List of Delaware state wildlife areas
Area Name County Date founded Size Description
C & D Canal Conservation Area New Castle 5,090 -acre ( 2,060 ha ) Preserves land along both sides of the C & D Canal , which connects the Delaware Bay to the Chesapeake Bay
Augustine Wildlife Area New Castle 3,130 -acre ( 1,270 ha ) Preserves land along the Delaware Bay and the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area New Castle 5,515 -acre ( 2,232 ha ) Preserves land along the Delaware Bay
Eagles Nest Wildlife Area New Castle 835 -acre ( 338 ha ) Woods and wetlands near Blackbird State Forest
Woodland Beach Wildlife Area Kent 6,320 -acre ( 2,560 ha ) Preserves a stretch of wetland along the Delaware Bay
Blackiston Wildlife Area Kent 2,199 -acre ( 890 ha )
Little Creek Wildlife Area Kent 1957 4,721 -acre ( 1,911 ha ) Preserves a stretch of wetland along the Delaware Bay
Ted Harvey Conservation Area Kent 1979 2,661 -acre ( 1,077 ha ) Preserves land along the Delaware Bay and the St. Jones River . Named after the founder of Delaware Wild Lands
Norman G. Wilder Wildlife Area Kent 1940 4,441 -acre ( 1,797 ha ) Contains some of the largest intact blocks of forest in the state wildlife area system . Named for the first Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife
McGinnis Pond Wildlife Area Kent 31 -acre ( 13 ha ) A small fishing pond
Milford Neck Wildlife Area Kent , Sussex 1979 5,038 -acre ( 2,039 ha ) The disconnected pieces of this wildlife area preserve land around the Murderkill River , the Mispillion River , and the Delaware Bay
Prime Hook State Wildlife Area Sussex 1958 698 -acre ( 282 ha ) Preserves land adjacent to the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge along the Delaware Bay
Marshy Hope Wildlife Area Sussex 2000 1,079 -acre ( 437 ha ) Preserves woods and wetlands near the Marshyhope Creek along the border with Maryland
Industrial Forest Lands Sussex 1992 1,021 -acre ( 413 ha ) Forestland formerly leased from pulp companies
Old Furnace Wildlife Area Sussex 2000 2,237 -acre ( 905 ha ) Preserves woodland near the Nanticoke River
Nanticoke Wildlife Area Sussex 1967 4,510 -acre ( 1,830 ha ) Preserves portions of the Nanticoke River and surrounding land
Midlands Wildlife Area Sussex 2000 4,083 -acre ( 1,652 ha ) Preserves large pine forest tract located in the middle of the Indian River , Nanticoke River , and Pocomoke River
Assawoman Wildlife Area Sussex 1954 2,899 -acre ( 1,173 ha ) Preserves portions of Little Assawoman Bay and Indian River Bay and the surrounding land
Okie Preserve Sussex 2007 118 -acre ( 48 ha )
State wildlife & conservation areas
The U.S. state of Delaware has 20 wildlife and conservation areas, as of 2015. Each of the wildlife areas is operated and maintained by the Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation, a branch of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). The state wildlife system includes over 56,000 acres of public land set aside to conserve Delaware's fish and wildlife populations. Unlike Delaware's state parks, which are geared to more general outdoor recreation, the wildlife and conservation areas are managed primarily for recreational activities such as hunting, fishing, and birding, similar to the National Wildlife Refuges operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.