<p>Cover photo: Susan Pietras-Smith Only approximately 65 miles from Washington DC or Richmond, the Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia (CBVA), offers a welcome respite from the traffic, noise and frenzy [&hellip;]</p>

Virginia’s state-wide LOVEworks program was introduced by Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) following the success of its 50-year-old Virginia is for Lovers branding initiative.

<p>Colonial Beach, Virginia, is one of the closest sandy beaches to Washington, DC. And getting here is easy!</p>

<p>Excerpt: I put together some good day trips and some longer drive destinations if you&#8217;re looking to explore a new beach: Day Trips Colonial Beach, Virginia: 90 minutes away from Tysons, [&hellip;]</p>

Lakes, rivers and swimming holes just a short distance from D.C. Colonial Beach has Virginia’s second-longest sandy beach and sits along the Potomac River.

<p>Our day trip series heads to charming Colonial Beach, a relaxed small town featuring the second-longest beach in Virginia. Excerpt: Style Weekly photographer Scott Elmquist and I are following mostly [&hellip;]</p>

Richmond Magazine’s Fall/Winter 2019 edition of RVA Traveler is on newsstands now–and guess who is featured?!

There’s still plenty of time to make a quick getaway before the summer ends. Here are some day trip options for Northern Virginia residents.

The National Ocean Service describes the Great Loop as a continuous waterway that recreational mariners can travel that includes part of the Atlantic, Gulf Intracoastal Waterways

Chris Militzer, photo editor for Alexandria Living Magazine, had heard of Colonial Beach; he’d taken his daughter camping in nearby Westmoreland State Park numerous times. But it wasn’t until he started seeing photos of the Town on Instagram and Twitter–gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, sandy beaches and marinas, and more–that Chris decided to have a look for himself.

The duo recently made a stop in Colonial Beach, Virginia, chronicling their trip in the  latest video on their YouTube channel, Boating Chesapeake.