DOVER – Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin was joined today by State Senator Colin Bonini, State Representative William Carson, Town of Little Creek Mayor Glenn Gauvry, and DNREC staff for a site tour of the Little Creek Boating and Fishing Access Area, currently under construction.

The new access area will consist of a paved, single-lane boat ramp with a floating aluminum courtesy dock for boats and kayaks, an 80-foot aluminum fishing and crabbing pier, and a paved parking lot with up to 21 spaces for vehicles and boat trailers. The Little Creek Fire Department emergency response boat and a Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police patrol boat will also be docked at the facility.

Funding for the nearly $1.5 million project comes from the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration grant, state recreational fishing license funds, and $200,000 in state Bond Bill funds, the latter of which Rep. Carson helped secure.

Weather-permitting, construction completion is anticipated by spring 2019. This new boating and fishing access area will be managed by the Division of Fish & Wildlife and supports the Delaware Bayshore Initiative by enhancing outdoor recreation access and supporting local communities.

For more information on the Little Creek Fishing Access Area, please contact DNREC’s Fisheries Section at 302-739-9914.

MILLSVILLE – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation will close the boat ramp and adjacent parking lot at Holts Landing State Park Monday, July 9, and Tuesday, July 10, while paving is completed on the parking lot upgrade that will add 36 new boat trailer parking spaces at the ramp. This is the final phase of an ongoing construction project at Holts Landing State Park begun earlier this year.

The boat ramp at Holts Landing is scheduled to be closed only on the dates listed above, and will reopen Wednesday, July 11, weather permitting.

Contact: Beth Shockley, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will temporarily close the north parking area at Garrisons Lake Thursday, June 21 for repaving. Weather permitting, the work should be completed and the parking area reopened by Friday, June 29.

The north parking area project will include a 2-inch overlay of the entire parking area and the lane leading to the parking area. To minimize the impact to the fishing public, the Garrisons Lake south parking area will remain open during this time. Boating access, which is from the south parking lot, is unaffected by the construction.

For more information, please call the Fisheries Section at 302-739-9914.

Follow the Division of Fish & Wildlife on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/DelawareFishWildlife.

Media Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

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Delaware State Parks has announced closures of facilities at Cape Henlopen State Park and at Holts Landing State Park.

End of Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier Closes

DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation announced today it has closed a 20-foot portion of the Cape Henlopen fishing pier indefinitely due to ice damage that occurred this winter. The area closed encompasses an approximately 20-foot section of the end of the pier. Engineers evaluated the extent of the damage and determined that the end of the pier must be closed immediately.

Holts Landing Boat Ramp Closes

The Division also announced it will close the boat ramp and adjacent parking lot at Holts Landing State Park later this month on weekdays while renovations are made to improve the parking lot and add 36 new boat trailer parking spaces. The boat ramp is scheduled to be closed during the week while construction is underway but will be open on weekends. Closures will begin in mid-April and are estimated to continue until late May, weather permitting.

Media Contact: Beth Shockley, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the boat ramp at Hearns Pond will be closed from April 2-4 to install a courtesy dock. A courtesy dock is a floating structure located alongside a launching ramp that makes launching and trailering boats easier.

While the project is expected to be complete, with full access restored, by the close of business on April 4, this work is weather dependent.

Hearns Pond anglers may want to fish nearby Concord Pond or Craigs Pond during this closure. Please check the Fish & Wildlife Facebook page for the latest information at https://www.facebook.com/DelawareFishWildlife/.

For more information, please call the Fisheries Section at 302-739-9914.

Media contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

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