The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control offers information and programs for hunters, anglers, bird-watchers, campers, bikers, hikers, swimmers and people who like to lie on their backs in the grass and gaze up at the clouds.

DNREC manages various types of public lands to provide outdoor recreation opportunities.  The agency helps protect clean water and habitat for fish and other aquatic creatures. DNREC staff help manage wildlife and fisheries enjoyed by hunters, anglers, birders and others.

Delaware’s many state parks, wildlife areas, reserves, and outdoor educational centers offer beaches, woods, waters, trails, events, camping and cabins and more. Delawareans enjoy boating and hiking, bicycling, bird-watching and many other activities.

Get Out and Enjoy Nature

Read up on what’s out there in Delaware’s Outdoor Delaware magazine

Find parks, natural areas, trails and more with the Play Outside app from Delaware State Parks

Buy State Park passes and tags

Take advantage of one of the many Delaware Wildlife Areas

Find information about the Delaware Conservation Access Pass

Get answers to some of the most-asked questions about plant life in Delaware from the Flora of Delaware database (University of Delaware)

Visit the St. Jones Reserve and the Blackbird Creek Reserve of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR)

See what’s happening at the reserves

Stop by the DuPont Nature Center, at the Mispillion Harbor Reserve, or the Aquatic Resources Education Center, at Woodland Beach Wildlife Area

Become an outdoors-woman with the Delaware’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program

Learn about Boating Safety in Delaware and Boat Registration

Hunting and Fishing

The Division of Fish and Wildlife manages approximately 68,000 acres of Delaware land at 19 public wildlife areas that provide hunting opportunities as well as habitat for a variety of species.  Much of this land, and many acres of private land, provide hunting during a number of seasons.  More information is found in the Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide.

Learn about the Conservation Access Pass

How to Buy a Hunting License

Hunter Education Program

Delaware features a wide variety of fishing opportunities for every angler, from the Delaware River and Bay, to the ocean, to numerous ponds, streams, rivers, and tidal creeks. The weekly Delaware Fishing Report is one of the most popular web pages on the DNREC web site. The Delaware Fishing Guide (también disponible en español) provides more information, including information on the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s 28 tidal fishing and boating access sites, 11 artificial reef sites, and 39 freshwater ponds accessible to the public.

How to Buy a Fishing License

Facts on the more than 180 species of fish and shellfish that may be found in Delaware waters

The Take a Kid Fishing! Program

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