Our Beaches

Bethany Beach is part of the Quiet Resorts, a seven-mile stretch of sandy, Atlantic Ocean beaches in the southeastern corner of Delaware that also includes South Bethany and Fenwick Island.

Guarded by its famous totem pole, Bethany Beach's ocean beaches offer many recreational opportunities, including swimming, fishing, surfing and boogey board and raft riding. The water is warm enough to swim in from late May through early October.

On the bay side in Bethany Beach, our waters provide safe places for sailing, windsurfing, jet skis, fishing, crabbing, water skiing and boating.

At night, everyone in the family can find something to do with shops, restaurants, basketball and volleyball, video arcades, or just walking Bethany Beach's 1/2-mile long boardwalk.

The summer season is full of events in Bethany Beach, including regular concerts and performances on the boardwalk bandstand in the center of town, the annual Fourth of July Parade, the Bethany-Fenwick Chamber of Commerce's annual Boardwalk Arts Festival, and Surf fishing tournaments.

Fenwick Island lies on the Delaware-Maryland state line on the southern end of Delaware and is the southernmost of the Quiet Resorts. Intersected by routes 1 and 54, Fenwick offers the best of both bay and ocean watersports.

Fenwick Island's stretch of ocean provides uncrowded beaches for swimming, surf fishing, surfing and any other ocean activity you can imagine. The Assawoman Bay, meanwhile, offers jet skiing, sailing, windsurfing, boating and fishing, to name a few possibilities.

Stores and restaurants line both Route 1 and Route 54 in Fenwick Island, and accommodations range from vacation houses to motel rooms. A popular attraction is the Fenwick Island Lighthouse.