The boardwalk and fishing pier are handicap accessible. This .5 mile trail through soft sands puts visitors in the mood to explore a harsh, desert-like environment. Animal tracks and a wide variety of plants characterize the interesting duneland habitat. Trailside exhibits show how salt-laden winds off the ocean naturally prune several plants into unusual shapes. A hard path surface, which makes this trail fully accessible, winds its way past woodland ponds and through a half mile of diverse shrubs and mature loblolly pines.
Exhibits introduce visitors to many forest inhabitants.
An observation deck at the edge of the woods offers a breathtaking view of several miles of forest which overlook Chincoteague Bay. An elevated boardwalk, which makes this trail fully accessible, courses its way through a half mile of Assateague salt marshes. Exhibits interpret the importance of this habitat to barrier island ecology. Many wetland bird species are usually seen from this trail and an observation deck offers a panoramic view of Chicoteague Bay on Assateague's backside. View Byrd Park and Snow Hill from one side of this uninhabited island and a typical cypress swamp on the other.