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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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Guppy Club: Down by the Bay
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Kid Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Moderate
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Bring your 3 to 5-year-old to explore what lives down by the bay and make a craft to take home! Children must be accompanied by an adult and dressed for the outdoors. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to program. After that, if space available, please call 302-645-6852. $5 per child.
Prices: Public: $5.00 |
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Guppy Club: Hoot for Owls!
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Kid Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Moderate
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Bring your 3 to 5-year-old to discover how and why owls love living in our park and make a hoot of a craft! Children must be accompanied by an adult and dressed for the outdoors. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to program. After that, if space available, please call 302-645-6852. $5 per child.
Prices: Public: $5.00 |
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Guppy Club: Wild About Turkeys
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Kid Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Moderate
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Bring your 3 to 5-year-old to find out what this "Thanksgiving bird" is doing in the park and create a "wild" turkey craft to take home! Children must be accompanied by an adult and dressed for the outdoors. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to program. After that, if space available, please call 302-645-6852. $5 per child.
Prices: Public: $5.00 |
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Guppy Club: Evergreens
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Kid Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Easy
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Bring your 3 to 5-year-old and go outside and search for pine trees and other things that stay green all winter. Children must be accompanied by an adult and dressed for the outdoors.
Online pre-registration and payment required. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852.
Prices: Child Under 5: $5.00 |
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Guppy Club: Winter Seals
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Kid Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Easy
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Bring your 3 to 5-year-old and find out why seals visit our waters in the winter. Children must be accompanied by an adult and dressed for the outdoors.
Online pre-registration and payment required. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852.
Prices: Child Under 5: $5.00 |
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Guppy Club: Footprints in the Park
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Kid Tour |
0 hr. 45 min.
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Easy
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Bring your 3 to 5-year-old and search for different tracks in the sand or snow and discover what these animals do during winter. Children must be accompanied by an adult and dressed for the outdoors.
Online pre-registration and payment required. Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the program. After that, please call 302-645-6852.
Prices: Child Under 5: $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 |