Beaches in Delaware

Delaware reports 16 recreational beaches across 3 counties in the EPA BEACON attribute extract. The tables below list each beach with its waterbody, monitoring tier and access.

Beaches

Beach Act beaches

Public access

Counties

6 historical, 0 dormant

Source: US EPA BEACON beach attributes. Attribute year 2026. Last reviewed October 2026.

This page lists beach identity, location and monitoring-program attributes. It does not show current advisories or bacteria sample results. For today's conditions, check your state or local beach program. How to read these attributes.

Map of Delaware beaches

Start coordinates of 15 beaches with reported coordinates Beach Act beach OtherView area on OpenStreetMap

Beaches by monitoring tier (blank tiers omitted)

Tier 112
Tier 24

Counties in Delaware

Counties

Sussex County	13	13	13
Kent County	2	0	2
New Castle County	1	0	1

All Delaware beaches

Beaches

Bethany Beach	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	4.38
Broadkill BeachHistorical	Sussex County	Yes	2	Public	0.19
Cape Henlopen Main Beach (Cape Henlopen State Park)	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	2.57
Dewey Beach - Swedes Street	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	0.52
Fenwick Island Beach	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	1.14
Fenwick Island State Park Beach	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	2.79
Lake Como BeachHistorical	Kent County	No	1	Public	0.19
Lums Pond Beach (Lums Pond State Park)Historical	New Castle County	No	2	Public	0.19
North Indian River Inlet Beach (de Seashore State Park)	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	1.63
Ocean Beach Near Gordons Pond (Cape Henlopen State Park)	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	1.40
Prime Hook BeachHistorical	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	2.00
Silver Lake (Dover) BeachHistorical	Kent County	No	2	Public	0.19
Slaughter BeachHistorical	Sussex County	Yes	2	Public	0.19
South Bethany Beach	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	1.19
South Indian River Inlet Beach (de Seashore State Park)	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	0.66
Tower Road Beach - Oceanside (de Seashore State Park)	Sussex County	Yes	1	Public	0.82