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Kitesurfer boosting off a wave at Virginia BeachKitesurfer on the Chesapeake Bay at First Landing State ParkSun over the bay at First Landing State ParkThe Atlantic beach at the Virginia Beach OceanfrontSand and surf at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront

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Ride Virginia Beach, keep it open

Where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic, Virginia Beach gives riders two coasts in one city. The bay beaches at First Landing are wide, sandy and free of power lines.

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Why riders love it

What brings people here, from the people who manage it and the people who ride it.

  • Virginia State Parks describes First Landing's bay beach as ideal for kites: sandy, with no power lines, trees or crowds in the way.
  • Kitesurfers ride off the bay beach at First Landing, and the Atlantic oceanfront has surf. We found no reliable long-term wind statistics for the area, so check a local forecast before driving.

Sources: Virginia State Parks; Windfinder

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Kitesurfer on the Chesapeake Bay at First Landing State Park

Access and rules

Each site sets its own rules. The chapter publishes confirmed rules as each site answers in writing, and points riders to the official page before they go.

  • We found no published kiteboarding policy from the City of Virginia Beach or First Landing State Park.
  • In the Resort Area, launching or landing personal watercraft is prohibited from May 1 to September 30 during set daytime hours, and surfing is restricted at certain times and places from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Riders should stay out of these zones in season.

Sources: Virginia Beach Resort Management; no kiting policy found as of 2026

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Sun over the bay at First Landing State Park

Ecology and habitat

Stewardship rotates across the city's spots, so riders are known as the people who look after them.

  • First Landing State Park includes bay beach and a bald cypress swamp.
  • It was built in the early 1930s, largely by African-American Civilian Conservation Corps workers, and is the most visited park in Virginia's state park system.

Sources: Virginia State Parks

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The Atlantic beach at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Good to know

Location, facilities and history.

  • Virginia Beach lies in southeastern Virginia, where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean.
  • First Landing State Park, on the bay side, has 1.5 miles of sandy Chesapeake Bay beach within its 2,888 acres.
  • Dogs are banned from the sand in the Resort Area (Rudee Loop to 42nd Street) from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and allowed on other beaches only early and late in the day.
  • Outside summer, beach restrictions ease and the crowds thin out.

Sources: Virginia Beach Resort Management; Virginia State Parks

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Sand and surf at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront

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Virginia Beach

First Landing State Park has 1.5 miles of sandy Chesapeake Bay beach.

Source: Virginia State Parks

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Virginia Beach

It ranks #1 in attendance across Virginia's state parks.

Source: Virginia State Parks

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Virginia Beach

Bay beaches on one side, open Atlantic on the other. Two coasts, one city.

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Why Virginia Beach needs a chapter

Kitesurfer boosting off a wave at Virginia Beach
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Virginia Beach sits where the Chesapeake Bay opens into the Atlantic. On the bay shore along First Landing State Park, riders find a long, open beach with nothing overhead to snag a kite.

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Kitesurfer on the Chesapeake Bay at First Landing State Park
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It is also one of the busiest coastlines in the state. First Landing is Virginia's most visited state park, the Oceanfront fills every summer, and neither the city nor the park publishes rules that speak to kiteboarding. Riders here rely on goodwill.

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Sun over the bay at First Landing State Park
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A chapter gives Virginia Beach riders a voice before rules are written for them: a named group the park and the city can call, shared etiquette on busy days, and riders who know the bay and the ocean side alike.

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The riders, schools and crew of Virginia Beach

Riders from Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Sandbridge and the schools that teach them.

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WWSThe chapterHolds the line on access: one standing voice with whoever manages the launch.WWSThe chapterRuns stewardship days, so the people who manage the beach see riders as an asset.WWSThe chapterRuns sponsored certification weekends, so riders are trained and self-policing.WWSThe chapterHolds the line on access: one standing voice with whoever manages the launch.WWSThe chapterRuns stewardship days, so the people who manage the beach see riders as an asset.WWSThe chapterRuns sponsored certification weekends, so riders are trained and self-policing.
Carmel McAndrewsLevel 3N, ChesapeakeFrank Marly MarlyLevel 2I, Virginia BeachCal NeikirkLevel 2I, Virginia BeachAAmanda HyattLevel 3N, Virginia BeachLLucas KanterLevel 3K, Virginia BeachJJosh GrayLevel 3N, Virginia BeachWWilliam ParkerLevel 3N, Virginia BeachJJonathan WapelhorstLevel 3J, NorfolkMMacky AngelesLevel 2H, VIRGINIA BEACHCarmel McAndrewsLevel 3N, ChesapeakeFrank Marly MarlyLevel 2I, Virginia BeachCal NeikirkLevel 2I, Virginia BeachAAmanda HyattLevel 3N, Virginia BeachLLucas KanterLevel 3K, Virginia BeachJJosh GrayLevel 3N, Virginia BeachWWilliam ParkerLevel 3N, Virginia BeachJJonathan WapelhorstLevel 3J, NorfolkMMacky AngelesLevel 2H, VIRGINIA BEACH
iSportsKite, WingiWind spotTitus Surf School, Virginia BeachiKnow thisVirginia Beach, Virginia, at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.iKnow thisBay beaches at First Landing State Park plus the Atlantic oceanfront.iKnow thisNo published kiteboarding policy; the Resort Area has summer restrictions on surfing and watercraft.iSportsKite, WingiWind spotTitus Surf School, Virginia BeachiKnow thisVirginia Beach, Virginia, at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.iKnow thisBay beaches at First Landing State Park plus the Atlantic oceanfront.iKnow thisNo published kiteboarding policy; the Resort Area has summer restrictions on surfing and watercraft.

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