Chesapeake Bay Beach Reports
One of Virginia's finest resources is its coastal region. Beaches provide great recreational and economical opportunities as well as protect properties by providing a buffer between incoming waves and upland improvements. Below is a list of past reports written by Shoreline Studies Program at VIMS relating to our state's beautiful public beaches.
Beach Reports
General Reports
- Recommendations to Update the Coastal Primary Sand Dune Beach Act - 2007
- Sands of the Chesapeake - 2007
- Tidewater Virginia's Non-Jurisdictional Beach Assessment - 2006
- Virginia's Public Beach Board: 20 Years of Coastal Management - 2000
Town of Colonial Beach
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Town of Colonial Beach State of the Beach Data Summary Report-2016
- Colonial Beach- State of the Beach Report - 2011
- Central Beach and Castlewood Park Beach-Public Beach Assessment Report - 2002
Gloucester County
Northampton County
City of Newport News
Stafford County
York County
- Yorktown Beach 2003-2005 with Hurrican Isabel Impacts - 2005
- State of Yorktown Beach - 2006
- Beach Assessment Report - 1996
City of Virginia Beach