# Blue Goose Wildlife & History Tram Tour at False Cape State Park

> Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sun, Nov 8 (+3 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Where: False Cape State Park (meet at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge parking lot), 4001 Sandpiper Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23456
- Ages: Children welcome
- Price: $8 per person plus $5 refuge entrance per car
- Organizer: Virginia State Parks – False Cape State Park
- Official page: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084EAFA82AA4F49-65783954-wildlife
- Last checked: Fri, Oct 30

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A 4-hour guided tram tour through Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park to spot fall wildlife and hear the area's history, with a 1-mile round-trip hike to the historic Wash Woods church and cemetery site (sandy, moderate trail). Reserve on SignUpGenius; $8 per person plus the refuge's $5 per car entrance fee.

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