On December 9, 2006, claypa from West Pottsgrove, PA wrote:
A great place to get away from the crowds of nearby Ocean City, Maryland. Unlike the adjacent Assateague National Park, the campground has HOT showers! Home of the wild horses made famous in the book Misty of Chincoteague. Legends of Spanish shipwrecks to the contrary, the ponies are descendants of English colonists' horses pastured on the coastal islands in winter.
The Golden Salt Marsh Mosquito can ruin a good time if you're not prepared. Excellent surf fishing, though.
On December 9, 2006, Shirley1md from Ellicott City, MD wrote:
Copied from their website:
Maryland's only ocean park is located on Assateague Island, a barrier island bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by Sinepuxent Bay. Two miles of ocean beaches offer swimming, beachcombing, sunbathing, surfing and fishing. The island's bayside offers canoeing to secluded coves. The marsh areas have a variety of wildlife, including deer and feral horses.
Assateague was selected by National Geographic Travel magazine in 1994 as one of the 10 best state parks in the United States.
