Barge Point

Barge Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Barge Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Barge Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.52154, -75.69228. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barge Point

• Hog Island · river spot · Northampton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Accomack · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hungars Church · church · Northampton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Parkers Marsh · sanctuary · Accomack · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wreck Island State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mark's and Jack's Island Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~41 km · Must-see
• Watts Island Rocks · viewpoint · Accomack · ~42 km · Must-see
• Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cape Charles Museum · museum · Northampton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cape Charles Coastal Habitat Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cherrystone Bar Light · attraction · Northampton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Magothy Bay Natural Area Reserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Accomack · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kiptopeke State Park · sanctuary · Northampton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cape Charles Light · fort · Northampton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barge Point

Other beaches & coast near Barge Point

• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~81 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~81 km · Must-see
• Assateague Island · beach · Worcester · ~93 km · Must-see
• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~98 km · Must-see
• Sharkfin Shoal Light · beach · Dorchester · ~100 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Botanical Garden · beach · Norfolk · ~102 km · Must-see
• WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~104 km · Must-see
• Sandbridge Beach · beach · Virginia Beach · ~106 km · Must-see

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