Sylvan Beach

Sylvan Beach: 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 Sylvan Beach

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 Sylvan Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.91263, -76.10917. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sylvan Beach

• Tidewater Arboretum · park · Virginia Beach · ~8 km · Must-see
• First Landing State Park · sanctuary · Virginia Beach · ~9 km · Must-see
• East Ocean View Community Park · park · Norfolk · ~10 km · Must-see
• WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~10 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Botanical Garden · beach · Norfolk · ~10 km · Must-see
• First Landing Chapel · church · Virginia Beach · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cape Henry Lighthouse · fort · Virginia Beach · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Trashmore Park · park · Virginia Beach · ~12 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · Virginia Beach · ~16 km · Must-see
• Norwegian Lady · attraction · Virginia Beach · ~17 km · Must-see
• The Old Coast Guard Station · museum · Virginia Beach · ~17 km · Must-see
• De Witt Cottage · fort · Virginia Beach · ~18 km · Must-see
• Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Centers · sanctuary · Virginia Beach · ~19 km · Must-see
• Virginia Zoological Park · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Thimble Shoal Light · fort · Hampton · ~20 km · Must-see
• F/A-18 · attraction · Norfolk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chrysler Museum of Art · museum · Norfolk · ~22 km · Must-see
• The MacArthur Memorial Museum · museum · Norfolk · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sylvan Beach

Other beaches & coast near Sylvan Beach

• WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~10 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Botanical Garden · beach · Norfolk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sandbridge Beach · beach · Virginia Beach · ~24 km · Must-see
• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hampton Roads · beach · Newport News · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~72 km · Must-see
• Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~81 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~120 km · Must-see
• Roanoke River Light · beach · Chowan · ~132 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Virginia

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