There are no lifeguards on duty at national parks in Maryland. Local beachgoer Scott said the absence of lifeguards does not ...

Assateague Island National Seashore is unique in that there's so many different things to see. We've got four different main habitats; marsh, forest, dunes, and the beach.

Learn all about Assateague Island during an upcoming episode of Outdoors Maryland on Maryland Public Television. Here's when and how to watch.

Accomack County Supervisors are considering drafting a letter to federal legislators to 'make every attempt necessary" to ...

Much of the Maryland part of Assateague Island could have been a large developed community called Ocean Beach if not for The Great Northeaster 62 years ago this week. When the Ash Wednesday Storm ...

Wild horses graze near a beach campsite at the Assateague Island National Seashore. Getty Images The Assateague Island National Seashore is just south of Ocean City, offering 37 miles of beaches ...

The famous wild Chincoteague ponies have lived for centuries on Assateague Island, a barrier island on the Atlantic coast. But no one is quite sure how they got there.

Assateague is a barrier island and its contours have changed with time, tides and storms. It was once connected to Ocean City, but the August 1933 Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane created an inlet.

This Island Spanning Maryland and Virginia Is the Perfect Beach Getaway — With Wild Horses, Kayaking, and Beach Camping. Here's why you should visit Assateague Island this summer.

Unexploded ordnance was found on the beach Sunday at Assateague Island National Seashore, according to an eyewitness. The ordnance was found near the very first parking lot closest to the entrance ...

Now, this is a barrier island that moves naturally, and one of those pits is now offshore the north beach area,” Hawthorne said. After a major nor'easter in 2022, these pits have been slowly ...

Originally connected to Ocean City, Maryland, Assateague Island was formed abruptly in 1933 when a major hurricane carved the Ocean City inlet, firmly establishing Assateague’s reliance on change.