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Oceanside Beach at The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Reopens Saturday, August 30
DNREC will reopen a stretch of the oceanside beach at The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Saturday, August 30th. However the bayside beach remains closed until October 1st ā it is used by shorebirds migrating south for the winter. The Point has closed annually since 1993 each March for the benefit of threatened and…
Read MoreCape Henlopen Point Beaches Closed For Nesting Season
The Point at Cape Henlopen is now closed for the annual beach nesting season. According to the Department of Natural Resources. the stretch of ocean and bay beach has been closed yearly since 1993 to benefit threatened and endangered beach nesters and migratory shorebirds. Piping plovers, red knots, oystercatchers, least terns and other birds often…
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