Can you drive from chincoteague to assateague

This waterfront park has a nice playground for kids and is a scenic picnic location. We have a white Ford pickup truck. The kayak guides will meet you at the boat ramp all the way to the end, on the left.

Arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time. Free parking and restroom at Memorial Park. Photo Gallery. Video Gallery. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. The wild horses are actually all on the Assateague Island but many people stay in the town of Chincoteague while they visit. There are also lots of horse ranches on Chincoteague and boat tours the depart from Chincoteague to see the horses on Assateague.

Assateague Island is uninhabited unless you are camping there! There are 3 main areas of Assateague Island to see the wild horses.

The island is 37 miles long and very narrow so it can get confusing! Note: You cannot drive all the way through Assateague Island. You have to drive back to the mainland to go between Assateague National Seashore and Chincoteague Wildlife Refuge which is about 56 miles. We did the first two and read great things about the third. After crossing the long bridge to get onto Assateague Island from the mainland, you turn right onto Bayberry Drive.

We got lucky and saw a couple of wild horses right off the road even before the Entrance Station! We saw them on the way there and then again on the way out of the park in the afternoon. When is Assateague is open? In Maryland, the National Seashore is open 24 hours and the visitor center is open 9 am to 5 pm 7 days a week. All visitors and cars must be off the refuge by closing, unless you have been issued an overnight fishing pass.

May I bring my pet to Assateague? Pets are permitted in the Maryland portion of the National Seashore. All pets must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet at all times. The U. Another easy way to get around during summer is on the Pony Express Trolley tel. The trolley also has summertime narrated tours of Chincoteague, usually on Tuesday and Thursday at and pm, but call ahead for a current schedule.

Tickets go on sale the same day for these first-come, first-served tours, which depart from the Chincoteague Community Center, Community Drive, off Deep Hole near Maddox Boulevard.

I grew up in coastal North Carolina and thus am accustomed to fighting off my share of mosquitoes, but Chincoteague, Assateague, and Tangier islands set a new standard for slapping, itching, and scratching.

The Chincoteague mosquitoes seem more prone to make meals of my blood at dawn and dusk, but the Assateague variety is not nearly so finicky. Neither are the biting horse flies on Assateague, who don't care what time of day they attack! Consequently, I go nowhere here -- including the beach -- before applying ample insect repellent.