So this past weekend, I DID make it down to the DE bay beaches for some beach plum exploring. In another post, I’d listed a bunch of locations that looked promising on Google Maps. Sunday I drove them from north (nearest) to south (farthest). Based on no plums at the first two sites, I ended up skipping several less promising locations. Here’s the list of sites I visited:
- Woodland Beach, DE - NO BEACH PLUMS FOUND
- Port Mahon Boat Launch and Road, DE - NO BEACH PLUMS FOUND
- Pickering Beach DE - NO BEACH PLUMS FOUND
- Big Stone Beach DE - BEACH PLUMS FOUND!
I don’t think it’s a north/south thing - just that the “beach” doesn’t have as significant dunes at the first three locations. On my next trip in a few months when I expect plums will be ripe, I’ll probably check a few more locations south of Big Stone Beach.
A few photos below
