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Delaware Field Guide

Parks · Sussex County

Cape Henlopen

Ocean · Lewes · 5,451 acres

The biggest park in the state and the one where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic. Great Dune, WWII observation towers, a fishing pier, and a campground with a bike loop down to the beaches. The point is a genuinely wild stretch of coast twenty minutes from Rehoboth.

What's there

Facilities

7/9 confirmed
Beach
Yes
Guarded swimming
Yes
Surf fishing
Yes
Camping
Yes
Cabins
Not confirmed
Trails
Yes
Boat launch
Not confirmed
Pier
Yes
Disc golf
Yes

Getting in

Entry, 2026
$10 in-state · $20 out-of-stateCharged 1 March – 30 November. Annual pass $50 in-state / $100 out.
Hours
Not confirmed
Park office
Not confirmed

Dogs

Leashed year-round outside the guarded swimming beaches. Non-guarded and surf-fishing sand is open in July.

The full rule, with dates

Still to confirm

Listed openly rather than hidden, because a gap you can see is worth more than a gap you can't.

  • Get the park office number and seasonal hours.
  • Confirm the fee band and the guarded-beach dates.
  • Confirm which loops have shade and spigots.
  • Confirm cabins and boat launch.

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