OSV Status
10/18/26 MD OSV is CLOSED due to overwash. VA South OSV is open. Beware of overwash conditions at high tides. The VA North OSV fishing mile is closed.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Alerts
Operating hours
Assateague Island National Seashore - Maryland District
Open year round, 24 hours a day.
Assateague Island National Seashore - Virginia District
Open January-March 8: 6 am - 6 pm.
March 9-April: 6 am - 8 pm.
May-September: 5 am - 10 pm.
October: 6 am - 8 pm.
November-December: 6 am - 6 pm.
Check with the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (757-336-6122) for updates to operating hours.