Delaware State Parks

Park NameBy CountyNotesAdmission **
Alapocas RunNew CastleBrandywine River; Trail Network to Wilmington and Brandywine Creek State Parks; includes Blue Ball Barn, built by Alfred I. du Pont, now housing the Delaware Folk Art Collection
Auburn ValleyNew CastleFormer estate of Marshall Family; Auburn Heights Mansion and Marshall Steam Museum’s collection of antique steam-powered cars
BellevueNew CastleFormer estate of William du Pont, Jr. includes tennis courts, horse-racing barn, recreational facilities; as well as Bellevue Hall, a replica of James Madison’s Montpelier
Brandywine CreekNew CastleOnce part of Henry A. du Pont’s Winterthur estate, used as a dairy farm from 1870’s – 1920’s. Protects land along the Brandywine, also adjoins First State National Historical Park
Cape Henlopen State ParkSussexDelaware’s largest state park includes remnants of WWII-era Fort Miles and observation towers along Cape Beaches on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware Bay. National Harbor of Refuge and Delaware Breakwater Harbor Historic District and two lighthouses are visible from the beaches
Delaware Seashore State ParkSussexBeaches on both Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay; also includes historic Indian River Life Saving Service Station
Fenwick Island State ParkSussexSouth of Delaware Seashore State Park
First State Heritage ParkKentUrban Park without boundaries, this park links historic and cultural sites throughout the capital city of Dover
Fort Delaware State ParkNew CastlePreserves all of Pea Patch Island in the middle of the Delaware River, including Civil War fortress which housed prisoners of war
Fort DuPont State ParkNew CastleFormer military base, named after Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pony, in use from Civil War through WWII, protects land along the Delaware River and the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Fox Point State ParkNew CastleFormer brownfield site along the Delaware River offering trails and recreational activities
Holts Landing State ParkSussex
Killens Pond State ParkKent66 acre millpong, campgrounds, hiking trails, and water park
Lums Pond State ParkNew CastleLargest freshwater pond in Delaware, featuring zip line course; originally used to supply water for the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Locks
Trap PondSussexPreserves northernmost strands of baldcypress trees in the Eastern US
White Clay Creek State ParkNew CastlePreserves land around White Clay Creek National Scenic & Recreational River; borders Pennsylvania’s White Clay Creek Preserve
WilmingtonNew CastleUrban park consisting of smaller parks protecting land along Brandywine River in the heart of Wilmington. Includes Brandywine Park, Brandywine Zoo, H. Fletcher Brown Park, and Rockford Park

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