Cape Henlopen State Park

  • Lewes, Delaware
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Cape Henlopen's beaches attract thousands of visitors who enjoy ocean swimming and sunbathing. Two designated swimming beaches provide lifeguard patrols between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day. The northern ... more on Destateparks.com

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Ratings & Reviews for Cape Henlopen State Park from Around the Web

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36 reviews

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We camped out for a few nights and found the facility clean and comfortable. more on Yahoo! Travel

The park features a swimming beach and plenty of fishing /general purpose beaches. more on Epinions.com

Here you will often see horseshoe crabs in the water and sometimes washed up on the shoreline. more on TripAdvisor

There's a bait shop at the pier with reasonable prices. more on Epinions.com

When we went on the Ferry boat across to New Jersey the kids had a great time with the entertainment that was included. more on Yahoo! Travel

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We camped here mid-week at the end of August. The location is beautiful and the state park has so much to do. The highlights are the pristine beach, the bikes you can borrow for free (including tow be ... more on TripAdvisor

Drove there from Arlington, VA. Took a half day off work and got there around 5 pm on Friday. It was buggier than I expected, more black flies than mosquitoes. The bathrooms started out very clean but ... more on TripAdvisor

I went down to Cape Henlopen State Park on the weekend of May 7th through 9th, 2010. We had adult couples and 12 teenage kids (It was the birthday weekend for 2 of the teenagers and 2 of the adults). ... more on TripAdvisor

I love the beach but the campground is another story, there are no electric hook ups, there are rules, rules and more rules, one of them being no generators allowed, which is very confusing if there i ... more on TripAdvisor

Surprised to see my site (like most it seemed) was sooo small my pop-up had to be set-up on the tarmac! There was room for a fire ring & picnic table. Site boundaries aren't clear but I think a large ... more on TripAdvisor

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Top Reviews From Epinions.com

I read the reviews here for Cape Henlopen, and since I was traveling to Delaware for business purpos ... more on Epinions.com

For too many people, the Delaware shore means the beach towns of Bethany, Dewey, and Rehoboth. For those who venture a bit further north, it usually means heading towards ... more on Epinions.com

I'll bet that most people passing through Lewes Delaware are only stopping long enough to wait for the next ferry to Cape May. I'll bet that most don't pay any attention ... more on Epinions.com

Great Amenities at Cape Henlopen State Park:

  • Fixed dump station
  • Bird watching
  • Recycle center
  • Bath house
  • Toilet, flush
  • Coin laundry
  • Comfort station
  • Dump station
  • Walking
  • Parking
  • Ranger station
  • Bbq/picnic area
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Hiking trails
  • Historic sites nearby
  • Restaurant nearby
  • Swimming
  • Nature program
  • Picnic tables
  • Telephone
  • Fishing
  • Ocean swimming
  • Fire rings
  • Biking
  • Amphitheater
  • Nature trails
  • Interfaith church services
  • Hiking trail
  • Showers
  • Interpretive programs

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Cape Henlopen State Park Website

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