Wallops Island Tourism: Tripadvisor has 342 reviews of Wallops Island Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Wallops Island resource. Beaches and Lakes around Wallops Island - Wallops Island, VA - AARP In Your City The beach is the centerpiece of the Wallops Island Storm Damage Reduction project, which wrapped up an important phase Aug. 10 with the final grains of some 3.2 million cubic yards of sand falling into place along the island’s coastline.

The new beach …

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. – Pipes strewn along the newly built beach at NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility here carry sand pumped from dredges offshore.

Wallops Flight Facility began the post-Hurricane Sandy Beach Restoration Project July 18 at Wallops Island, Va., the location of critical launch infrastructure and U.S. Navy facilities.

The beach along Wallops was originally nourished in 2012, with a follow-on renourishment project in 2014 after Hurricane Sandy eroded sections of the beach. Wallops Island Beach Restoration | NASA