All City of Virginia Beach community recreation centers will close at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and remain closed on Wednesday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday. City parks will be open from sunrise to noon on Dec. 24 and closed on Dec. 25. All recreation centers and parks will reopen with normal operating hours on Thursday, Dec. 26.
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Little Island Park is a 122-acre beach park in Sandbridge, located at 3820 Sandpiper Road, just north of Back Bay Wildlife Refuge. The park has a 775-foot beach north of the 400-foot fishing pier for surfing and a 2,000-foot beach for swimming and fishing south of the pier. Back Bay, a brackish lake, provides excellent fishing and crabbing along the western border of this unique park.
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Parking InformationDid you know that cigarette butts are the most frequently littered item? During a recent beach scan, 388 cigarette butts were collected at Little Island Park. Remember to use appropriate receptacles to help keep our community clean, green and beautiful! Learn more about the program
Three beach wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit the park office to check one out with a driver's license or photo ID. Wheelchairs must remain on-site.
The following items can be checked out of the park office with a driver's license or another form of photo identification: badminton equipment, basketballs, baseball bats, corn hole boards and bags, footballs, frisbees, rubber playground balls, soccer balls, volleyball, and volleyball nets. There is no fee or time limit.
For shelter reservations, please call (757) 385-PARK (7275).
The 400-foot Little Island Fishing Pier is open seven days a week. Enjoy a newly improved pier walkway/railing, enhanced public access, and a new 200 linear foot pier-shoreline connection. Virginia Saltwater Fishing License is not required on the Fishing Pier but is required to fish from the beach.
Visitors must provide their own fishing equipment (maximum of four fishing poles per person). Only service dogs are permitted on the pier. Pier fees are charged from May - October.
Once paid, you are free to come and go all day as parking is monitored via your license plate number.
Beach Access
Eco Friendly Parking
Rent a shelter for your next family gathering or birthday party.
Bath House
Playground for All Ages
Drift Wood
Rock Climbing Wall
