DuPont Nature Center

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Hours 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wednesday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

2992 Lighthouse Road, Milford, DE 19963

(302) 422-1329

Website

Days/Hours of operation: April 1 – August 31, Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, September 1 – September 30, Open Wednesday and Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, October 1 – March 31, Closed for the winter season, reopening April 1

Tours: Both self-directed and guided tours available. Please call ahead to schedule field trips or guided tours. Otherwise, visit anytime during posted hours.

Programs: The DuPont Nature Center serves as a science-based education and interpretive facility for schools, families, and other organized groups. It is designed to connect people with nature and will instill an appreciation for the ecological significance of the region. The center with its distinctive red roof, includes an observation deck with spotting scopes to view the harbor, bay and shoreline. More than 130 species of birds, fish, shellfish, and other animals populate the area. Inside the center visitors can view shorebirds and horseshoe crabs along the shoreline more than 100 yards away, courtesy of a remote camera and a 42-inch plasma viewing screen. The center is filled with exhibits devoted to the Delaware Bay’s natural history and ecology. Aquariums feature live horseshoe crabs, fish, shellfish, and terrapins.

Ages/Grade levels: All ages.

Materials: Brochures and handouts available at the center. Also, the website contains lots of info.

Recent Reviews

Nick Moore : 5 on 8/31/2026 3:24 pm

What a nice way to learn about Delaware's Ecology. From the history of the Delaware Bay and all the wildlife it has on the bay to the marine depths. There is a wide range of animals that dwell. The most popular animal living in the bay is the Horshoe Crab. The only species that produces blue blood and one of the oldest creatures to still exist today. If you want to learn something, come down because I know I learned quite a bit!

Stefane Nirella : 5 on 6/14/2026 11:38 am

Beautiful drive out to the nature center !!! Worth the trip ! I took 7 teenagers and we all enjoyed this non-beachy activity ! Learned about horseshoe crabs and looked at all the exhibits. They have telescopes there to view the birds out on the water. Spent about an hour there. The horseshoe crab presentation was about 30 mins long. Restrooms and AC inside.

Tara Schmitt : 5 on 4/22/2025 3:03 pm

Amazing place to learn about horseshoe crabs, their importance in medicine, as well as see beautiful shore birds. I saw four osprey while I was there.