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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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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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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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Wild Eats!
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Explore the park for wild edibles and understand how you can use some of the same plants that animals eat. For ages 10 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 10+ w/adult): $5.00 |
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Welcome Back Shorebirds!
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Join us on Migratory Bird Day as we search the bay shore for shorebirds on their flight north. Bring your binoculars or borrow a pair of ours. Dress for the weather. Ages 10 and older with an adult. Online registration closes 24 hours prior to program. After that please call 302-645-6852. $5 per person Prices: General Admission: $5.00 |
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Wake Up Cape!
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Spring is here and our local animals are out and about. Explore the park for tracks and other signs of animal life and discover what their doing this time of year. Dress for the weather. For ages 5 and older with an adult. Online registration closes 24 hours prior to program. After that please call 302-645-6852. $5 per person Prices: General Admission: $5.00 |
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Truckin' Through History
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Shuttle Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Take a ride on an historic WWII troop-carrying truck as we tour the park and explore some of the lesser-known remains of Fort Miles. Tours meet at the Orientation Building. Recommended for ages 7+. Limit 12 per ride. $10 per person. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-644-5007.
Prices: General Admission: $10.00 |
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Too Cool for Reptiles
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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See and touch live reptiles as we find out what our local snakes and turtles do as the days get cooler. 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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Tidal Flats Exploration
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Grab a hand net and search for fish, crabs and other aquatic life on the bay flats at low tide and uncover how they adapt to this changing habitat. Wear old shoes (no flip-flops) that can get wet and muddy. For ages 7 and older with an adult. Online registration closes 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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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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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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Snakes & Turtles of Cape
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Meet live reptiles and find out why the park is their home during this indoor program. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852. For ages 5 and older with an adult. $5 per person Prices: Adult: $5.00, Child (Age 5+ w/adult): $5.00 |
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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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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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Seals at the Beach
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 15 min.
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Moderate
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Stranded or just hanging out? Find out which species you may see and what these marine mammals are doing on our coast in the winter. 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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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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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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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
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Plant Identification Exploration
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Learn the basics of plant anatomy and identification on this short hike through our coastal ecosystem. Please dress for the weather. For ages 8 and up 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 8+): $5.00 |
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Pinelands History Hike
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Hiking Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Enjoy a hike through the Pinelands trail while exploring some of the farther-flung elements of Fort Miles! Tours meet at the Pinelands trailhead near Fort Miles. Recommended for ages 7+. 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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Partial Solar Eclipse
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Science Tour |
3 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Delaware will experience a partial solar eclipse (close to 85%) with the peak occurring at about 3:15 p.m. The eclipse is not something to watch with the naked eye, so register on-line to receive a pair of Safe Solar Glasses (limited supply). We will also have other arrangements in place to safely experience this amazing astronomical event. For ages 5 and older with an adult. Prices: Adult: $0.00, Child (Age 5+): $0.00 |
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Our Beach Rocks!
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Moderate
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Search for the different rocks and minerals that make up our beach, and discover the fascinating story of how they made it to the Delaware shore! For ages 7 and up with a paying adult. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to program. After that, if space available, please call 302-645-6852.
Prices: Adult: $6.00, Child (Age 7+): $6.00 |
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Osprey's Return!
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Birdwatching Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Celebrate bird migration by discovering how and why ospreys return. We'll travel the park to observe how these raptors nest and survive. For ages 7 and older with an adult.
Prices: Adult: $3.00, Child (Age 7+): $3.00 |
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Nature Trail Hike
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Nature Tour |
1 hr. 00 min.
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Easy
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Hike with a naturalist and experience one of the many different ecological wonders of the park and why it is important to us. 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: $5.00, Child (Age 7+): $5.00 |