DELAWARE COASTAL GUIDES
Sussex County beaches
Explore Sussex County named coastal shores and individually scoped arrivals. Read each source-backed guide before planning a visit.
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Find your fit in Sussex County
24 published guides in this county. Start with dogs allowed (17 qualifying beaches) or lifeguard coverage (8 qualifying beaches), then compare the named entrances. Feature counts describe documented routes, not all beaches or every entrance in the county.
Use the verified route features below to choose where to begin. Counts refer to beaches with a qualifying named entrance, not every entrance. These are planning details, not current opening or guard duty.
A few places to start
Starting points ranked by verified entrance facilities; these are not a county-wide quality ranking.
Cape Henlopen Main Beach
Entrance: Cape Henlopen Main Beach · source-listed coastal arrival
Restrooms · Lifeguard coverage · Shower or foot rinse
Parking & entry: Read parking & entry details
Check before going: Seasonal guarded swimming area: Memorial Day Saturday–Labor Day Monday, generally 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Guard presence today is not asserted.
See entrance details →Fenwick Island State Park Beach
Entrance: Fenwick Island State Park Beach · source-listed coastal arrival
Restrooms · Lifeguard coverage · Shower or foot rinse
Parking & entry: Read parking & entry details
Check before going: Seasonal guarded swimming area: Memorial Day Saturday–Labor Day Monday, generally 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Guard presence today is not asserted.
See entrance details →South Indian River Inlet Beach
Entrance: South Indian River Inlet Beach · source-listed coastal arrival
Restrooms · Lifeguard coverage · Shower or foot rinse
Parking & entry: Read parking & entry details
Check before going: Seasonal guarded swimming area: Memorial Day Saturday–Labor Day Monday, generally 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Guard presence today is not asserted.
See entrance details →Published Sussex County shore guides
Slaughter Beach
Slaughter Beach is a named Delaware Bay coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Town public beach facilities and marked crossings; stay off dunes and private property.
Broadkill Beach
Broadkill Beach is a named Delaware Bay coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the public waterfront arrival at the Route 16/Bayshore Drive terminus; neighboring residential crossings are not implied public.
Beach Plum Island Beach
Beach Plum Island Beach is a named Delaware Bay coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the signed parking and public beach access; nature-preserve interior and marked protected areas remain excluded.
Savannah Beach, Lewes
Savannah Beach, Lewes is a named Delaware Bay coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use Savannah Beach public parking and beach crossing, not ferry or private-community property.
Johnnie Walker Beach
Johnnie Walker Beach is a named Delaware Bay coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use Johnnie Walker Beach public lot and crossing, separate from Savannah Beach across the dune.
Cape Henlopen Main Beach
Cape Henlopen Main Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the Senator David B. McBride Beach Bathhouse swimming-beach access; The Point closure and fishing pier are separate.
Herring Point Beach
Herring Point Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use Herring Point signed dune crossing; do not substitute the bay fishing pier or main swimming bathhouse.
Gordons Pond Beach
Gordons Pond Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the Gordons Pond parking-area dune crossing; pond trail is not the Atlantic swimming shore.
Deauville Beach
Deauville Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the separate DNREC-managed Deauville parking and beach access; City Rehoboth parking permits are not valid here.
Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use City public beach/boardwalk crossings. North Shores, Henlopen Acres and Deauville are separate jurisdictions.
Dewey Beach Ocean Beach
Dewey Beach Ocean Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the Town public ocean dune crossings, rather than private hotel routes or the bay-side swimming beach.
Dewey Beach Van Dyke Bay Beach
Dewey Beach Van Dyke Bay Beach is a named Rehoboth Bay coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the Town-designated public Van Dyke bay beach; Dickinson launch and private marina property are separate.
Tower Ocean Beach
Tower Ocean Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use Tower Ocean bathhouse access east of Route 1; Tower Bay on the opposite side is a separate bay arrival.
Key Box Road Beach
Key Box Road Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use signed Key Box Road beach crossing. Drive-on access is restricted to authorized active surf fishing.
Conquest Road Beach
Conquest Road Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use signed Conquest Road dune crossing; private dunes and closed conservation areas are not alternate routes.
Faithful Steward Beach
Faithful Steward Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the signed Faithful Steward beach crossing, not the Savages Ditch bay launch.
North Indian River Inlet Beach
North Indian River Inlet Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use North Day Use ocean access; sand-bypass operations may periodically restrict exact routes. Stay off inlet structures.
South Indian River Inlet Beach
South Indian River Inlet Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the South Day Use swimming-beach bathhouse crossing. Marina, campground and jetty permissions remain separate.
3 Rs Road Beach
3 Rs Road Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the signed 3 Rs Road beach crossing; summer weekend drive-on surf-fishing reservations are distinct from walk-on access.
Bethany Beach
Bethany Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use Town public beach/boardwalk crossings; Sea Colony, Middlesex and North Bethany community routes are separate.
South Bethany Beach
South Bethany Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use only the listed public crosswalks. Going between or beneath houses is trespassing; S. 3rd Street is the identified accessible ramp.
Fenwick Island State Park Beach
Fenwick Island State Park Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use the State Park bathhouse swimming-beach lot, distinct from Town Fenwick and the bay-side Coastal Kayak concession.
Fenwick Island Town Beach
Fenwick Island Town Beach is a named Atlantic Ocean coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use Town public street-end dune crossings between Lewes Street and E. Atlantic Street; State Park sectors are separate.
James Farm Ecological Preserve Beach
James Farm Ecological Preserve Beach is a named Indian River Bay coastal beach in Sussex County, Delaware. Use preserve parking at 30048 Cedar Neck Road and the marked trail/boardwalk to the bay beach; tidal exposure varies.
Coverage and evidence
This directory records 63 researched named-shore and arrival references. Separate held candidates and shoreline inventory questions remain documented; publication is not an exhaustive shoreline or current-opening certification.
Public access, lawful activity, operating status, exact facilities and parent relationships remain separate. No private crossing, neighboring amenity or swimming permission is inferred.
Map pins are approximate planning references. Check the exact guide for lawful arrival and manager notices. Forecasts, tide predictions, laboratory samples and warning flags retain separate sources and dates.