News Release

Assateague Island National Seashore is Modifying Operations to Implement Local Health Guidance

Date: March 28, 2020
Contact: Liz Davis

Berlin, MD – Assateague Island National Seashore is announcing additional modifications to operations in response to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NPS Office of Public Health, US Public Health Service and the Worcester County, Maryland Health Department.  The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Effective March 28, 2020, Assateague Island National Seashore will be closed to all park visitors until further notice. We will notify the public when we resume full operations and provide updates on our website www.nps.gov/asis and Facebook, Twitter and Instagram 
@AssateagueNPS.   

Updates about NPS operations will be posted on www.nps.gov/coronavirus.