Directions
The St. Jones Reserve component is located six miles southeast of Dover. The Blackbird Creek component is located in southern New Castle County.
Phone
302-739-3436
Activities
BIKING, BOATING, HISTORIC & CULTURAL SITE, INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, FISHING, HIKING, HUNTING, VISITOR CENTER, WILDLIFE VIEWING, FISH VIEWING SITE, DOCUMENTARY SITE, INFORMATION SITE, PHOTOGRAPHY, PADDLING, SWIMMING
Camping Reservations
Reserve your campsite at these camping areas:
Hiking Trails
Looking for nice hiking areas to take a hike? Choose from these scenic hiking trails:
Related Link(s)
More Delaware Recreation Areas
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve Facebook page
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve Twitter page
National Estuarine Research Reserve System — Delaware
The Delaware Reserve encompasses over 6,000 acres from the freshwater wetlands, ponds and forest lands of the Blackbird Creek Reserve to the salt marsh, mudflats, tidal creeks and open water habitats of the St Jones Reserve and Delaware Bay. The Delaware Bay provides habitat for many species of waterfowl, finfish, as well as clams, oysters and crabs. It has the second largest concentration of migrating shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere and the largest population of spawning horseshoe crabs in the world. The Delaware Reserve promotes the stewardship of estuarine and coastal areas through research and education.
