Reservation Information

• Reservations can be made up to one year before your arrival date. For the convenience of our renters, six cottages are designated as Saturday to Saturday rentals, and six are Sunday to Sunday.
• Depending on availability, reservations for stays shorter than one week may be accepted during the summer months if made within two weeks of your date of arrival. There is a two-night minimum for stays of less than one week; one-night stays are not available. Reservations for less than a week’s stay must be made through the Call Center (1-877-987-2757) and may not be made online.
• Advance reservations are required — the Cottages at Indian River Marina are not available for walk-up reservations.
• A minimum deposit of one-half the rental fee is required at the time of reservation. The balance is due at least 60 days before your arrival date when reserving with a credit card and 70 days when reserving with a check. If the balance is not paid, the deposit will be forfeited and the reservation cancelled. Notifications will not be sent when final payment is due. Weekend rentals require payment in full at the time of reservation.
• Cottages are adjacent to the Indian River Marina.

Check-in/Checkout and Security Deposit

• Upon arrival, please check in at the Indian River Marina office. One person in the party must be 21 years of age or older and must stay with the party at the cottage during the rental period. Identification will be required upon check-in. A $220 security deposit, paid by credit card, is required at check-in. The deposit will be returned after a satisfactory final inspection of the property.
• Check-in time for the Indian River Cottages is 3 p.m., and check-out is 10 a.m.

Reservation Information

• The house has a two night stay minimum. No exceptions.
• A minimum deposit of 1/2 the rental fee is required at the time of reservation if booking more than 60 days in advance. All payments must be made within 60 days prior to arrival. Credit card payments can be made online at delawarestateparks.reserveamerica.com or by calling 1-877-987-2757. Cancellations due to non-payment of balance due will forfeit deposit.
• NOTIFICATION WILL NOT BE SENT WHEN FINAL PAYMENT IS DUE.
• No more than seven (7) persons, including children and infants are permitted to stay in the house. One person in the party must be 21 years or older and must remain in the cottage during the stay. Identification will be required upon check-in.
• You will be required to bring all bed linens and towels. The house has one California King, one king bed, one queen bed and one double bed.
• No smoking is permitted inside the house or screened porch; evidence of smoking is cause for immediate eviction and charges to Damage and Cleaning Deposit.
• Quiet Hours are from 10:00 pm to 8:00 am. Undue noise or disturbance or failure to follow state parks rules and regulations shall be cause for immediate reservation cancellation without refund.

Check-in/Checkout

• Check-in: 3:00 PM
• Check-out: 10:00 AM
• You will be contacted prior to arrival with details and entry code.
• Prior to check-out be sure that you are leaving the property in a clean and orderly condition.

Reservations may be made online or via call center (1-877-98-PARKS; 1-877-987-2757)

Call center hours are as follows:

• October 1 – March 31: Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• April 1 – 29: Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
• April 30 – September 30: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Saturday – Sunday, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Reservations may be made up to one year prior to arrival date, available for the date at the opening time of the call center to prevent unfair (earlier) reservation window for website users.

Reservations may be made up to the day prior to arrival. Walk-in reservations are not accepted.

All family campsites, cabins, cottages and yurts can be reserved and are numbered site-specific.

Reservation changes may be made once at no charge. Subsequent changes will result in a $10 fee per change.

Changes may include date or site number; transaction total must remain the same as the original to qualify as a change.

A cancellation fee of $10 will apply if cancellation occurs 31 days or more before arrival date. Balance of payments will be refunded.

A cancellation fee equivalent to a one-day campsite fee will be charged if cancellation is within 30 days of arrival date. Balance of payments will be refunded.

A $35 fee will be applied for cancellation of a cabin, camping cabin or yurt reservation. Balance of payments will be refunded.

A $300 fee will be applied for cancellation of a waterfront cottage 121 days or more in advance of arrival date. The customer will forfeit ½ of the published rental fee if the reservation is cancelled less than 121 days prior to arrival date.

Early departures forfeit all balances.

Refunds for cancellations may only be issued by the Division of Parks and Recreation or by the Call Center.

The park reserves the right to hold a campsite, cabin or yurt for 24 hours after your expected arrival date before your reservation is cancelled and returned to inventory.

Cancellations will result in the issuance of a refund of the balance of fees paid. The refund will be applied by the same instrument by which payment was made (i.e. credit card payments will receive a credit using the same credit card. Checks and money orders will receive a check refund.) Refunds by check require a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. The Request for Refund procedures must be followed for refunds made by check.

Customers may not cancel a reservation and rebook the stay for the same dates in order to receive a promotional discount.

Designated officials in each park and specified Dover staff may authorize a complete refund in case of emergency or early departure.

In the event Delaware State Parks must close a park or campground (due to storm or other emergency); the affected campers will be given a refund of the unused portion of their reservation. If the campground remains open and the camper elects to leave, the action will be treated as an Early Departure and no refund will be given.