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Welcome to the Point Walk

The exciting news at Gloucester Point Beach Park is THE POINT WALK!! A National Park Service Grant for $47,800 has been received to build Gloucester's newest attraction, THE POINT WALK.

park graphicWhat is THE POINT WALK? Glad you asked...it is an interpretive walk along the York River where you will learn all about Gloucester. About our history - Gloucester Point's participation in the Civil and Revolutionary Wars; the wonderful steamboats of the York River; the ferries that carried travelers from Yorktown to Gloucester Point before the Coleman Bridge was built; the construction of the Coleman Bridges. About our natural resources - wetlands, shorebirds, fishing.

park sign graphicInformational signs tell about the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a partner in this project; about the importance of the wetlands and sea grasses; about the Chesapeake Bay and how hurricanes and Nor' Easters are constantly rearranging the beaches. Have you ever noticed the Military vessels on the York? A photo board helps you identify the most commonly seen ships. Our beautiful Gazebo is equipped with park sign graphicbinoculars, so you can take a closer look at Yorktown Beach, the Amoco Refinery, Sarah Creek, Naval Weapon Station and the shorelines. And no beach visit is complete without a look at birds!

Gloucester Point Beach has never been so clean!  We have purchased a tractor to remove beach grass and debris from the beach.Gloucester Point Beach graphic

Photos top to bottom left to right:
The Point Walk Gazebo.  Dwight Marsh & Don Sandridge installing the Point Walk sign in the Gazebo. Dwight Marsh & Chris Smith install a sign along the beach front. The beach after a few passes of the new beach cleaning tractor!

Gloucester Point Beach Park...take another look!


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Last Update by D. R. Carter May 09, 2008