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michigansandzil
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Mar 04, 2015

Family activities near Assateague Island/Ocean City

We have a campsite on Assateague Island for 5 nights this August. I've never been to the area, so I'm looking for potential activities for us to do. Staying on the island, we should have plenty of...
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Wishbone51
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Mar 19, 2015
We stayed at Chincoteague (Tom's Cove RV Park) and kayaked to Assateague a couple of years ago.. Fantastic place to go. We also saw wild ponies. Friendly, but we didn't get too close. The Chincoteague museum is a fantastic place to go to get a bit of the history. Watch out for the mosquitos in the summer. Most vicious buggers I've ever seen.

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