Parks · Sussex County

Holts Landing

Bay · Dagsboro · 206 acres

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Small and quiet on the south shore of Indian River Bay. Known for crabbing and clamming off the pier rather than for swimming. The bay here is shallow and warm.

What's there

Facilities

7/22 confirmed

Beach: Not confirmed
Guarded swimming: No
Surf fishing: No
Camping: Not confirmed
Cabins: Not confirmed
Trails: Yes
Boat launch: Yes
Boat rentals: Not confirmed
Pier: Yes
Disc golf: Not confirmed
Playground: Not confirmed
Fishing: Not confirmed
Kayak or canoe: Yes
Crabbing: Yes
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: $5 in-state · $10 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 Holts Landing State Park (opens Google Maps)
Park office: 302-227-2800

Dogs

Leashed. No guarded swimming beach here, so the summer closure that applies elsewhere may not bite — confirm before relying on it.

The full rule, with dates

Other parks in Sussex County

Cape Henlopen — ocean, Lewes
Delaware Seashore — ocean and bay, Rehoboth Beach
Fenwick Island — ocean and bay, Fenwick Island
Trap Pond — pond, Laurel

Where it is

Holts Landing State Park, Dagsboro, 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: Holts Landing park page — Read 12 August 2026. States its own entrance fee: $5/day Delaware plates, $10/day out-of-state — the inland rate. A bay-side park could have been classed either way; the state's own page settles it.
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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