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Welcome to the Delaware Bayshore byway, where you will experience the charm and history of a colonial region, shaped by water.
The Byway was designated a National Scenic Byway in February 2021 and as you drive it, you are welcomed to “Delaware’s quieter and wilder side.” When you travel the Byway, you are making a conscious decision to get off the crowded, bustling highway of modern America, and allow your senses to take in the majesty and power of the wildlife areas and coastal communities of Delaware’s Bayshore.
The Bayshore area is a natural treasure in the middle of the heavily populated Mid-Atlantic corridor. With more than 30 million people living within a three-hour drive, the Bayshore provides low-impact access to a premier natural and historic destination.
We are the fields, marshes, rivers and beaches of the Delaware Bayshore, stretching 100 miles along one of the richest and most biodiverse regions in the nation.
We are the stories of the birth of this nation, the creation of the First State, the ratification of independence and the protection of our freedom.
We are the tales of forts, firetowers, and floating cabins. Where crabbing is a way of life, birding can be a daily escape, hiking comes naturally, and the water beckons for you to explore its many meanderings.
We are wildlife refuges, walking trails, biking paths, and a National Park. We are the absolute opposite of beach traffic.
We invite you to explore this amazing path.
We encourage you to get lost in our past.
We are excited for you to discover our hidden gems.
We are the Delaware Bayshore –
All American, All Natural
In sharing information on the Delaware Bayshore Byway’s intrinsic qualities, we want to acknowledge the Lenape and Nanticoke nations as the traditional stewards of the land and waters this National Scenic Byway travels through.
They are the original people of this land and continue their relationship with the land today. We pay respect to them and know we would not be able to discuss the Delaware Bayshore without acknowledging the presence of the Lenni-Lenape and Nanticoke people within its history.
As you explore the 19 Discovery Zones of the Byway, you’ll wander historic and quaint small towns, encounter wildlife and nature, and learn about a life defined by water.
Delaware Greenways extends its thanks to the Delaware Department of Transportation, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Delaware Tourism Office for their generous support in the development of the Delaware Bayshore Byway website.
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