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Wildlife Area Take the TourThe Assawoman Wildlife Area remains one of the best-kept secrets along the Delaware-Maryland coast. The preserve was created from 9 farms, ranging in size from 30 to 325 acres. All were lost during the Great Depression and purchased by the U.S. Forest Service. Assawoman has been managed as a wildlife area since 1943. 
Most recently purchased was the Hickman Tract in 1989. That tract contains a rare plant site and is home to the protected Delmarva fox squirrel. The Area contains 3 parts -- Miller Neck, 1,335 acres; Muddy Neck, 284 acres; and The Beach, 76 acres. Assawoman Wildlife Area is managed for migrating and wintering waterfowl, white-tailed deer and bobwhite quail. Funds come from a federal excise tax on guns and ammunition. Also protected are the Canada Goose, black and mallard ducks, and amphibians and reptiles. Photo: Sailing Assawoman Bay (Assawoman Wildlife Area in background).The TourIf you decide to go to Assawoman Wildlife Area, you can take this auto tour designed by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Numbered, wooden stakes along the edge of the dirt road will guide you on the tour. Brochures detailing the locations of each site along the tour are also available. Directions: From Route 1, turn west on Route 26 in Bethany Beach, turn left on Kent Avenue, and then drive across Jefferson Bridge (about 1 mile). Take the first left after the bridge onto Road 363. Follow Road 363 to Road 364 and turn left. Follow Road 364 (not 364A or 364B) into the Wildlife Area and follow the signs for Mulberry Landing.
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