Merchandise sales locations will be closed for the required annual inventory beginning Tuesday, April 15 and will reopen when completed on April 16.

Open fires are prohibited throughout the park from midnight to 4 p.m., now through April 30. Learn more.

Wilderness Survival School

Location of First Landing State Park in Virginia

Where

First Landing State Park, 2500 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
Trail Center

When

April 16, 2025. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Join the Rangers each week to learn a new skill to help you survive in the wild. From learning fire making skills to mastering useful knots, come put your skills to the test and see if you have what it takes to survive First Landing!

A fire built around a ring to represent a skill you can come learn from the wilderness survival school.

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 757-412-2300
Email Address: firstlanding@dcr.virginia.gov