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Refuge visitors are welcome
to enjoy a wide range of wildlife-dependent activities here. The Refuge
headquarters is located at
The Refuge is open daily from dawn to dusk.
Pets must be on a short hand-held leash. Pets are prohibited on the Two Mile Beach Unit.
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Use of motorized and nonmotorized vehicles, including ATV’s and dirt bikes.
Disturbing, injuring, destroying, collecting of plants, wildlife or other natural objects.
Picking fruits or flowers.
Feeding wildlife.
Entering closed areas.
Camping, swimming, kite flying, fires.
Horses.
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Existing foot trails through
the Refuge's varied habitats provide excellent opportunities for bird watching,
photography and environmental education. (In
Songbird Trail - This 0.4-mile-long trail begins at the Headquarters Office off of
Woodcock Trail - About 0.4 miles south of
Dune Trail
- The Two Mile Beach Unit offers a 0.9
mile trail (1.8 mile round trip) which begins at the north boundary of the
Refuge next to
Cedar Swamp Trail - This one-mile long trail is located on Tyler Road, which is located north of Route
50 and south of Route 631. This trail
leads through a grassland and a mixed pine/hardwood forested swamp. Look and listen for songbirds in the red
maple and Atlantic white cedar trees and owls roosting in the trees.
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Seasonal deer hunting and migratory game bird hunting are allowed in designated areas of the Refuge under State and Federal regulation. As well as following State regulations, see this page for Refuge regulations. Please contact Refuge headquarters for additional information. For Delaware Bay Division hunting map, click here. For Great Cedar Swamp Division hunting map, click here. (All maps required Adobe Acrobat Reader).
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The
Two Mile Beach Unit (TMBU) is located in
The
hiking trail and boardwalk area are open throughout the year. The 0.7-mile-long beach
portion of TMBU is closed April 1 to September 30 each year. The purpose of the
closure is to provide an undisturbed area for birds that require beach habitat
to survive. This includes birds that nest, feed, roost or migrate through the
area, such as the Federally threatened piping plover, the State endangered least tern, American
oystercatcher, black skimmer, red knot, dunlin, and many other shorebird
species.
Between
October 1 and March 31 activities such as wildlife observation, photography,
nature study, and surf fishing are permitted on the beach portion of TMBU. The
following activities are PROHIBITED at all times on any portion of the Two Mile
Beach Unit: swimming, sunbathing, surfing, pets, picnicking, kite flying, shell
collecting or entering closed areas.