Chesapeake

Chesapeake is a beautiful city situated on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, just minutes from the Virginia Beach oceanfront and downtown Norfolk. Offering endless possibilities, you can enjoy the outdoors, learn about history, have fun with the family, or indulge in a phenomenal dining experience.

Coastal Virginia’s newest metropolitan center, Summit Pointe, offers a variety of dining spots that will suit any craving. Here you will find everything from fine dining to fast casual showcasing an array of cuisines.

The Chesapeake Ale Trail features a lineup of great brews and culinary delights, with four uniquely themed breweries. In addition to craft beer and great food, you will immerse yourself in an exclusive themed experience. Big Ugly Brewing is retro inspired, The Garage Brewery gives construction worker meets car enthusiast vibes, Studly Brewing Company offers a nod to America’s pastime - baseball, and Wasserhund Brewing Company brings the German beer culture to life.

Chesapeake is a city full of history. Since the arrival of colonial settlers in 1620, Chesapeake has played a major role in the birth of the United States of America. On the Chesapeake African American Heritage Trail, you will discover stories of people and places that helped shape our nation. You can learn about the Battle of Great Bridge, which led Virginia on the course for independence, at the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum. With an emerging historical village, Chesapeake is home to the recently rehabilitated Cornland School, one of the earliest efforts in Virginia to formally educate African American children, and the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail. Formed by black people who were free, Cuffeytown is a historic community that can be traced to the 1700s.

From Strawberry fields in the Spring to Pumpkin Patches in the Fall, Chesapeake’s farms offer year-round U-pick experiences. Greenbrier Farms, Bergey’s Breadbasket, and Hickory Ridge Farm also offer special events throughout the seasons. Fresh farm-to-table delights, petting zoos, bounce houses, hayrides, play spots, sunflower and tulip picking, and more.

Enjoying the outdoors and waterways is a perfect way to get to know Chesapeake. Northwest River Park is a 763-acre park that offers disc golf courses, boating, fishing, hiking, horseback riding and a camping facility with 66 campsites and 2 rental cabins. You can access Elizabeth River Park by land or water, where you can fish, crab, and spend time with your family or kayak from the historic Great Dismal Swamp Canal to Lake Drummond, the largest of two natural freshwater lakes in Virginia. Learn about the history and ecology of local waterways and Chesapeake’s fauna and flora as you paddle, kayak, or canoe through our waterways.

For history enthusiasts or great adventurers, Chesapeake has fun options for everyone.