Back Bay
National Wildlife Refuge Beach offers many fun activities including
beachcombing, hiking, fishing, and wildlife watching. It is important to note that activities
including swimming, surfing, and sunbathing are not allowed on and near Back
Bay National Wildlife Refuge Beach.
If you want
to kayak or canoe near Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Beach, you can launch your kayak or canoe in a nearby
bay named the Back Bay. Back Bay offers
a fun and thrilling kayaking, canoeing, and boating experience.
If you like
hiking and biking, the area near Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Beach has a
vibrant coastal landscape and has many habitats including woodlands, sand
dunes, shrub-scrub, and wetlands. You
can explore this vibrant landscape through hiking and biking trails.
If you like
birdwatching, you can see many kinds of resident and migrating bird species on
and around Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Beach including ospreys, gulls,
terns, ducks, and pelicans. If you like
hunting, a seasonal deer hunt is organized by local authorities of the U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service near Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Beach – this hunt
is organized in the southern portion of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. If you want to participate in this hunt, you
can visit Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge’s webpage at
the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services’ website.
If you like
taking pictures with beautiful views, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge Beach
offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Atlantic Ocean and the southern
Virginia shoreline, particularly during sunrise and sunset.
Back Bay
National Wildlife Refuge Beach is ideal for visitors looking for a quieter beach
experience because this beach sees fewer visitors as compared to other beaches
of Virginia Beach.