! Little kids can enjoy any of the three South Seas Silly Slides, splashing in water just a foot deep!
At the Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield, VA there’s the advantage of exploring nature while stay at Pocahontas State Park and enjoy the pool. It’s almost a waterpark … a slide, enclosed tube, bubblers and sprays make it a pretty enjoyable attraction for camping kids…
June 19, 2009 at 2:33 am
Plan Your Trip
This is just of sample of the wet and wild fun to have in Virginia. To learn more about all the great outdoor recreation and wet and wild fun available visit http://www.virginia.org!