Environment

For both residents and visitors, Chesterfield provides a healthy environment in which to work and play. An exceptional geographic location and efficient land use planning allow for a wide assortment of recreational and athletic activities. Chesterfield's central location gives its residents easy access to both mountains and seashore. The Blue Ridge mountains are only an hour and a half to the west and Virginia beaches are just two hours east.

A temperate climate, free of seasonal extremes, makes Chesterfield a comfortable place to live and work. Four full seasons, with long springs and autumns, permit an active lifestyle during most of the year.

Comprehensive land use plans have preserved the natural beauty of the county while allowing progressive development of residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Long-range, transportation planning has created efficient highway and expressway systems, free of the gridlock and long commuting times that characterize other metropolitan areas.