Fort Miles & WWII Fire Control Towers
Fort Miles Historical Area
A WWII coastal defence site within Cape Henlopen, where you can climb a concrete observation tower for ocean views and visit a gun battery museum.
Fort Miles was a coastal fortress guarding the mouth of Delaware Bay during the Second World War. Several cylindrical concrete fire-control towers still stand along the shore, and one is open for climbing. Its spiral staircase has about 115 steps, and from the top you can see the Atlantic and the dunes. Battery 519 houses a museum with giant coastal guns and WWII relics, though its opening hours are limited. It is included in the state park admission and can be reached on foot from the park car park.
Opening hours
Park 8:00 am to sunset; museum open on limited days
Nearby sights
- Cape Henlopen State Park
- Cape May–Lewes Ferry
- Junction and Breakwater Trail
- Historic Lewes
- Zwaanendael Museum
- Dolle's Candyland
- Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk & Beach
- Funland