We recently enjoyed two nights on Assateague Island in Maryland’s Assateague State Park. In addition to visits from the iconic wild ponies, we enjoyed the clean and empty beaches.
We were impressed by how well our tent withstood the ocean wind.
We also took advantage of the adjacent Assateague National Seashore walking both the Life of the Forest Trail and the Life of the Dunes Trail. The Life of the Forest Trail was a short easy walk. We did it mid-day to get out of the sun, but perhaps because it was mid-day we did not see much wildlife.
The Life of the Dunes Trail was much more alive. We went in the morning and the sandy path was covered with tracks from the night before. We saw an Eastern Hognose snake eating a toad. Less fun were the bugs that swarmed around us part way through our walk.
Our kids also earned another Junior Ranger badge. If you have kids, but haven’t yet discovered the program, take a minute to discover a National Park near you with a Junior Ranger program. Less official, but perhaps more helpful someone made a map of their locations.