Maryland District Program Schedule (Aug. 23rd through Sept. 1st)

This Ranger led program schedule will run from August 23rd through September 1st.

Our fall program schedule will be posted soon!
Program schedules are subject to change. Please check back prior to your trip to ensure no changes have taken place.

 

Assateague Island's Maryland Visitor Center

NPS Photo/S. Tobin

 

Programs Located at the Maryland Visitor Center

Horse Program (Daily, 10:00AM)

(20 Minutes) - Join us as we unlock many of the mysteries that surround the wild horses of Assateague Island!
- Wheelchair Accessible 

Touch Tank Talk (Daily, 10:30 am, 11 am, 1:30 pm, 2 pm)

(20 Minutes) - Stop by the visitor center for a short “meet and greet” with the “locals!” Learn, observe and touch a few of Assateague’s resident marine life.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Please wash hands before the start of the program

Ranger's Choice (Daily, 3 pm)

(15 Minutes) - Meet with a ranger to learn about a facinating feature of Assateague Island. 
- Wheelchair accessible

 

A marsh area visible from Old Ferry Landing.

NPS Photo/L. Brendel

 

Programs Located on the Island

Bay Discovery at Old Ferry Landing (Friday-Monday, 11:30 am)

(45 Minutes) - Try our dip nets and take a closer look at marine organisms that thrive in the marshes and bay. Plan on getting wet as you wade the shallows.
- Appropriate clothing and water footwear (no flip-flops) required

Crabbing Program at Old Ferry Landing (Friday-Monday, 2 pm)

(45 Minutes) - During this “crab and release” program you’ll learn the mysteries of catching the famous Blue Crab.
- Wheelchair accessible

Clamming Program at Old Ferry Landing (Friday-Monday, 3 pm)

(30 Minutes) - Join a ranger to learn the art of collecting hard-shell clams.
- Appropriate clothing and water footwear (no flip-flops) required