The Town of Little Creek, settled in the early 1800’s, allegedly was first inhabited by pirates. Originally called Little Landing, the town was most prosperous in the late 1800’s when a thriving oyster industry emerged.

Today, you can use a newly installed boat ramp ADA-compliant and fishing pier to enjoy water based activities such as fishing, boating and wildlife viewing from the Leipsic and Little Rivers.  At Pickering Beach, part of Little Creek Discovery Zone, you can witness the spawning of hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crab arriving to the Delaware coast from spring into early summer. If you’re a birder, you’ll be especially amazed at the migrating shore birds that feed off the horseshoe crabs eggs, specifically the Red Knot, arriving to the Delaware Bayshore after traveling thousands of miles from the north.  

A visit to Pickering Beach will also provide you with fantastic views of the salt marsh, and for those birders among you, is another great place to scan the marsh for short-eared owls, northern harriers and other raptors in the winter. Amazing up close views of these birds at sunset over the marsh is a sight won’t want to miss!

If spending time immersed in nature is your dream day, a visit to the  Little Creek Wildlife Area has to be on your list!  The area includes nearly 5,000 acres of protected wildlife habitat that offer hunting and wildlife viewing opportunities. With its extensive coastal wetlands and impoundments, the Little Creek Wildlife Area is a haven for waterfowl, bald eagles, shorebirds, herons, egrets, bitterns, rails, gulls and terns, which is why it’s one of the locations on the Delaware Birding Trail.

In the Main Tract of the Wildlife Area, accessed immediately off Route 9 just south of the Town of Little Creek, a short, elevated boardwalk trail take you to a multilevel and ADA-compliant observation tower providing fantastic views of the main impoundment and community of Pickering Beach. 

Getting Here:
Little Creek is located in Kent County Delaware.
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