How the Wild Ponies of Assateague stay
warm all winter - Wild Pony Tours
Winter on Assateague Island is quiet
The tour boats are hauled out, the marsh grasses turn pale gold, and the wind has a sharper edge to it.
Even though Wild Pony Tours is closed until May, the island itself never shuts down.
The wild ponies are still out there every day, moving through snow-dusted dunes, standing in icy creeks, and doing exactly what they’ve done for centuries—taking care of themselves.
What Winter Is Really Like on Assateague
Winter here isn’t a mountain blizzard kind of cold.
It’s a coastal cold—wind-driven, damp, and unpredictable. Temperatures often hover around freezing, and strong nor’easters can bring snow, sleet, and heavy rain.
