EXPLOREASSATEAGUE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE

Assateague Island National Seashore

TYPE
Recreation Area
ESTABLISHED
1965
AREA
42k acres
STATE
MD/VA
ECOSYSTEM
Coastline

Wild ponies roam freely on a 37-mile Atlantic barrier island; the island's iconic herds descended from domesticated horses turned loose centuries ago by colonial settlers.

OFFICIAL LINKS
NPS Official Site ↗Recreation.gov ↗AllTrails ↗
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