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🦆 Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Delawareauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, straight-line distance.

4 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Little Creek Wildlife Area - Davey Crockett Tract
Unknown — check official site
5 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Woodland Beach Wildlife Area - Goldsborough/Ennis/Cabin Tracts
Unknown — check official site
7 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Little Creek Wildlife Area - Main Tract
Unknown — check official site
10 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Bayside Tract Preservation Site
Unknown — check official site
10 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Delaware Bay Shore Preserve
Unknown — check official site
11 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Island Farm Tract
Unknown — check official site
11 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Dix Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
12 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 New Sweden Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — DE state lands

Required passSeasonal entrance fee (Mar–Nov)
DE residents$5/vehicle
Out-of-state visitors$10/vehicle
Annual option$35 res / $70 non-res

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — Wildlife Mgmt Areas

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Managed FOR hunting: expect hunters in season, wear blaze orange, and check season dates before hiking
  • State hunting/fishing license (and sometimes a WMA stamp) required for take; some states require it just to enter
  • Dog training, target shooting, and camping rules vary — check the area's page