Colonial Beach, VA
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cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
We used to go there as kids, it was like Chesapeake or North Beach back then. We have friends that used to have a place there a few years back but they still come up from Florida to spend time there. It has been totally re-done and is a nice place. Not sure what there is to do for kids. And the beach is on the Potomac.
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righttobeararms
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I used to go there when I was a kid and they actually had shops along a boardwalk and an arcade and stuff similar but a lot smaller than Ocean City,....but last time I was there the place was dirty. no shops and to be quite honest the people that were hanging out at the beach seem to be a little on the Thuggish side.
I would not reccomend taking kids there to go to swimming and play on the beach.
On the other hand there is a another place that is down route 3 over that direction called Westmoreland State Park and the beach over there is nice, they also have a camping ground, fishing, a place to buy snacks and drinks and a pool that you pay a few bucks to use for the day and the people were very friendly.
I would not reccomend taking kids there to go to swimming and play on the beach.
On the other hand there is a another place that is down route 3 over that direction called Westmoreland State Park and the beach over there is nice, they also have a camping ground, fishing, a place to buy snacks and drinks and a pool that you pay a few bucks to use for the day and the people were very friendly.
Bustem' Down
Give Peas a Chance
I agree, I also think that "beach" is a bit grandiose for a sandy stretch on a big river.righttobeararms said:
Dear CMC,
Take it from your pal kingvjack, The beach there is actually cleaner than you'd expect but as for shops and such.. They suck. It's all stuff that looks like it might be interesting but its really not, If you like seafood there are 2 really good places to eat just as you exit the town on your way home. I don't remember the names but they are right there on your left on 218.
There are no good bars unless you go up the road further to the food lion and there is a little sports place in the parking lot that always has good specials and such.
Have fun, Your Pal
-Me
Take it from your pal kingvjack, The beach there is actually cleaner than you'd expect but as for shops and such.. They suck. It's all stuff that looks like it might be interesting but its really not, If you like seafood there are 2 really good places to eat just as you exit the town on your way home. I don't remember the names but they are right there on your left on 218.
There are no good bars unless you go up the road further to the food lion and there is a little sports place in the parking lot that always has good specials and such.
Have fun, Your Pal
-Me
Tonio
Asperger's Poster Child
That's the impression I got when I stayed there recently. Days Inn built a new motel there about four years ago, but the interior looks like it hasn't been maintained well. The town has a land-that-time-forgot feeling, almost like Leonardtown did about 20 years ago. I think the town is ready for some Ches/North Beach-type revitalization, and that could happen since Dahlgren is nearby.righttobeararms said:
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
They used to have casinos on piers with slots. (the potomac is all in MD) The last "Pier" bar got blown out in the hurricane last year. They had keno and off track betting in addition to bands and booze.righttobeararms said:
Think they're still lamenting the easy gambling money instead of developing the beach front.
By the way, did any of the "thuggish" types have a bike like mine?
aps45819 said:They used to have casinos on piers with slots. (the potomac is all in MD) The last "Pier" bar got blown out in the hurricane last year. They had keno and off track betting in addition to bands and booze.
Think they're still lamenting the easy gambling money instead of developing the beach front.
By the way, did any of the "thuggish" types have a bike like mine?
They're rebuilding the riverboat and attempting to make it "upscale". Opens this fall. My father used to go there all the time.
