1
Bethany Beach Nature Center & Conservation Area
Managed by Town of Bethany Beach
23 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Bethany Beach
Bethany Beach, DE parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.9% of Bethany Beach is conserved land, roughly 58 acres. There are about 3.2 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bethany Beach, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bethany Beach outdoors
Conserved land
7.9%
58 of 740 acres
Trails
3.2 mi
2.7 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
6.6 mi
6.1 mi lanes · 0.5 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Assawoman Canal
Managed by Delaware State Parks
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bethany Beach Central Park
Managed by Town of Bethany Beach
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Public pools in Bethany Beach
Bethany Proper
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.1 mi
- The Boardwalk0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
58 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 7 of 10 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes6.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis11
- Pickleball9
- Basketball3
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bethany Beach
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 24 acLocal Park 17 acState Conservation Area 10 acState Park 4 acLocal Recreation Area 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Beach Wetland RestorationLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 15 | Access unknown |
| Bethany BeachLocal Park | Not recorded | 13 | Access unknown |
| Bethany Beach CanalLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Access unknown |
| Assawoman CanalState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 10 | Access unknown |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bethany Beach Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Access unknown |
| Natter ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Loop Canal ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| The Salt Pond CommunityPrivate Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Addy 3In Bethany Beach Nature Center & Conservation Area · Plaque
Bethany Beach Lifeguard StandPlaque
Bethany Beach Loop CanalPlaque
Bethany Beach TotemMonument
Bowling AlleyPlaque · 1930
Ensign Henry Clay Drexler USNPlaque
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bethany Beach's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.