VIRGINIA · COASTAL DIRECTORY
Essex County named shores and waterfront references
These 3 references distinguish published beach guides from separate waterfront places and held shore questions. No park or launch implies swimming permission or a public route across neighboring land.
Use each authority for the exact route, permitted activity and current notices. A guide planning pin is approximate; references without a guide do not receive beach pins.
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Named beach guides, other waterfront references, current operation and protected shoreline relationships remain separately scoped.
Named shores and waterfront references
Parking, facilities, restrictions & sources
Duke Street Beach is a separately named Tappahannock riverside beach. The Town describes swimming and sunbathing; staffing and facilities require confirmation.Responsible source ↗Source review: 2026-10-26. Check the responsible authority; no current-opening guarantee.Parking, facilities, restrictions & sources
Marsh Street Beach is a separately named Tappahannock riverside beach. The Town describes swimming and sunbathing; staffing and facilities require confirmation.Responsible source ↗Source review: 2026-10-26. Check the responsible authority; no current-opening guarantee.Parking, facilities, restrictions & sources
The Town lists a Newbill Drive waterfront park with benches separately from Duke Street Beach and Marsh Street Beach. No alias or parent relationship is assigned.Responsible source ↗Source review: 2026-10-26. Check the responsible authority; no current-opening guarantee.Research scope and authority sources
These source-scoped records retain named beach guides separately from waterfront parks, launches, nature routes and held shore questions. No parent relationship, surveyed boundary, public crossing right or present opening is assigned by this directory.