Delaware Seashore State Park

Delaware Seashore State Park
Delaware Seashore State Park
Delaware State Park
Named for: The Delaware shoreline
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Location
 - coordinates 38°39′00″N 75°03′59″W / 38.65°N 75.06639°W / 38.65; -75.06639Coordinates: 38°39′00″N 75°03′59″W / 38.65°N 75.06639°W / 38.65; -75.06639
 - elevation 13 ft (4 m)
Area 2,825 acres (1,143 ha)
Founded 1965
Managed by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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Location of Delaware Seashore State Park in Delaware
Location of Delaware Seashore State Park in Delaware
Website : Delaware Seashore State Park

Delaware Seashore State Park is located near Dewey Beach, in Delaware, United States. It is bounded on the east by the mighty Atlantic Ocean and on the west by Rehoboth Bay and Indian River Bay. The park covers 2,825 acres (1,143 ha). It is a major attraction for millions of visitors who enjoy the large variety of water-related activities available along Delaware's coast. The State Park Commission (now the Division of Parks and Recreation) began operating Delaware Seashore State Park in 1965.

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) of Delaware Seashore State Park:

v · Protected Areas of Delaware
Federal
Other
State

Alapocas Run • Auburn Heights • Bellevue • Brandywine Creek • Cape Henlopen • Delaware Seashore • Fenwick Island • First State • Fort Delaware • Fort DuPont • Fox Point • Holts Landing • Killens Pond • Lums Pond • Trap Pond • White Clay Creek • Wilmington
Blackbird • Redden • Taber

Assawoman • Augustine • Blackbird Reserve • Blackiston • C&D Canal • Cedar Swamp • DNERR Blackbird Reserve Tract • Industrial Forest Lands • Little Creek • Marshy Hope • McGinnis Pond • Midlands • Milford Neck • Nanticoke • Norman G. Wilder • Oakie Preserve - Popular Thicket Farm • Old Furnace • Prime Hook • St. Jones DNERR Property • Ted Harvey Conservation Area • Urban Archery Only Area • Woodland Beach
Other
County
County Parks

Iron Hill Park • Middle Run Valley Natural Area

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