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The entrance to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is just a quarter of a mile from your room at the Refuge Inn — perfect for exploring the island on foot or by bicycle. Beyond the gate and bridge you’ll find fourteen thousand acres of beach, dune… Leer más
Un año nuevo tranquilo en Chincoteague La semana entre Navidad y Año Nuevo es una de las favoritas aquí en Chincoteague, y muchos de nuestros huéspedes vuelven a buscarla todos los años. Puedes pasar la mañana con los cisnes y los gansos de las nieve… Leer más
Thanksgiving weekend is our favorite time on Chincoteague. The summer crowds have gone home, the marsh has turned gold, the snow geese are on the refuge by the thousands, and for four days the refuge opens roads it keeps closed the rest of the year. … Leer más
Sometimes the decision to go is made two days before you leave. When that happens, we can help. Book within 48 hours of your arrival date and you get 20% off your stay. You can book it right on our website, with no phone call and no promo code needed… Leer más
Plenty of our guests come back to Chincoteague every year, some of them for decades. The loyalty card is how we say thank you. Stay ten nights with us and we credit the average rate of those ten nights toward your eleventh night. Depending on the sea… Leer más
If you are planning a trip to Chincoteague, one of the first things you have to settle is where you are going to sleep. There are a lot of rental houses on this island and a handful of hotels, and they suit very different kinds of trips. We should sa… Leer más
The Refuge Inn sits at 7058 Maddox Boulevard, between downtown Chincoteague and the entrance to the wildlife refuge. In summer that means you can park when you arrive and leave the car alone. Nearly everything below is closer than the beach. Hours on… Leer más
Spring is a lovely time to have Chincoteague to yourself. The foals begin arriving in the pasture, the warblers pour through the Woodland Trail in waves, the mosquitoes have not yet hatched, and the island is quiet and unhurried before the season beg… Leer más
As the summer crowds head home with the school buses, the island settles into its finest season. The water stays warm well into October, the birds pour down the Atlantic Flyway, and you can find a parking space anywhere you like. Come and enjoy Chinc… Leer más
February looks like January for about two weeks, and then it doesn’t. Winter still holds the island — the swans are on Swan Cove, the Snow Geese are still commuting to the mainland fields, and the ducks are still rafted on the impoundments. But this … Leer más