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Slaughter Beach
4.5★ · 65 Google ratings · Milford, Delaware
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 40 ft away · free
Accessibility
Step-free entrance
Walk
310 ft · 1 min
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Free
Water
77°F
Tide
5 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
3.1 miles of shoreline
Sand
210 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Poor · 36% of 14 over the limit · 2026
Map of Slaughter Beach
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Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 7 visitors · 2018–2026
Free parking and facilities year-round
The lot is adjacent to beach access with clean bathrooms, a shaded pavilion, and picnic tables, though bathrooms.
Go for beachcombing, not swimming
The water is brown and shallow with a muddy bottom; the real appeal is collecting rocks, shells, sea.
Visit May through June for horseshoe crabs
Spring high tides bring massive spawning aggregations of horseshoe crabs to the shoreline, making this one.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2018–2026
Bring bug spray and water shoes
Horse flies, gnats, mosquitoes, and jellyfish are common, and the beach floor is covered with shells and rocks.
Weekday visits avoid crowds entirely
One reviewer noted the beach not very busy in April; locals explicitly recommend weekdays to escape crowds.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
78°F · overcast
Water
77°F
Waves
0.7 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the NNE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 02:39 | High tide | ↑ |
| 09:05 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 15:15 | High tide | ↑ |
| 22:15 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 6:45 AM.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 354 State Rd 15, Milford, DE 19963
🅿 Parking 40 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 310 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Slaughter Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 40 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Slaughter Beach?
310 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Slaughter Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
