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                 The
                 Delaware
                 Estuary
                 Public
                 Access
                 Guide




                                                               US Department of Cornrnerce                      -I
                                                                    Onotal Services Center Library
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                                      List of Maps                                   PENNSYLVANIA                  Trenton

                                      Map     Area
                                      1       Trenton                                          Philadelphia       2
                                      2       Burlington                                                 0.
                                      3       Philadelphia                           Wilmington           Camden
                                      4       Chester                                      5         4
                                      5       Wilmington
                                      6                                                                         NEW JERSEY
                                              Salem
                                      7       Millville                                       Salem
                                      8       Cape May
                                              Dover
                                      9                                                                  millville
                                      10
                                              Lewes
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                                      1 St Printing,
                                                     May, 1992
                                      2nd Printing, January, 1993                         9                     Cape
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                                      This pamphlet was prepared by the
                                      Delaware Estuary Program's Public                            Lewes
                                      Participation office. It was funded by                       10
                                      the U.S. Environmental Protection                 DELAWARE
                                      Agency. The purpose of this pam-
                                      phlet is to pinpoint access sites which
                                      are open to the public. The only
                                      private marinas listed are those that          Prepared by Judy Blum, Association of
                                      maintain permanent pump-out                    New Jersey Environmental Commissions
                                      stations. Although every effort was            (ANJEC) Project Director and New Jersey
                                      made to verify the accuracy of all             Public Participation Coordinator for the
                                      information contained within, condi-           Delaware Estuary Program.
                                      tions are constantly changing and              Maps prepared by Anne Heasly.
                                      inaccuracies May still exist. Please           Illustrated by Barbara Pretz.
                                      notify us if you think something is
                                                                                     Craighead, Sidney Craven, Mariode
                                      incorrect or omitted so that the cor           Special thanks to Steve Bims, Stephanie
                                      rection can be made in the next print-         Crofts, Karen Day, William Douglass, Beth
                                      ing. Please direct all comments to             Drost, James Falk, Steve Feltenberg,
                                                                                     Deborah Freeman, Karen Holm, Andy
                                      The Delaware Estuary Program                   Johnson, Bill Johnson, Tony Patterson,
                                                                                     Dave Pollison, Vanyla Tierney and
                                                1-800-445-4935                       Steve Whitney.








                                    Introduction                                     The Atlantic Flyway


                                    This series of maps indicates the                Our abundance of natural areas on
                                    locations of public access sites,                the Bay is one reason so many
                                    recreational facilities and historic and         migratory birds visit each year. The
                                    cultural places of interest in the               Atlantic Flyway is the east coast path
                                    Delaware Estuary. The Estuary                    used by migratory birds in the Spring
                                    includes the Delaware Bay and River              and Fall. The Delaware Estuary
                                    from Cape Henlopen/Cape May, north               provides a major link in this migratory
                                    to the Falls at Trenton, and all of the          chain which stretches from South
                                    tidal tributaries along the way. This            America to Canada. Each Spring and
                                    area covers the land and waterways               Fall, the estuary hosts massive
                                    of thirteen counties within the states           migrations of shorebirds, waterfowl,
                                    of New Jersey, Delaware and Penn-                raptors, and songbirds. More than
                                    sylvania.                                        250 species totalling over a million
                                                                                     individual birds stop here to feed and
                                    -The Delaware Estuary Program                    rest from their journey. The Delaware
                                    commissioned the production of this              Estuary is most famous for its huge
                                    pamphlet in order to promote aware-              numbers of egg-laying horseshoe
                                    ness of the number and diversity of              crabs and the subsequent quantity
                                    public recreational and cultural                 and variety of migratory shorebirds
                                    resources within the estuary area. It            stopping to feast on the eggs. May is
                                    is the hope of the Delaware Estuary              the best month to observe this. The
                                    Program that this public access                  estuary is one of the largest staging
                                    pamphlet will enable many of the five            areas (stopping-off points) for
                                    million people living near the estuary           shorebirds in North America. Ex-
                                    to rediscover its natural beauty and             amples of species that can be seen in
                                    unique resources.                                abundance are ruddy turnstone,
                                                                                     sernipalmated sandpiper, red knot,
                                                                                     sanderling, sernipalmated plover and
                                    Parks                                            short-billed dowitcher. The shorelines
                                                                                     from Woodland Beach, south to Cape
                                    National, state, county, and larger              Henlopen in Delaware and from the
                                    municipal parks and greenways are                Cohansey River, south to Cape May
                                    noted on the following maps. Recre-              in New Jersey, attract the largest
                                    ational facilities available at these            numbers of birds. To prevent disturb-
                                    parks are indicated by symbols ex-               ing this critical natural cycle between
                                    plained on the next page. Respect for            the birds, the crabs, and their habitat,
                                    posted signs and marked trails is                you should refrain from driving on the
                                    important if we hope to maintain these           beach; keep dogs on a leash; and
                                    natural areas for future generations.            observe 1he spectacle from an
                                                                                     unintrusive distance.






                                        Recreational Boating                               should have portable sanitary waste
                                                                                           containers on board and larger boats
                                        Boating is a favorite Delaware Estuary             should have properly operating
                                        pastime. Sailboats canoes, sculls                  marine sanitation devices to dispose
                                        and motorboats share the Delaware                  of waste. Both devices should be
                                        with larger commercial vessels and                 emptied at pump-out stations which
                                        military craft. The upper estuary                  are shown on the maps. Cleaners,
                                        hosts the nation's second largest                  paint and antifouling compounds
                                        freshwater port. The lower estuary                 should be disposed of properly and
                                        provides a vital link in the Intracoastal          never overboard. Plastic floatables
                                        Waterway system. Instead of sailing                such as wrappers, plastic bags,
                                        offshore, mariners often save time by              styrofoam cups and six-pack yokes
                                        travelling easily from the Chesapeake              are especially hazardous to marine
                                        Bay to the Delaware Bay by way of                  life. Dispose of them in trash contain-
                                        the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.                 ers on shore or, better yet, don't use
                                        Originally opened in 1829, the twelve-             them.
                                        mile canal now handles more than 15
                                        million tons of shipping annually.                 Shoreline erosion is always a con-
                                        ,From the C&D Canal, the Intracoastal              cern. Reducing your wake when
                                        Waterway (10W) follows Delaware                    close to shore or when traversing
                                        Bay to the Cape May Canal and into                 narrow rivers and streams can help to
                                        Cape May Harbor. From there, it                    avoid erosion.
                                        follows the New Jersey ICW north.
                                        On the Delaware side, mariners can
                                        enter the Roosevelt Inlet and follow
                                        the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal south to
                                        the Delaware ICW.


                                        The visitor should allow time to visit
                                        the numerous historic towns and
                                        cultural points of iinterest in New
                                        Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware                  Water Ouality
                                        while following the Intracoastal
                                        Waterway. A short detour north from                Since the 1980's, water quality in the
                                        the C&D Canal would permit visits to               Delaware Bay and upper Estuary has
                                        Philadelphia,'the New Jersey state                 improved dramatically and now
                                        Aquarium at Camden, and scenic,                    ranges from good to excellent. It is
                                        historic and cultural sites further                suitable for swimming and nurtures
                                        north. These sites, located through-               numerous species of finfish and
                                        out the estuary, are marked on the                 shellfish. Recreational fishermen
                                        maps with their names and appropri-                favor weakfish, American shad, white
                                        ate symbols.                                       perch, bluefish, tautog, the American
                                        Boaters have special responsibilities              oyster, blue crab, blue mussel, hard-
                                        in pollution prevention. Garbage                   shelled clam and soft-shelled clam.
                                        should be retained on the boat and                 Fishing and crabbing areas with
                                        disposed of properly. Small boats                  public access are noted on the maps
                                                                                           with appropriate symbols.






                                    Water quality improvement in the                Map Symbols
                                    Delaware River and Bay has been
                                    achieved slowly, but serious problems
                                    still exist. The Delaware is less                      Boat Ramp
                                    polluted in recent years primarily due
                                    to the development and upgrading of                    Car-Top Launch
                                    municipal and industrial wastewater                    Fishing
                                    treatment facilities. However, intense
                                    human use of the river between                  C3     Crabbing
                                    Wilmington and Trenton for industrial,
                                    transportation and residential needs            C2     Swimming
                                    degrades the water quality in the
                                    upper estuary. Non-point source                 El     Marina w/Public Pump Out Facilities
                                    pollution (pollution from sources
                                    without a specific point of discharge)                 Recreational Facilities
                                    also lowers water quality. We can all
                                    help to reduce non-point source                 M      Picnic Area
                                    pollution by eliminating occurrences
                                    of fertilizer and pesticide run-ofi,            Of     Restroom
                                    spilled motor oil, animal waste run-off                Campground
                                    (from pets and farm animals), improp-
                                    erly operating septic systems, erosion                 Nature Center
                                    from construction sites or farms,
                                    hazardous waste improperly stored or                   Nature Trail
                                    discarded, pollution from roadways
                                    and road salt activities, and disposal                 Barrier-Free Access Trail
                                    of wastes in catch basins. If we are
                                    not careful, these pollutants will end                 Horse Trail
                                    up in our street gutters, storm drains,
                                    streams, groundwater, and the                   Map Color Code
                                    estuary.                                        Green     Park areas, AAs, NWRs,
                                                                                              WAs, WMAs
                                                                                    Red       Cultural and Historic
                                                                                              points of interest
                                                                                    Grey      Access roads
                                                                                    Black     Symbols, marinas, county
                                                                                              boundaries
                                                                                    Map Abbreviations
                                                                                    AA        Access Area
                                                                                    NWR National Wildlife Refuge
                                                                                    WA        Wildlife Area
                                                                                    WMA       Wildlife Management Area




                                                   The Delaware EstuaM- Discover Its Secrets!






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                                                                 ESTUARY PROGRAM

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