Everything about False Cape State Park totally explained
False Cape State Park is a
state park in the independent city of
Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is a mile-wide barrier spit between Back Bay and the
Atlantic Ocean. The park adjoins the state border with
North Carolina. At the south end of the park is a
monument with "Va." on one side and "N Ca" on the other. Although it says "A.D. 1728" on top, it was probably put up in 1887 when the boundary was surveyed.
Access is through the
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and is limited to
hiking,
bicycling or
boating. The park features primitive camping and an extensive
environmental education program in one of the last undisturbed
coastal environments on the
East Coast.
The area got its name because, from the
ocean, its
landmass resembled
Cape Henry. This false impression of
Cape Henry (at the mouth of the
Chesapeake Bay about 20 miles (30 km) to the north lured
ships and
boats into the treacherous shallow waters, where they often ran aground.
According to popular legend, the now lost community of
Wash Woods was developed by survivors of such a shipwreck in the 16th or early 17th century. The village’s
church and other structures were built using
cypress wood that washed ashore from a wreck. In the early 20th century, False Cape was a haven for a number of prestigious
hunt clubs, which took advantage of the area's abundant
waterfowl. The park's Wash Woods Environmental Education Center is a converted hunt clubhouse.
In 2004, a story in
The Virginian-Pilot (
Norfolk) newspaper about the poor conditions of a trash dump area in the park garnered public attention and remedial action by state officials. In a follow up story of
May 3,
2005, the newspaper reported "a stunning turnaround for a situation that had lingered for years." The story reported that park employees, volunteers and private firms from the region had joined in a massive cleanup project in the remote area which is virtually inaccessible by vehicles.
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