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First Landing State Park is located on Cape Henry in North Virginia Beach. This 2,888 acre park offers a wide range of activities for visitors. You can go swimming, hiking, biking, boating, fishing, or enjoy a picnic when you visit First Landing.

Learn more about First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach and find ways to explore the area. This is a 2,888-acre park that contains a variety of natural habitats and structures unique to the area such as freshwater ponds, dunes, and tidal marshes. Find cabins, kayak rentals, tours, and trails.

History. First Landing State Park, or Seashore State Park, as it was originally called, was the first state park created in Virginia. The park is located at the site of the first landing of British Colonists in the New World in 1607, before they headed north to establish the settlement of Jamestown.

Description. This 2,888-acre venue is the most popular state park in Virginia and for good reason. The park features beach, back dunes, upland forest, tidal marsh, and cypress swamp, and contains one of the most endangered habitat types in the world, the maritime forest community.

Camping and Cabin Rentals in First Landing State Park. There are more than 200 campsites in First Landing State Park. The camping areas is located just off of the Chesapeake Bay, nestled within the back dunes of the beach. The camping sites are quite variable in their location and their size.