Delaware State Parks · Delaware
Cape Henlopen State Park
Delaware State Parks · Delaware, United States
- Sites
- 163
- Hookups
- 120 electric, 120 with water, 43 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 7 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Lewes
- Address
- 15099 Cape Henlopen Drive
- Phone
- (302)645-2103
Site map
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About
Cape Henlopen State Park is a Delaware state park campground with 163 sites near Lewes. Located where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, with ocean and bay beaches, the Fort Miles WWII museum, a camp store, and a coin laundry facility. 163 real camping sites (120 Standard electric+water, 43 Tent Only) after excluding 12 separately-bookable Cabin sites and 2 day-use Pavilion rentals. Electric and water hookup sites available (confirmed via live per-site amenity data, not just the site-type name). Reservable through Delaware State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (delawarestateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Core season (late May-early Sep): Standard (electric+water) $53.00-$85.00/night, Tent Only (no hookup) $57.00-$60.00/night (delawarestateparks.reserveamerica.com live fee table). Rates vary by season; figure shown is this park's current core (peak summer) season range. Plus a ReserveAmerica reservation processing fee. Pets are allowed at individual campsites here.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 22° | 5° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 24° | 4° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 31° | 14° | 48° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 38° | 25° | 56° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 46° | 38° | 63° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 56° | 50° | 72° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 67° | 63° | 57° | 74° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 67° | 63° | 58° | 75° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 59° | 51° | 71° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 46° | 37° | 62° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 36° | 21° | 56° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 36° | 28° | 14° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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