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OK, I love paddling the glamping tripping side of Assateague Island, with spot-a-pots, picnic tables and fire ring sites spaced every few miles south down from Chincoteague Bay from the Maryland Nat’l seashore launch (Old Ferry Landing) to the Virginia end. Assateague is a very cool and unique venue in the mid-Atlantic region.
https://www.nps.gov/asis/planyourvisit/upload/backcountrymap2008.pdf
The ferocious marsh mosquitoes are nearly gone and Assateague paddle-in season is upon us. I highly encourage anyone in driving or southbound-snowbird travelling distance to give Assateague bayside paddle-in camping a try.
Fall, winter and (early) spring are prime time for Assateague paddle camping and explorations, but the bayside is closed for various and sundry hunting seasons in fall and winter. (It remains open for goose and duck seasons. Yeah, those are decoys, give them a wide berth. The guy in the blind has a shotgun and you probably don’t).
2016/2017 the Assateague bayside backcountry is closed now through October 30 for whitetail and invasive sika deer. And invasive ponies and 4-wheelers on the beachfront. (Hey, a man can dream)
Closed November 10-11 for some reason; youth hunt, bow, black powder, somethingsomething. I don’t really care about that closure date; anytime before mid-November the marsh bayside can be mosquito chancy. So can warm days in early December.
Closed November 27 through December 10 for firearms. Bag limit of two ponies or one 4-wheeler on the beach, with a bonus tag for Jeeps overrunning dune grass, plants which are probably older then the driver.
Closed January 13 through 16 for ponies and antlerless 4-wheelers. (all of those bayside closure dates are real, I just have a vivid fantasy life).
Seriously, the Assateague bayside is an awesomely different off-season tripping venue. Highly recommended.
If you visit this bit of history is well worth a read:
http://www.assateaguephotos.com/Other/The-Old-Assateague-Island/i-PP9ffTR
Bring a wind break tarp, lots of potable water and the all-terrain bocce balls.
https://www.nps.gov/asis/planyourvisit/upload/backcountrymap2008.pdf
The ferocious marsh mosquitoes are nearly gone and Assateague paddle-in season is upon us. I highly encourage anyone in driving or southbound-snowbird travelling distance to give Assateague bayside paddle-in camping a try.
Fall, winter and (early) spring are prime time for Assateague paddle camping and explorations, but the bayside is closed for various and sundry hunting seasons in fall and winter. (It remains open for goose and duck seasons. Yeah, those are decoys, give them a wide berth. The guy in the blind has a shotgun and you probably don’t).
2016/2017 the Assateague bayside backcountry is closed now through October 30 for whitetail and invasive sika deer. And invasive ponies and 4-wheelers on the beachfront. (Hey, a man can dream)
Closed November 10-11 for some reason; youth hunt, bow, black powder, somethingsomething. I don’t really care about that closure date; anytime before mid-November the marsh bayside can be mosquito chancy. So can warm days in early December.
Closed November 27 through December 10 for firearms. Bag limit of two ponies or one 4-wheeler on the beach, with a bonus tag for Jeeps overrunning dune grass, plants which are probably older then the driver.
Closed January 13 through 16 for ponies and antlerless 4-wheelers. (all of those bayside closure dates are real, I just have a vivid fantasy life).
Seriously, the Assateague bayside is an awesomely different off-season tripping venue. Highly recommended.
If you visit this bit of history is well worth a read:
http://www.assateaguephotos.com/Other/The-Old-Assateague-Island/i-PP9ffTR
Bring a wind break tarp, lots of potable water and the all-terrain bocce balls.