The main Visitor Center is here, and activities include everything you can do in Virginia-swimming, fishing, hiking, and wildlife watching-plus camping.Ĭommon features of both sections are an ample amount of wildlife, most notably birds, plus a herd of wild horses that roam the island.
The entire Maryland side of the island is operated by the NPS. If you are traveling with your dog or cat you will not be able to visit this section of the park. There is one thing to be aware of: no pets are allowed in the Refuge, not even in your car. For information on any other types of activities in the Refuge, please visit the Chincoteauge National Wildlife Refuge’s website.
With that in mind, National Park Planner has reviewed the beach and the trails within the Refuge. However, tourists do not care or make any distinction between the Refuge and the Seashore. When you are on the beach you may not even be on NPS land until you get near the water. According to a park Ranger at the Toms Cove Visitor Center, the National Park Service only manages the beach from the high water mark down and the waters of the Atlantic out to a certain distance (I have no idea how far out the NPS jurisdiction runs). Fish and Wildlife Service as the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. The vast majority of the area is run by the U. Technically, there is not much of the National Seashore in Virginia. Both areas have slightly different geography, activities, and amenities. The two tourist areas of Assateague Island National Seashore are located at the northern and southern tips of the island and are separated by a 1.5-hour drive. Half of the island is in Maryland and the other half is in Virginia. Fishing at Assateague Island National SeashoreĪssateague Island National Seashore is located in both Maryland and Virginia.Īssateague Island is a barrier island located off the coast of the Delmarva Peninsula, which is the eastern side of Virginia and Maryland, as well as the land mass on which the state of Delaware is situated (the name Delmarva comes from DEL for Delaware, MAR for Maryland, and VA for Virginia).
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