DNREC to Close The Point at Cape Henlopen for Beachnesting Season

Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse, brown pelicans, the point 2021, cape henlopen state park, delaware surf fishing — Brown pelicans at the point

Dover (Feb 25, 2022) … The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean and bay beach, Tuesday, March 1. Since 1993,

the point 2021, cape henlopen state park, delaware surf fishing — tern

The Point has closed annually for most of the spring and summer for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, including red knot, piping plovers, oystercatchers, least terns and other species.

american oyster catching, eating a sand flea, delaware, sussex county, beach nesting birds, fenwickisland, rehoboth beach, caoe henlopen state park, delaware seashore state park, broadkill beach, beach plum island — American Oyster Catcher eating a sand flea at Fenwick Island

DNREC Revises Recreational Striped Bass Summer Slot Season…

Jun 13, 2024

Tour Of The Closed Sections Of The Cape Henlopen Fishing…

Jun 12, 2024

Prev Next 1 of 1,586

The Point’s nesting habitat on the ocean side will reopen to the public Sept. 1. The bayside beach will remain closed until Oct. 1 for use by shorebirds migrating south for the winter.

piping plover, protected birds, taste like chicken, beach closures — Piping Plover sporting a beach tag

The DNREC Divisions of Parks and Recreation, Fish and Wildlife, and Watershed Stewardship have worked together since 1990 to implement a management plan to halt the decline of beachnester and migratory shorebird populations.