Delaware Outdoor Activities & Recreation
Blessed with stunning beaches, vast ocean, inland bays, natural wetlands, lush forests, flowing rivers, beautiful state and national parks, and wildlife refuges, Delaware is the perfect setting for outdoor recreation and adventure. Vacationers, families and outdoor lovers enjoy fishing, swimming, sailing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, biking, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, golfing, and bird watching - from Rehoboth Beach to Trap Pond State Park. [
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Delaware Hiking & Biking
Delaware is a spectacular hiking destination with more than 100 miles of beautiful trails to explore. Enjoy exceptional hiking and nature experiences at Delaware State Parks, including Alapocas Run State Park, Bellevue State Park, Brandywine Creek State Park, Flint Woods Nature Preserve, Fox Point State Park, Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington State Parks, White Clay Creek State Park, Fort Delaware State Park and Fort DuPont State Park.
The former estate of William DuPont - just outside of Wilmington - Bellevue State Park offers a myriad of wooded trails, equestrian areas, and the Northern Delaware Greenway for hiking, biking, jogging, rollerblading, and horseback riding. White Tail Trail at White Clay Creek State Park offers peaceful hikes through the rolling hills of Delaware's piedmont through meadows, old fields, and woodlands. Swamp Forest Trail at Lums Pond offers a long hike around Delaware's largest freshwater pond. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Loop is an 8.3 mile circuit hike on dirt roads that follow Delaware Bay. Enjoy a leisurely interpretive hike on Burton's Island Loop at Delaware Seashore State Park on boardwalks, sand, salt marsh and coastal forest. Burton's Island is the largest barrier island in an archipelago between Rehoboth Bay and Indian River Bay. [
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Delaware Fishing
With 52 miles of Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay coast, breathtaking state parks, beautiful inland bays, wetlands, rivers, lakes and ponds, Delaware is truly a sport fishing paradise. Whether you embark on deep-sea fishing adventure on the mighty Atlantic or cast your lines from the sparkling sands and piers, anglers are rewarded with catch of flounder, tuna, tog, striper, blues, and sea bass. Bethany Beach, Rehoboth Beach, Fenwick Island, Ocean City, and Dewey Beach offers white sand beaches for excellent surf fishing. Popular fishing destinations include many of Delaware's state parks. The largest freshwater pond in Delaware, Lums Pond is one of the state's top fishing spots. Adams Wharf on Delaware Bay and Indian River Marina on the Atlantic Ocean offer charter boats and exciting fishing excursions. [
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Delaware Water & Beach Activities
Stretching 96 miles along the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware is a spectacular coastal destination with beautiful sand beaches, blue Atlantic Ocean, inland bays, seashore parks, and wetlands that offer a spectrum of outdoor activities and recreation. Drive down the breathtaking Delaware coast to tranquil beach resorts of Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, South Bethany, Lewes and Fenwick Island, where miles of golden sand, rolling Atlantic surf and charming waterfront walks inspire you to play. Enjoy outdoor activities and water sports, including swimming, surfing, sunbathing, surf fishing, boating, sailing, deep sea fishing, boogie boarding, kayaking, sailing, dolphin watching, biking, beachcombing and eco-touring.
Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Little Assawoman Bay, Fenwick Island''s stretch of ocean offers beautiful beaches for swimming, surf fishing, and surfing, and the bay is a sanctuary for jet skiing, sailing, windsurfing, boating and fishing. Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes offers beautiful beaches for ocean swimming and sunbathing, as well as a scenic landscape for year-round hiking and biking. From salt marshes and bald cypress swamps to oceans and bays, Delaware offers exciting kayak adventures and tours. Rehoboth, Bethany, Fenwick, Ocean City and Assateague Island offers kayak tours, programs and rentals from an hour to a week. Escape to Delaware's Quiet Resorts for the beach getaway of a lifetime! [
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Wildlife Viewing & Bird Watching
Explore the natural beauty of the wetland forest at Trap Pond State Park - one of Delaware''s first state parks - featuring beautiful hiking trails that surround the pond. Hike through this lush coastal wetlands and encounter native animal species, flowering plants and diverse birds like a Great Blue Heron, owl, hummingbird, warbler, Bald Eagle or the mysterious Pileated Woodpecker. One of the largest expanses of tidal salt marsh in the mid-Atlantic region, and Delaware's top birding site, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge offers 1,100 acres of fresh water pools, swamps, agricultural lands, and grassy upland for spotting migrating shorebirds, waterfowl, nesting bald eagles, woodland mammals and diverse wildlife in a pristine natural setting. [
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From the beautiful hiking trails at White Clay Creek State Park to the breathtaking beaches on Fenwick Island, Delaware offers a magical landscape for outdoor fun and adventure. Grab your family and fishing rods and head to one of the Ramada Hotels of Delaware, where you'll find excellent accommodations, friendly hospitality and modern luxuries just beyond the bays, beaches and backcountry!
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