Originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, First Landing State Park is located on the Chesapeake Bay. The park, which is Virginia’s most visited state park, is nestled in Virginia Beach. First Landing offers boating, swimming, nature and history programs, hiking, biking, picnicking, a boat launch, cabins and 19 miles of trails on 2,888 acres. It also has campsites that have water and electric hook-ups and nearby access to restrooms and showers. The park's name was changed in 1997 from Seashore State Park to First Landing State Park to reflect its heritage as the first place where members of the Virginia Company landed. They went on to settle Jamestown.
Camping
Park has sites with and without electric/water hookups.
- Firewood for sale at Bay Store (in season).
- Swim at your own risk in Chesapeake Bay; no lifeguards
- Boat launch is free for overnight guests
Total sites of each type: EW-20ft, 76. EW-30ft, 16. EW-50ft, 17. Std-20ft, 82. Std-50ft, 7.; E01-E20 Group Campground, 20.
Site type:
EW-20ft - Electric/water site for tents, pop-ups and RVs up to 20 feet long. Each campsite has a picnic table and fire-grill. Bathhouse with hot showers. 15-amp service.
EW-30ft - Electric/water site for tents, pop-ups, RVs up to 30 feet length. Each campsite has a picnic table and fire-grill. Bathhouse with hot showers. 30 and 50-amp service.
EW-50ft - Electric/Water site for RVs only 32-50 feet in length. . Each campsite has a picnic table and fire-grill. Bathhouse with hot showers. 30 and 50-amp service.
Std-20ft - No electric/water on this site. Accommodates tents, pop-ups and RVs up to 20 feet in length. Each campsite has a picnic table and fire-grill. Bathhouse with hot showers.
Std-50ft - No electric/water on this site for RVs 32-50 feet in length only. These sites are on gravel and unsuitable for tents. Each campsite has a picnic table and fire-grill. Bathhouse with hot showers.
E01-E20 Group Campground - No electric/water on these sites. Three-site minimum purchase required. Each campsite has a picnic table and fire-grill. Bathhouse with hot showers. Tents, pop-ups, RVs up to 34 feet. Group camp area - site specific; maximum six people per site.
CABINS, CAMPING: Click here for park fees. Rental rates for cabins and camping vary by season, offering and park. Rates are subject to verification by DCR's state parks reservations staff (1-800-933-PARK). First, determine the appropriate season, which can vary by park, then the relevant rate.
SWIMMING: Swim at your risk in Chesapeake Bay; no lifeguards. No swimming in the Narrows or at boat launch
From I-64, take Northampton Blvd.-U.S. 13 North (Exit 282). Go through eight lights, then turn right at the Shore Drive/U.S. 60 exit (last exit before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel). Take a right on Shore Drive and go four and a half miles to the park entrance. To reach the Chesapeake Bay Center, park office, camping or cabins, turn left off U.S. Rt. 60 at the stoplight and check in at the contact station. For the Trail Center, picnic area and trails, turn right instead