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False Cape State Park, Virginia

36°36′N, 75°53′W — Atlantic coast of Virginia, south of Virginia Beach — undeveloped barrier-island state park

What's documented

False Cape is a barrier spit on Virginia's Atlantic coast, south of Sandbridge Beach. False Cape State Park is one of the few remaining undeveloped coastlines on the U.S. eastern seaboard; the park has no road access and is reached only by foot, bicycle, boat, or tram. Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge sits immediately to the north. The site has been used for low-impact research and federal coastal observation since the 1960s.

Public-record imagery

False Cape State Park beach — the undeveloped barrier-island dune system.
False Cape State Park beach — the undeveloped barrier-island dune system.Wikipedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · Virginia State Parks · 2016
Entrance sign — the park is accessible only by foot, bicycle, or boat.
Entrance sign — the park is accessible only by foot, bicycle, or boat.Wikipedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lago Mar · 2012
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, immediately to the north.
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, immediately to the north.Wikipedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Antony-22 · 2019
Bathhouse at False Cape State Park — accessible only by foot, bike, boat, or a tram through the Back Bay Wildlife Refuge. The seven-mile barrier-island wilderness is the longest stretch of undeveloped Atlantic coastline between the Outer Banks and the Jersey Shore.
Bathhouse at False Cape State Park — accessible only by foot, bike, boat, or a tram through the Back Bay Wildlife Refuge. The seven-mile barrier-island wilderness is the longest stretch of undeveloped Atlantic coastline between the Outer Banks and the Jersey Shore.Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · Virginia State Parks staff · 2010