About Cape Charles

A Tour of the Shore
"Stem to stern, bayside to seaside, the Eastern Shore of Virginia is a treasure trove of historic towns and hidden waterfront hamlets."
» Read about the small towns along the Eastern Shore at the ESVA Tourism website

The Kings Creek development is situated to the north and south of the Historic Town of Cape Charles, enveloping it without intruding on the town.

Cape Charles is a resort town, where golf carts ride on the street and kayakers pull up on the beach. Since Cape Charles is located on the western coast of the Eastern Shore, the sun sets on the water every night, displaying incredible oranges, purples, and blues. The nights are calm and peaceful, filled with the sounds of nature everywhere. We're also a Dark Skies compliant community (with all light fixtures facing down). Our geography offers us a secluded paradise, but is still in a manageable proximity to the Virginia Beach metro area about 30 minutes away.

To find out more about all the things Cape Charles has to offer, you can visit the town's website at www.capecharlesbythebay.com.

Cape Charles

Cape Charles is an historic Victorian town in the process of rejuvenation and new development. The town of Cape Charles is included in the National Register of Historical Places. As you’ll see on the residential streets of town, some original homes remain from the late 1800’s and display beautiful Eastern Shore architecture, such as the Kellogg House.

Mason Avenue serves as the town’s “main street” because it’s lined with shops, eateries, wares and novelty stores, and the elegantly restored Palace Theatre which are a part of the town's rich history. The Town is 7 blocks by 7 blocks. East-west streets are named after Virginia statesmen, and north-south streets are named for fruits.

At the north end of Fig street you’ll find the Kings Creek Marina Village and our residential marina villages noted for their vivid coastal colors and British West Indies architecture.

Golf

For the golf enthusiast, located next door to Kings Creek is the Bay Creek Signature Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus golf courses with golf packages available.
Visit BayCreek.net for more information.

A Short History

Historically, the town was one of many small, scattered agricultural communities on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Around the 1880’s, it became a bustling town as patronage flourished from the newly established railroad business (the rails were extended from Pocomoke, Maryland in 1884). Then, Cape Charles hosted daily trains from New York, multiple passenger steamer boats, and was a loading point for cargo headed over the 36-mile Chesapeake Bay waters to Norfolk, Virginia.

The town thrived through the booming railroad age, through World War II ferrying supplies and troops, and was even popular through the 1950’s as a popular auto ferry until the ferry was moved to Kiptopeke, to the south. With the opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in 1964, and the decline of railroad transit, the town experienced an economic downturn, as cargo trucks became the main shipping method.

Cape Charles has endured some decades of economic strife, however in the last few years there has been significant increases in the amount of commerce, patronage and development in the town.