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A cautionary note currently greets visitors to the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore: "Warning: No lifeguard on ...
As of Tuesday, May 27th, there are no lifeguards at the national parks in both Maryland and Virginia. Assateague National ...
In addition to all the classic beach day activities ... Pets are prohibited in the entire Virginia portion of Assateague Island, even in your car. Public WiFi is ONLY available at the Assateague ...
ASSATEAGUE, Va. — Chincoteague Public Beach in the Virginia unit and all ocean-facing beaches at Assateague Island National Seashore are closed due to medical waste coming on shore. Here's a ...
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Va. -- The public beach will be moving 2.5 miles to the north. It's part of a larger-scale project that will include new trails, an access road and parking lots. The project ...
Several beaches along the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia coastlines are ... Park is closed to all visitor access. Assateague Island State Park Beach is closed to swimming and wading.
This 37-mile-long barrier island along the Atlantic coasts of Maryland and Virginia includes adjacent marsh islands and ocean waters. The park offers an extraordinary beach experience that allows ...
The North End of Assateague Island is closed to all visitors and the beaches in the Maryland District are closed to swimming and wading. Chincoteague Public Beach in Virginia has also been added ...
Major storms such as hurricanes and nor’easters sporadically and dramatically move sand from the ocean-facing side of Assateague ... sand will remain in Virginia Beach for now as replenishment ...
Two popular beach destinations along the coasts of Maryland and Virginia — Ocean City and Assateague Island — reopened to swimmers after closing for nearly a week following reports of medical ...
All of Assateague Island National Seashore's ocean-facing beaches in Maryland and Virginia were closed to ... Maryland, the beach patrol temporarily banned swimming Sunday after discovering ...
Assateague Island State Park also has a Beach Closure in effect. The Virginia portion of the seashore has not seen medical waste. Officials said they'll provide updates as they have them.