Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Delaware

Facility Name Description Activities Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Since 1937, Bombay Hook has hosted hundreds of thousands of migrating ducks, geese, shorebirds, and neotropical songbirds, all following old traditions of natural history, the spring and fall  more... Autotouring , Hiking , Historic/Cultural Sites , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve The Delaware Reserve consists of two components-one on the Blackbird Creek and the other on the St. Jones River. The Blackbird Creek component is dominated by freshwater wetlands, ponds, and  more... Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Prime Hook NWR is located 22 miles southeast of Dover, DE, near the western shore of Delaware Bay. The refuge was established in 1963 to conserve an important segment of the Delaware Bay marshes, to  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing