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Young Family Hike: Beach Houses
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Nature Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Moderate
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Take a short walk to the bay beach and search for animals that call the beach their home and help build a beach critter home yourself. Dress for the weather. For ages 3-7 years old with an adult (no strollers.) Online registration ends 24 hours prior to program. After that, if space available, please call 302-645-6852. $5 per person.
Prices: Public: $5.00 |
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Young Family Hike: Five Senses
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Nature Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Moderate
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Use all your senses to experience the park and compare how animals use their senses. For ages 3-7 years old with an adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to program. After that, if space available, please call 302-645-6852. $5 per person.
Prices: Public: $5.00 |
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Young Family Hike: Falling Leaves
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Nature Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Moderate
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Take a short walk outside to find out why trees change in fall and then make a fun leaf craft. For ages 3-7 years old with an adult. Dress for the weather. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to program. After that, if space is available, please call 302-645-6852. $5 per person.
Prices: Public: $5.00 |
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Beach Wagon Rides
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Hayride Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Easy
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Enjoy a ride on the ocean beach aboard an all-abilities wagon pulled by a tractor. Highlights may include seeing dolphins and other evening wildlife. For ages 5 and up with an adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852. $9 per person. Prices: Adult: $9.00, Child (Age 5+ w/adult): $9.00 |
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Cape Cadets
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Kid Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Easy
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Calling all cadets! Bring your 8 to 12 year-old to join up with the soldiers of Fort Miles and learn history through crafts, games, and hands-on discovery. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Most programs take place outdoors, so dress for the weather. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-644-5007. Prices: Child: $6.00 |
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First Day Hike: The Guns of Fort Miles
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Historic Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Easy
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Start the New Year off right with a history hike! Reserve a limited spot on our guided hike to learn more about the weapons of WWII era Fort Miles. For ages 7 and older with an adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-644-5007. Free but registration required, limited space. Prices: Free: $0.00 |
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Artillery Park Walk
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Hiking Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Easy
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Join our historical interpreters for a walk through the Fort Miles Artillery Park. Learn more about the different artillery pieces that helped protect the entrance of the Delaware Bay. Tours meet at the Orientation Building. Recommended for ages 7+. $3 per person. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-644-5007. Prices: General Admission: $3.00, Military: $0.00 |
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Seaside History Hike
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Hiking Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Bring your walking shoes as a park historian leads you across the sandy trail towards the Delaware Bay. See World War II relics, uncover the Delaware Breakwater Quarantine Station and hear tales of pirates. Tours meet at the Seaside Nature Center. Dress for the weather. Recommended for ages 7+. $5 per person. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-644-5007. Prices: General Admission: $5.00 |
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Hike the Point
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Hiking Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Difficult
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Recently opened for the public to explore the beach, join us on this guided 1.8-mile hike to explore the beauty of Cape Henlopen's Point and its ecological importance. For ages 7 and older with an adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852. $5 per person
Prices: Adult: $5.00, Child (Age 7+): $5.00 |
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Full Moon Hike
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Evening Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Hike the park as the sun sets and the full moon rises. Find out what animals come out at night and how they adapt. Dress for the weather. For ages 7 and older with an adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852. Prices: Adult: $7.00, Child (Age 7+): $7.00 |
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Leaf Peeper Hike
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Hiking Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Our park has more than just pine trees take a peek at the different colors of the other trees in the park and discover how and why their leaves change color. For ages 5 and older with an adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852.
$5 per person
Prices: Adult: $5.00, Child (Age 7+): $5.00 |
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Squid Dissection
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Science Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Explore the ins and outs of these mysterious animals through hands-on dissection. For ages 7 and older with an adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852. $9 per person
Prices: Adult: $9.00, Child (Age 7+ w/adult): $9.00 |
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Reptile Hike
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Hike the park in search of reptiles as we discover how they make the various habitats their home. For ages 7 and older with an adult.
Prices: Adult: $3.00, Child (Age 7+): $3.00 |
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Seining the Bay
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Fish the shallows of Delaware Bay using a beach seine net to collect fish, crabs and other creatures, and discover how the bay functions as a nursery. Dress to get wet and wear secure shoes, no flip-flops. For ages 5 and older with an adult. Online registration closes 24 hours prior to the program. After that please call 302-645-6852. $7 per person Prices: Adult: $7.00, Child (Age 5+ w/adult): $7.00 |
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You're a Natural: Observing and Drawing Nature
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Art Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Join us for a short walk into the woods and learn the basics of drawing forms in the natural world. Bring a sketch pad and pencils as well as a folding chair. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852.
$5 per person Prices: Adult: $5.00, Child (Age 8+): $5.00 |
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Reading the Beach
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Hiking Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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The beach is a chaotic and dynamic part of Earth. Walk the beach and learn how to read the messages left by waves and wind and use them to predict the future of the shore! For ages 10 and up with an adult. $3 per person
Prices: Public: $3.00 |
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Mother's Day Nature Walk
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Hiking Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Celebrate Mother's Day weekend with a short walk looking for beautiful spring flowers and some of nature's best moms! For ages 7 and up with an adult.
Prices: Adult: $3.00, Child (Age 7+): $3.00 |
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Cape Invasion
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Biking |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Cape Henlopen has been invaded¿by plants! Join us for a biking tour that explores how building Fort Miles led to a change in Cape Henlopen's ecology. Please bring your own bike. Tours meet at the Orientation Building. Recommended for ages 10+. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $5 per person. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-644-5007. Prices: General Admission: $5.00 |
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Green Spring Scavenger Hunt
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Join us on this interactive scavenger hunt where we follow clues to see how different green and non-green elements of nature help the park's ecosystem thrive, and how you can become a part of it! Dress for the weather. For ages 5 and older with an adult. Pre-registration required.
$5 per person
Prices: Adult: $5.00, Child (Age 5+): $5.00 |
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The Great Egg Case Hunt
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Search the beach for skate egg cases and other beach treasures that wash up on our shore. Become a citizen scientist by recording your findings and help researchers discover more about the egg laying species in our waters! Dress for the weather. For ages 5 and older with an adult. Pre-registration required.
$5 per person
Prices: Adult: $5.00, Child (Age 5+): $5.00 |
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Exploring Tides
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Join us as we explore the bay shore and discover how this powerful and mysterious force of nature impacts our coast and all the creatures that live here! Dress to get wet. Boots, closed-toe water shoes, or old sneakers required. Ages 7 and older with an adult. Pre-registration required.
$5 per person
Prices: Adult: $5.00, Child (Age 7+): $5.00 |
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Fort Miles Lantern Tour
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Evening Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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In 1943 World War II was in full swing, but it was much different than anticipated. Tour Battery 519 by lantern light as we reveal U-boats on the prowl, sailors in distress and what World War II turned out to be for soldiers stationed at Fort Miles. Recommended for ages 10+. $7 per person. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-644-5007. Prices: General Admission: $7.00, Military: $0.00 |
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Sand Pounders: Coast Guard Beach Patrols
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General Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Join a park historian portraying a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Beach Patrol! From defending against saboteurs to rescuing submarine attack survivors, the Coast Guard was an important part of Fort Miles. For ages 7 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Program meets at the Orientation Building. Prices: General Admission: $5.00 |
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Freaky Friday Night Hike
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Evening Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Explore the park as the sun sets for signs of "Creepy" local wildlife and discover why these mysterious creatures may not be so spooky after all! Dress for the weather. For ages 7 and up with an adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852. $6 per person. Prices: Adult: $6.00, Child (Age 7+ w/adult): $6.00 |
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"Hunt" for the Cape Henlopen Devil
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General Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Search for the elusive Cape Henlopen Devil by following mysterious fall animal themed scavenger hunt clues. Dress for the weather. For ages 5 and older with an adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852. $5 per person. Prices: Adult: $5.00, Child (Age 5+ w/adult): $5.00 |