Welcome to
Hudge-Park Island
on Chesapeake Bay
Mathews County, Virginia
Hudge-Park was built in 1933 to be a small 8 room motel for captains traveling the bay. The land, then a peninsula, was homesteaded by Claude and Hazel Parker and Alfred Hudgins the year prior, digging the canal by hand in 1936. In the 40's, Irene Sanger, the daughter of Claude and Hazel, moved into the house with her family, eventually buying it. After getting remarried, her and her husband used the house as a vacation home until they later turned it into a vacation rental in 1972. The peninsula became an island in 1978 when a storm caused it to break through. Irene's son and daughter-in-law, John and Delores Sanger, began managing the rental in 1990. In 2021, they sold it to their granddaughter and her husband, Brooke and Ryan Collins.
For generations, loyal renters and their families have cherished the beauty of the private and pristine 2+ mile long white sand beach and the back waters of Winter Harbor. From the screen porch one looks East across broad views of the Chesapeake and to the West there are breathtaking sunsets over the grass marshes of Winter Harbor, which has some of Virginia’s best fishing and crabbing.
The simple and rustic “lowcountry” style home has been updated with heat and air conditioning and it’s eight bedrooms, and two baths can accommodate up to 16 people. There is a large gathering room with several seating areas and dining room tables and there is a full kitchen with all amenities except a dishwasher. The island can only be reached by boat. This exceptional property is now available to you and your family. A limited number of weeks are available.
The simple and rustic “lowcountry” style home has been updated with heat and air conditioning and it’s eight bedrooms, and two baths can accommodate up to 16 people. There is a large gathering room with several seating areas and dining room tables and there is a full kitchen with all amenities except a dishwasher. The island can only be reached by boat. This exceptional property is now available to you and your family. A limited number of weeks are available.
