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Discover the best beaches in Delaware. You will find a complete listing of cheap motels, discount hotels and budget accommodations as well as information on tourist attractions for Delaware coastline.

Most of Delaware beaches that are on the Bay or Ocean are located in the lower part of the state in Sussex County. Bowers Beach is located in Kent county.

Activities: Dolphin and Whale watching tours, biking, bird watching, biking, hiking, camping, sailing, kayaking and more water sports.

You can go surf fishing. Fish for sea bass, stripers, croaker, flounder, weak-fish, blue fish, king fish and sea trout. Go 80 miles off shore to the Gulf Stream and catch marlin, shark, tuna and mahi mahi. There are offshore canyons for fishing. The best season for fishing is late fall.

Little Assawoman and Rehoboth are good areas for crabbing and clamming from April to early fall.

Delaware beaches are about 2 hours from Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC.

Towns/cities near or on the Beach

North to South

To get to here, you can take a ferry from New Jersey which takes about 70 minutes. The ferry goes from Cape May to Lewis.

The coastal highway or Scenic Highway 1 is between Dewey Beach and Fenwick Island. It runs between the Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay / Assawoman Bay.

miles and miles of beautiful delaware beaches

Best Western Gold Leaf Hotel
address: 1400 Highway, One Dewey Beach
zipcode: 19971
Discount Rates starting at: $212.99/Night
Hotel Rating: 2 Star
Pool, Microwave, Refrigerator


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To visit a comprehensive website with lots of information for everyone who loves the beach, go to Tips for the beach. You'll find information on beach activities and safety, destinations and events at the beach along with suggestions for unique products for the beach lover.

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