Huntington

Newport News, Virginia
Managed by The Swim Guide

Huntington Park is the site of the Huntington Park Tennis Center in Newport News. In addition to tennis facilities and competitions, the site also includes a public beach where visitors can swim, fish, or launch boats. If water activities aren't your interest, you can also stroll through the rose garden, enjoy a picnic, or play a game of ball. There is a beach concession stand and restaurant. At nearby Lake Biggins, the Virginia Department of Inland Game & Fisheries stocks the lake.

WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 28th, 2018. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
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CURRENT WEATHER
20°C
Chance of heavy rain
  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Huntington is sampled weekly from May 15th to September 15th

SOURCE INFORMATION

The Virginia Department of Health monitors water quality at beaches in this region from May to September. Water samples are collected weekly. Results are posted on the DOH website. Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily, Monday - Friday during the monitoring season.

A beach is marked Green when the level of enterococci bacteria in the water is less than 104 units per 100 mL of water.

A beach is marked Red when the level of enterococci bacteria in the water is higher than 104 units per 100 mL of water.

A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Huntington

Newport News, Virginia
Managed by The Swim Guide
WATER QUALITY
  • Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
  • Historical Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 28th, 2018. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
For water quality icon legend, click:   
CURRENT WEATHER
20°C
Chance of heavy rain

Huntington Park is the site of the Huntington Park Tennis Center in Newport News. In addition to tennis facilities and competitions, the site also includes a public beach where visitors can swim, fish, or launch boats. If water activities aren't your interest, you can also stroll through the rose garden, enjoy a picnic, or play a game of ball. There is a beach concession stand and restaurant. At nearby Lake Biggins, the Virginia Department of Inland Game & Fisheries stocks the lake.

  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Huntington is sampled weekly from May 15th to September 15th

SOURCE INFORMATION

The Virginia Department of Health monitors water quality at beaches in this region from May to September. Water samples are collected weekly. Results are posted on the DOH website. Swim Guide checks for the latest information daily, Monday - Friday during the monitoring season.

A beach is marked Green when the level of enterococci bacteria in the water is less than 104 units per 100 mL of water.

A beach is marked Red when the level of enterococci bacteria in the water is higher than 104 units per 100 mL of water.

A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH



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