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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

39°15'33.26"N  75°28'23.06"W

2591 Whitehall Neck Road
Smyrna, DE 19977

Phone: (302) 653-6872
Email: tina_watson@fws.gov
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to watch and photograph nature, particularly the 278 species of migrating birds that feed and breed inside the refuge. As a matter of fact, the Delaware Birding Trail guide describes Bombay Hook as “Unquestionably Delaware’s single best-known birding site.”

Visitors are welcome to drive, bicycle, or walk the public tour route, a 12-mile loop that intersects many of the refuge's varied habitats. Along this roadway are five nature trails and three observation towers, each of which overlooks a freshwater reservoir or saltwater marsh.

Before you visit, be sure to check out our ecotour in the "Great Trips" section entitled "'Live & Play' in a Refuge Gateway."

Photo by Derek Stoner

 

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