dog friendly park

Ocean View Beach Park

Overview: Ocean View Beach Park is rated 4.5/5 from 3148 Google reviews. This park offers a clean beach with easy access, calm waves, and shallow water, making it great for kids. Amenities: Reviewers often mention shade and restrooms nearby. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness.

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4.5(3,148 reviews)

Overview: Ocean View Beach Park is rated 4.5/5 from 3148 Google reviews. This park offers a clean beach with easy access, calm waves, and shallow water, making it great for kids. Amenities: Reviewers often mention shade and restrooms nearby. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness.

People say this park offers a clean beach with easy access, calm waves, and shallow water, making it great for kids. They highlight the free parking, nearby food and shopping, and the family-friendly atmosphere. They also like the shaded boardwalk, on-site restrooms, and shower stations.

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dogs that need room to runowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenities

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Address100 W Ocean View Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503, USA
City pagePortsmouth
Imported fromPortsmouth, VA

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dogs that need room to runowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenitiesparktourist attraction6 Google photos3148 reviewsOpen now

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Wayne_Neighbor7 months ago

Ocean View Beach Park is a great beach to visit for adults and kids. It’s definitely less crowded than other beaches in the area. They also have decent parking available and you don’t have to get stuck in traffic getting here. Conveniently located and close to the highways. Kids love it. Waves are much calmer. Definitely deserves a visit

Debbie Guest7 months ago

This is a beautiful, well kept park. The view was wonderful! It was quiet, relaxing and felt safe. We had a great time and the band, Runnin' Shine, was exceptional! We happened upon their Friday night event and we were so glad we did! The hot dog vendor was very friendly and reasonably priced. The BBQ vendor was extremely overpriced. The fish vendor need a more visible location or a banner. Edit to add that Ocean View Beach also has loaner life jackets.

Cindi Courter7 months ago

We've really been enjoying the music venues here, this summer! Food trucks are awesome, too, especially CupsUp... Wow! That brisket and ac & Cheese! Grateful Jed and The Tiki Bar Band put on awesome shows! Everyone is laid back and just there to enjoy the summer vibes and music! Kudos also to the staff that keeps everything clean and picked up at the park!

Mandy Hartley7 months ago

Lots of trash and debris on way to the beach and on the beach. Limited access openings, seemed to be under construction with a new walkway. Was there on a Sunday morning and saw several baptisms being held. Good bit of seaweed and even saw jelly fish on beach. Has an area to rinse off and restrooms.

Katie Jakubik9 months ago

Dog friendly beach, people normally do follow the hours that dogs are allowed on the beach. It's clean, besides your normal small piece of trash or single cigarette butt. There are a ton of entrances to walk up onto the beach. We were there during the week day and it was not crowded at all, we had a ton of room to run around and play. We stayed at a Air bnb two blocks back from the beach, about a 5min walk.

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  • Monday: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Thursday: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturday: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM

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