Parks · Sussex County

Fenwick Island

Ocean and bay · Fenwick Island · 375 acres

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A quiet three-mile strip between Bethany and the Maryland line, immediately north of the Fenwick Island town beach. Ocean on one side, Little Assawoman Bay on the other. Much less crowded than the parks above it.

What's there

Facilities

6/22 confirmed

Beach: Yes
Guarded swimming: Yes
Surf fishing: Yes
Camping: No
Cabins: No
Trails: Not confirmed
Boat launch: Not confirmed
Boat rentals: Not confirmed
Pier: Not confirmed
Disc golf: Not confirmed
Playground: Not confirmed
Fishing: Not confirmed
Kayak or canoe: Yes
Crabbing: Not confirmed
Water park: Not confirmed
Ropes course: Not confirmed
Climbing wall: Not confirmed
Horse trails: Not confirmed
Tennis: Not confirmed
Golf: Not confirmed
Riding stables: Not confirmed
Restrooms: Not confirmed

Getting in

Entry, 2026: $10 in-state · $20 out-of-stateCharged 1 March – 30 November. Free outside it.
Annual pass: $50 for a Delaware-registered vehicle, $100 out of state.Discounted passes are available for active-duty military and veterans; the discounted amounts are not confirmed. Deauville Beach has its own annual pass at $115.
Where to buy: Delaware State Parks — passes and permitsOnline at destateparks.com, which issues a virtual pass usable for 30 days from purchase, or at a park office.
Hours: 8 a.m. – sunset, daily
Getting there: Open in Google Maps to Fenwick Island State Park (opens Google Maps)
Park office: 302-227-2800

Dogs

Leashed year-round outside the guarded beach — and it starts where the Fenwick town beach, which bans dogs all summer, ends.

The full rule, with dates

Other parks in Sussex County

Cape Henlopen — ocean, Lewes
Delaware Seashore — ocean and bay, Rehoboth Beach
Holts Landing — bay, Dagsboro
Trap Pond — pond, Laurel

Where it is

Fenwick Island State Park, Fenwick Island, DEDirections →

Read from the source — not yet confirmed by phone

Read from Delaware State Parks on 2 Aug 2026 · not yet confirmed by phone

Delaware State Parks — Park roster and facilities.
Delaware State Parks: passes, permits and fees — 2026 fee schedule, effective 1 March 2026.
Delaware State Parks: park office phone numbers — DNREC's own contact page, read 8 August 2026. Lists an office number for every state park.
Delaware State Parks, confirmed 8 August 2026 — Standard day-use hours of 8 a.m. to sunset, and which attractions are charged separately from park admission.
Delaware State Parks, confirmed 8 August 2026 — What each park offers, gone through park by park.
DNREC: Fenwick Island park page — Read 12 August 2026. States its own entrance fee: $10/day Delaware plates, $20/day out-of-state — the ocean rate, from the state's own page rather than inferred from geography.
DNREC: passes, permits and fees — Read 12 August 2026. The daily entrance fee is charged 1 March through 30 November; inland $5/$10, ocean $10/$20, walking and biking in free.

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