Dewey Beach

Dewey Beach is a small tract of sandy beach located in Dewey Beach, Delaware. Dewey Beach as a town is a very small area with 314 permanent residents. Dewey Beach is somewhat of a party town for summer and spring break, though nothing like Panama City Beach or Cancun.

Travelers come to the beach from Washington DC, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore. The town was incorporated in 1981. It lies between the Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay. The actual town is one mile long and only two blocks in width. It is not uncommon for the sandy beach to be filled with roughly 30,000 people during the summer weekends. There are bars, clubs, and other places to visit along the beach.

Dewey Beach is the site of several summer events like the Dewey Beach Music Conference or Greyhounds Reach the Beach event. Nearby the sandy beach are Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Bethany Beach, and Fenwick Island. Travelers can visit each of these places for different beaches or stay at Dewey Beach for swimming, surfing, scuba diving, water sports, boating, fishing, and more. Sunbathing and beach combing are quite popular along Dewey Beach. During the summer temperatures are usually around 80 degrees F.