# York River State Park > Place to go for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Park 8 am–dusk; visitor center, office and gift shop daily 8 am–3:30 pm - Where: York River State Park, 9801 York River Park Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188 - Ages: All ages - Price: Parking fee $5 per vehicle (DCR fee table); Croaker Landing launch/pier fee extra $3 - Schedule: Park 8 am–dusk; visitor center, office and gift shop daily 8 am–3:30 pm - Organizer: Virginia State Parks (DCR) - Official page: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/york-river - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/york-river-state-park--listing-8f6b5d8bf20ee64e1f3633ff ## About A day-use park on the York River estuary, part of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, where fresh and salt water meet. More than 40 miles of hiking, biking and bridle trails include ten multi-use trails and five mountain-bike-only trails. Croaker Landing has a boat launch and a 360-foot licensed fishing pier (no saltwater license needed), where catfish, spot, croaker and crabs are caught. Guided canoe trips on Taskinas Creek and kayak trips on the York River leave from the visitor center. There's no swimming area. 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