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Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve
4.6★ · 251 Google ratings · Onemo, Virginia
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Access
6am to 7:30pm
Walk
150 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
1 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
1.6 miles of shoreline
Sand
175 yd from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 7pm
Map of Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve
Guide
Good to know
Come for peaceful solitude and nature
The beach consistently stays uncrowded, making it ideal for quiet walks, bird watching, and families seeking a calm escape.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Plan for a long walk, not swimming
The beach is narrow with seagrass at the entrance, shallow water, and underwater tree stumps that make swimming.
Bring water shoes or swim shoes
Sharp rocks, seaweed, and debris scattered in the sand and shallow water require foot protection.
Wear bug spray, especially in wind
Biting flies and sand flies are active, particularly on calmer days.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
78°F · clear
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.9 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the SE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 03:08 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:52 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 15:47 | High tide | ↑ |
| 23:12 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:09 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 State Rte 609, Onemo, VA 23130
🌊 Water 150 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve?
150 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 7pm and the busiest at Fri 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
