Cape Henlopen State Park

Cape Henlopen State Park
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Cape Henlopen State Park beach looking north
Location of Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware
Location	Sussex County, Delaware, United States
Nearest city	Lewes, Delaware
Coordinates	38°46′00″N 75°05′45″W / 38.76667°N 75.09583°W / 38.76667; -75.09583
Area	5,193 acres (21.02 km2)
Established	1964
Named for	Cape Henlopen
Governing body	Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Website	Cape Henlopen State Park

Cape Henlopen State Park is a Delaware state park on 5,193 acres (2,102 ha) on Cape Henlopen in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. William Penn made the beaches of Cape Henlopen one of the first public lands established in what has become the United States in 1682 with the declaration that Cape Henlopen would be for "the usage of the citizens of Lewes and Sussex County." Cape Henlopen State Park has a 24-hour and year-round fishing pier as well as campgrounds. The remainder of the park is only open from sunrise to sunset, and includes a bathhouse on the Atlantic Ocean, an area for surf-fishing, a disc golf course, and bicycle and walking paths. The beach at Herring Point is a popular surfing spot. The park is a stop on Delaware's Coastal Heritage Greenway.