USGS, footnoted to the National Geodetic Survey. The state survey measures the monument itself at 447.85 ft and the ground just west of the road at around 450
Delaware Climate Office. Mean annual temperature runs from 54.0°F in northern New Castle County to 58.1°F on the Atlantic coast
Gathering on a permitted coast
Group access on the beach is not a group permit. Every vehicle needs its own surf fishing plate, decal and receipt, its own five tools, and on a summer weekend at Gordons Pond, Herring Point, Navy Crossing, Point Crossing or 3 R’s its own reservation, limited to one per day per permit holder.
Delaware does sell a special event surf fishing permit, at 40 dollars for a resident and 80 otherwise, which is the mechanism for a short organised visit. Inland, state forest pavilions need a permit for groups of ten or more, and camping there caps at six people to a site.
The large expos combine a vendor show, classes and a campground full of real vehicles. Rallies and brand gatherings are smaller and more social. Training weekends and club runs are where you actually drive.
Getting the most from one
The vendor hall is the least useful part.
01Take the classes. They are the best value at any expo.
02Walk the camping area. Owners will tell you what they would do differently.
03Talk to builders in person, and look closely at their work.
04Book camping early. It sells out before day tickets do.
For organizers
List the event with its dates, location, what it costs to attend and a link to register. We will add it to the directory and to the state it happens in.
Questions people ask
Are events worth it for beginners?
They are the quickest education available: a weekend of classes, hundreds of vehicles to look at, and owners who will happily tell you what they would do differently.
How do I add an event?
Use the List your business form and choose Events. Include the dates, the location and a link.
How high is Delaware?
From Rehoboth Beach at 1 feet to Ebright Road, at the Pennsylvania line at 448.
Altitude decides what your engine, your brakes and your lungs have to work with, and how late in the year the passes open.
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Feet above sea level
Towns
WilmingtonThe Brandywine Valley byway, and thirteen Underground Railroad sites on the Tubman route91 ft
HarringtonTaber State Forest country, and the inland pond parks59 ft
GeorgetownThe county seat below Redden State Forest53 ft
SmyrnaThe turn for Bombay Hook and for Blackbird State Forest32 ft
DoverThe capital, and the John Dickinson Plantation out on the bayshore road28 ft
LaurelNanticoke byway country and the southern end of the Woodland Ferry run27 ft
MillsboroInland services on the Indian River, west of the inlet24 ft
SeafordThe Nanticoke River crossing and the northern ferry approach23 ft
MilfordMid-state services between the bayshore refuges and the coast13 ft
LewesThe ferry landing, Cape Henlopen and the Beach Plum Island crossing13 ft
MiltonThe approach to Prime Hook and the bayshore marshes11 ft
New CastleThe northern end of the Delaware Bayshore Byway10 ft
Bethany BeachThe break in the state park between Delaware Seashore and Fenwick Island6 ft
Fenwick IslandThe southernmost drive-on beaches and the Maryland line5 ft
Dewey BeachThe northern end of the Delaware Seashore barrier strip5 ft
Rehoboth BeachFull services between Gordons Pond and the Delaware Seashore beaches1 ft
Passes, high roads and summits
Ebright Road, at the Pennsylvania lineThe state high point, in New Castle County. USGS publishes 448 feet, footnoted to the National Geodetic Survey; the Delaware Geological Survey measures the benchmark at 447.85 and the ground just west of the road at around 450448 ft
Iron HillOur own reading of the elevation surface at its map point, in New Castle County335 ft
Chestnut HillOur own reading of the elevation surface at its map point, in the piedmont of New Castle County297 ft
Pass, road and summit elevations are the figures published by the agency that manages them. Town elevations are the town’s or county’s own
figure where it publishes an exact one; the rest are from the U.S. Geological Survey (3D Elevation Program at the place’s official coordinates),
retrieved September 18, 2026. Every source is listed at the foot of the page.
