Important Notices
| COVID-19 & the VBWTBefore heading out to visit a site on the Virginia Bird & Wildlife Trail, be sure to check if that site has any COVID-19 policies or closures in place. This information is typically posted on a site's own website. |
Sites On This Loop
- CLP01: York River State Park
- CLP02: Greensprings Interpretive Trail
- CLP03: Historic Jamestowne, a unit of Colonial National Historical Park
- CLP04: Colonial Parkway, a Unit of Colonial National Historical Park
- CLP04A: New Quarter Park
- CLP05: Yorktown Battlefield, a unit of Colonial National Historical Park
- CLP06: Goodwin Islands, National Estuarine Research Reserve – This site has been withdrawn from the VBWT
- CLP07: Newport News Park
- CLP08: The Mariners’ Museum Park
- CLP09: Virginia Living Museum
- CLP10: Deer Park
- CLP11: Sandy Bottom Nature Park
- CLP12: Gosnold’s Hope Park
- CLP13: Grandview Nature Preserve
- CLP13A: Fort Monroe
- CLP14: Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park / Anderson Park / Peterson Yacht Basin
Description
The sites on this loop are situated within Virginia’s southernmost peninsula. The Peninsula is defined by the York River to the north and the James River to the southwest. At the tip of the peninsula, the waters of the James, Nansemond, and Elizabeth Rivers mix at Hampton Roads, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, and the gateway to the Newport News shipbuilding facilities that supply aircraft carriers and destroyers for the world’s most powerful Navy. The loop consists of sites that are both out of the way and nestled among urban areas. We begin the loop near the base of the peninsula at York River State Park, whose diversity of woodland and estuarine habitats has made it a popular venue for wildlife watching. The loop continues south, passing through some of the most significant sites in the struggle for American independence: Jamestown, an early colonial settlement, Yorktown Battlefield, site of the last major battle fought in the American Revolution, and Colonial Williamsburg. Travelers staying in Williamsburg, Yorktown, Newport News, or Hampton may easily reach the sites on this loop.
Loop Map
Services
Hampton Conventions & Tourism
757.728.2002
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Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
757.622.2312
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Newport News Tourism Development Office
757.926.3561
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Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
757.262.2000
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Greater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance
757.229.6511
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Visit Williamsburg
757.253.0192
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Explore James City County
757-253-6677
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