Photograph Yorktown Beach

Yorktown, Virginia

4.9/5

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This is the perfect place to go for a swim, then stick around to watch the sunset.

With the George P. Coleman bridge spanning the width of the York River, a fishing pier, and numerous rock jetties, Yorktown Beach is a great location for photographing sunrises or sunsets. There is a nice brick riverwalk path to walk along, or sandy areas to sit.

To get the full Coleman Bridge in your photo, head out to the edge of the fishing pier and use a wide angle lens and slow shutter speed to capture some nice long exposures of the bridge and water.

Once finished photographing, stop by the Water Street Grille for some delicious seafood.

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Allison Foyles

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Photograph Yorktown Beach

12/30/22

Yorktown is a great place to spend a whole day exploring. Beautiful place for photographs and cute stores to stop in. Be sure to check out the surrounding nature trails, there's numerous in the area good for all ages!

5.0

Anna Walter

Photograph Yorktown Beach

11/05/22

Visit this quaint town and take a dip in the York river, grab ice cream at Ben and Jerry’s, or visit the Yorktown museum. This area has it all!

5.0

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Lucas Bremer

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Photograph Yorktown Beach

09/22/20

Its cool to get to see all the history, then take a great swim at this smaller beach. I guess a photography excursion is worth it, but come here for the beach.

5.0

Stephen Catalano

Photograph Yorktown Beach

08/14/20

The bridge makes for an interesting subject for photos. You can play with the exposure/shutter speed quite a bit, too, for interesting effects.

5.0

Natalie F

Photograph Yorktown Beach

07/17/20

This is a pretty area in a cute town. Fun people watching and a nice sandy beach.

4.0

Caroline Baxley

Photograph Yorktown Beach

03/15/18

Everything there is picture perfect- got many great pics and memories there!

5.0

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