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Cape Henlopen State Park
Cape Henlopen State Park is a Delaware state park on 5,450 acres (2,210 ha) on Cape Henlopen in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. William Penn made the beaches of Cape Henlopen one of the first public lands established in what has become the United States in 1682 with the declaration that Cape Henlopen would be for "the usage of the citizens of Lewes and Sussex County." Cape Henlopen State Park has a 24-hour and year-round fishing pier as well as campgrounds. The remainder of the park is only open from sunrise to sunset, and includes a bathhouse on the Atlantic Ocean, an area for surf-fishing, a disc golf course, and bicycle and walking paths. The beach at Herring Point is a popular surfing spot. The park is a stop on Delaware's Coastal Heritage Greenway.
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Gordons Pond Trail
Flat crushed-stone path and elevated boardwalk skirting the 900-acre Gordons Pond saltwater lagoon between Rehoboth Beach and the Cape Henlopen dunes; prime birdwatching for herons, ospreys and bald eagles.
Walking Dunes Trail
An easy ~2.6-mile loop through the forested, shifting sand dunes at Cape Henlopen near Lewes, showcasing the park's slowly migrating 'walking dunes'.
Junction & Breakwater Trail
A crushed-stone rail-trail on a 19th-century railroad bed connecting the beach towns of Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, running through hardwood forest, open farm fields and wetland boardwalk sections.
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Coordinates
38.7606, -75.1047
Trails covered
3 curated routes at this park.