• Saturday, March 14 Marlin Bay Trailhead on Marlin Bay Drive
• Saturday, April 18 Marlin Bay Trailhead on Marlin Bay Drive
• Saturday, May 23 Marlin Bay Trailhead on Marlin Bay Drive
• Saturday, June 20 Marlin Bay Trailhead on Marlin Bay Drive
  • Summer Break too hot!
• Saturday, September 12 Marlin Bay Trailhead on Marlin Bay Drive
• Saturday, October 17 Marlin Bay Trailhead on Marlin Bay Drive

The Ocean Park Civic League has been the sponsor for the Adopt-A-Spot(Park) program for Pleasure House Point since the city opened it as a park.  Suzi Walton, the civic league president at the time, saw to it that, as the community was so instrumental in the process of discouraging the development of the natural area and fighting for its survival, that we (the Ocean Park community) should be the designated sponsor.  And as she was formerly an administrator in the city’s Parks and Rec Department, she was able to claim it for us.  She conducted the first cleanups and had enormous support from the board, many of whom showed up to participate in the removal of an enormous amount of refuse.  

Mary Faust has organized the cleanups of PHP for many years. She reminds us that the city does not undertake any cleanup responsibilities for PHP since it is a ‘preserve’. The work that the community does to clean up trash and litter at Pleasure House Point is enormously important so that it will be a beautiful natural place for all to enjoy. Mary is ready with bags, gloves and grabbers! (not to mention the delicious treats!). Thank you, Mary!

 Come help on the Saturday clean ups!

Ta da! Our Ocean Park Civic League Membership sticker for 2026– great to put on your thermal drink cup! Great for your beach cart!Pay your dues for 2026and receive your sticker! If you have already paid your 2026 dues and would like your sticker: come to the March 5th OPCL meeting at OPVRS!

Or email: membership@opcl.org. Our Membership Committee co-chairs Christy Allen and Natalie McIntyre will be in touch!

Take note of our meeting places for 2026: we will meet at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brock Center for the summer meetings: June July August and September and at the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad for all other meetings. We thank both for the generous contribution of their facilities!

Did you miss your chance to purchase some great Ocean Park merchandise at Chili Cook Off? Beach Built is a great little store next to Froggies and is there for us! Thank you Peyton, the owner of Beach Built, for giving our Ocean Park civic league merchandise a home! All proceeds go to the civic league. Beach Built has lots of fun shore items so take a look!

We also want to thank our wonderful neighbors Kelly and Rebecca, owners of the artist shop 2Beaches for supporting OPCL with gift baskets for our Chili Cook Off silent auction and for Fall Fest Raffles! Visit their shop on Shore Drive for beautiful unique things!

Civic league dues are for the calendar year so we are in 2026 now so time to RENEW or JOIN! Whenever you paid in 2025, your 2026 dues are due now. Memberships start at the start of the calendar year, not at the time you paid last year. Pay with PayPal or Cheddar Up online. If you have questions email Treasurer: Shane Abell .

Support the great work that the civic league does! Only $25 annually for a household! We are trying to keep costs low but they have increased for the civic league too! If you can give more than the minimum $25, it would be greatly appreciated!!

What does your membership pay for? The civic league budget pays for the costs of getting information out – website costs, email blast Mailchimp services, snail mail post office box, IT services. We make contributions to the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, Lynnhaven River Now, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Friends of Live Oaks and we give a four year $1500 college scholarship every year. The civic league puts on many great neighborhood social events with food, music and fun for the kids: Chili Cook Off, Easter Egg Hunt, Fourth of July Parade, Holiday Light Parade. Spring Fling and Fall Fest are open only to members. Please help support your neighborhood civic league!!

A fun night at the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad for the Ocean Park Civic League’s Annual Chili Cookoff! So many people to thank who make it happen! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who plan, organize, set up and clean up! They work behind the scenes soliciting silent auction items, ordering merchandise and donating time and so much talent!!

Thank you to all our chefs for the great food and congratulations to the winners! Best Traditional Chili: Troy Sutorka! Best Non-Traditional Chili: Julie Brooks! Best Vegan/Vegetarian Chili: Caitlin Riley! Best Cornbread: Julie Brooks! Best Dessert: Amy Meverden! Thank you to Betty Dierstein: apron designer and craftsman!

Thank you to the Tidewater Bluegrass Society for amazing music!

Thank you to the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad for being the heart of our community!

Even if you don’t bring an entry, come enjoy the great food, live music and meet up with your neighbors (we’ve all been inside too long! We start at 6:00 pm! The event is free to all. (donations are very welcome!)

We have items that can be bid on to raise funds for the civic league. We have art work, egret sculpture, rare Bourbon and gift baskets and more! ! Come put in a bid! We thank our local businesses for donating!