Hampton gives ability to find special activities for your every family member. Your children will spend hour-for-hour at the beach.
BUCKROE BEACH
End of Pembroke Avenue
757/850-5134
Enjoy the wide, clean beach and gentle surf of this Chesapeake Bay beach. Playground. Lifeguards on duty during the summer season. Umbrellas and watercraft available for rent. Picnic shelters available for a fee. The park pavilion is the site of big band concerts on Sunday evenings and an outdoor movie series on Tuesday evenings during the summer. Year-round environmental programs and interpretation available.
Open year-round daily. Summer season runs Memorial Day through Labor Dav. Free admission.
GRANDVIEW NATURE PRESERVE
Entrance at the Intersection of Beach Road and State Park Drive
757/850-5134
This 578-acre preserve and estuary on the Chesapeake Bay is ideal for observing wildlife, kayaking, hiking and fishing. The preserve includes a 2 1/2-mile stretch of tranquil bay-front beach. Year-round environmental programs and interpretation available.
Open year-round: daily. Free admission.
HAMPTON ROADS CHARTERS - THE OCEAN EAGLE
Downtown Public Piers (Adjacent to the Cousteau Society)
757/868-FISH
Go where the fish are with Captain Howard Wainwright and his crew aboard the 65-foot, 73-passenger headboat, the Ocean Eagle. Bait and tackle are provided.
Departing daily in spring/summer at 6:30 am and 12:30pm. Night-fishing trips also offered. Snacks and drinks available for purchase on board.
Closed Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
FALL/WINTER 7 am-1 pm S35-S40,
SPRING/SUMMER $25
Night Trips 6:30 pm-10:30 pm, $25,
MISS HAMPTON II HARBOR CRUISES
Downtown Hampton, 764 Settlers Landing Road
1-888/757-BOAT or 757/722-9102
This double-decked tour boat, offers daily narrated cruises of the Hampton Roads harbor and Chesapeake Bay. Get a taste of Hampton’s seafaring culture as you take to the water to see local fishing boats, mighty commercial cargo ships Blackbeard’s Point, Old Point Comfort, Fort Wool and the awesome gray fleet at the world’s largest naval installation Norfolk Naval Base. Tour length: approximately 2 1/2 hours. All-day Intracoastal Waterway Cruises offered during spring & fall, offering visitors an in-depth look at this important waterway. Breakfast & buffet lunch included. Cruises to view the “Ghost Fleet” located in the James River are also offered in spring & fall Private charters offered in evenings with catering and disc jockey available. Call about our special Teen Party Cruises featuring dancing, DJ, and pizza! Purchase tickets at the Harbor Cruises office located bottom corner of Radisson Parking Garage.
Tour schedule April - Oct: daily at 10:30 am, Memorial Day-Labor Day: daily at 10:30 am and 2 pm. Closed Nov-Mar Admission: Adults $18, Children 6-12 S9., Seniors/Military $15, Children under 6 Free. Admission includes tax.