Delaware

Hidden along the Indian River Bay, Holts Landing State Park offers quiet waterfront recreation. Named for the family that previously owned the land, visitors enjoy the shoreline, intertidal zone, salt marsh, and maritime forest.

Nature and commerce come together at beautiful Fox Point State Park, where cargo ships, cars, and trains pass by on the ground, and birds of prey, like bald eagles fly above.

Boating, Fishing, Hiking, Picnicking

Situated on Pea Patch Island in the middle of the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was initially constructed in the mid-1800s to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia from enemy attack. Fort Delaware served that role through WWI.

Delaware's first urban park without boundaries, First State Heritage Park explores the stories of remarkable Delawareans and innovative governance in the First State.

Delaware's southernmost beach, Fenwick Island State Park offers three miles of ocean beaches along with access to the Little Assawoman Bay. The park once was home to the late 1800s Fenwick Island Life-Saving Station, lost in the storm of 1962. The state of Delaware does not provide any accessible swimming options at Fenwick Island. If you want to help make sure everyone can swim here, please reach out to local and state government.

Delaware Seashore State Park, boasting six miles of ocean and 20 miles of bay shoreline, serves as an important part of the southern Delaware coastline. The dynamic Indian River Inlet connects the Indian River and Rehoboth Bays with the Atlantic Ocean. The state of Delaware does not provide any accessible swimming options at Delaware Seashore. If you want to help make sure everyone can swim here, please reach out to local and state government.

Situated at the mouth of the Delaware Bay sits Cape Henlopen State Park and its 6+ miles of coastline. The state of Delaware does not provide any accessible swimming options at Cape Henlopen. If you want to help make sure everyone can swim here, please reach out to local and state government.

Tucked in the middle of suburban Wilmington sits Bellevue State Park, a former DuPont estate. William Dupont Jr. (1896-1965), the estate's last owner and avid equestrian, transformed this land to include horse stables.

Known for its meadowland views and blue gneiss stone walls built in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Brandywine Creek State Park sits within northern Delaware's piedmont region with more than 14 miles of trail and a remnant old-growth forest.