Treasure Hunting in Delaware

Colonial Atlantic coast, pirate cache rumors, and War of 1812 battlefields concentrate finds in a small geographic area.

Top Delaware treasure regions: Cape Henlopen; Lewes colonial waterfront; Bombay Hook NWR fringes; Brandywine Creek valley.

Famous documented cases in Delaware: Captain Kidd Cape Henlopen cache; British Royal Navy paymaster losses (1812); Swedish colonial silver.

Terrain in Delaware: Flat coastal plain and tidal marshes. LiDAR shows historic shoreline migration well.

Best seasons for field work in Delaware: April–November.

Delaware state parks are managed by Delaware State Parks (https://destateparks.com/); check its rules before detecting in any state park.