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Parks in Delaware

Explore 22 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Albemarle Peninsula in eastern North Carolina. The …

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Assateague Island National Seashore

Assateague Island National Seashore

Delaware

Want to live on the edge? Visit a place recreated each day by ocean wind and waves. Life on Assateague Island …

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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1938 to protect and provide habitat for migratory and win…

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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in 1933 as a waterfowl sanctuary for birds migrating…

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Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park

Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park

Delaware

English colonists first landed here in April 1607, erected a wooden cross and gave thanks for a successful cro…

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Cape May National Wildlife Refuge

Cape May National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Established in 1989, Cape May National Wildlife Refuge provides critical habitat to a wide variety of migrator…

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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Located on the Indigenous homelands of the Pocomoke and Occohannock people, Chincoteague National Wildlife Ref…

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Currituck National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Currituck NWR, located on the northern end of North Carolina's Outer Banks, was established in 1984 to preserv…

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Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve

Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve

Delaware

The Delaware Reserve encompasses over 6,000 acres from the freshwater wetlands, ponds and forest lands of the …

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Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge

Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Lying at the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula, the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge serves as o…

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First State National Historical Park

First State National Historical Park

Delaware

Famous as the First State to ratify the Constitution, Delaware was born out of a conflict among three world po…

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First State National Historical Park

Delaware

Famous as the First State to ratify the Constitution, Delaware was born out of a conflict among three world po…

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Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

The Virginia barrier island chain, including Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge, is one of only 17 site…

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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Delaware

Amongst the shallow blue waters of the Outer Banks lies Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Shaped by constant win…

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Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

First established in 1954 through a 2,569 acre donation by the late Glenn L. Martin, the Martin National Wildl…

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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument

Delaware

Harriet Tubman was a deeply spiritual woman who lived her ideals and dedicated her life to freedom. She is the…

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IWW Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay

IWW Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay

Delaware

Primarily a commercial navigation project, although the canal is also open to recreational boats, and public a…

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Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Congress established the Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge on December 30, 1960, by the authority of the …

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Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1938 to provide nesting, resting, and wintering habitat…

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Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Established in 1963, the refuge is an important stopover site for migratory birds as they travel up and down t…

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Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Delaware

Established in 1974, Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is located in Pennsville, NJ (Salem County) alon…

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Wright Brothers National Memorial

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Delaware

Wind, sand, and a dream of flight brought Wilbur and Orville Wright to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina where, after…

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