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Bethany Beach, DE
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Fenwick Island, DE
Sea Colony Summer 2010 Events!
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Bethany Beach, DE
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Sunday, September 5 2010
Location: from Bethany Beach, take Route 26 (Garfield Parkway) to Kent Avenue, make a left. Pass Sea Colony, pass over the Assawoman Canal, left on Road 363 (Double Bridges Road). Make a left on Camp Barnes Rd (Road 364) and follow signs to the wildlife area.
Free Admission
Assawoman Wildlife Area Map (pdf)
The 2,600-acre Assawoman Wildlife Area is managed for migrating and wintering waterbirds, white-tailed deer and bobwhite quail. Pick up a self-guided automobile tour map at the gate and wind your way through the serene refuge. Bring a picnic to enjoy at one of several areas overlooking the ponds and bays.
130 Coastal Highway
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Park Office: (302) 227-2800
Open 8:00 a.m. – sunset, all year
Daily park entrance fees in effect May – October
www.destateparks.com/dssp/dssp.asp
Delaware Seashore State Park Map
Six miles of ocean and bay shoreline outline Delaware Seashore State Park, with the Atlantic Ocean to the East, and Rehoboth and Indian River Bays to the West. The park offers camping, cottages, a marina, bathhouses, snacks, rentals (umbrellas, chairs, boogie boards, rafts - daily & weekly). Activities include swimming (guarded beaches), sunbathing, fishing, clabbing, clamming, boating, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, hiking and nature walks. Myriad summer programs are offered, including kayak trips, beach driving clinics, boat tours, naturalist-led ecological talks, family activities and more. View the 2007 program brochure (pdf) for examples, or pick up a copy at the Indian River Lifewsaving Station.
Burton's Island--temporarily inaccessible while the Indian River bridge construction is underway--features a short nature trail offering views of the salt marshes and bay islands, where gulls and terns gather in their noisy summer nesting colonies. Thompson Island Preserve, located northwest of the Inlet, may feature some tours led by Delaware Seashore State Park staff. Check the program guide. The preserve serveds as an example of the productive salt marsh habitat once common around inland bays. Due to its importance to local wildlife, human activities on the island are limited, and no motor vehicle access or parking is available.
3 1/2 miles south of Bethany Beach on Delaware Route 1 (Coastal Highway)
(302) 227-2800
Open daily, 8 a.m. until sunset, all year.
Web site:
www.destateparks.com/fenwick/fisp.asp
Park map: Fenwick Island State Park Map (pdf)
Fenwick Island State Park offers a 344 acre, three-mile respite from the summer frenzy of Sea Colony to the north and Ocean City to the south. It touches both the Atlantic Ocean and Little Assawoman Bay, and provides opportunities for swimming, sunbathing, surfing, fishing, clamming, crabbing, windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, picnicking, sailboarding, birdwatching and more. A boat launch is offered on the bay within the Assawoman Wildlife Area. For details, consult the Fenwick Island State Park page on the Delaware State Parks Web site (listed above).
From Bethany Beach, take Route 26 to Millville
Right on Holt's Landing Rd/Rd 346 to the park
Web site:
www.destateparks.com/holts/hlsp.htm
Park map: Holt's Landing State Park Map (pdf)
A short drive from Bethany Beach, this 203-acre park offers a variety of activities on water and land. Picnic tables and grills are located under shade trees, with a playground and horseshoe pits adjacent. A pier specifically designed for crabbing provides an outlet for crabbers and anglers. Nature trails provide opportunities for hiking and observing thelarge birds and small mammals in and around the ponds, bay shoreline, grassy fields and hardwood forests. A boat launching ramp provides an access point to Indian River Bay for trailered boats, sailboats, windsurfing boards and small watercraft. Bay fishing can yield flounder, bluefish, perch or sea trout.
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