List of Delaware state parks
State parks

List of Delaware state parks

Section Title: State parks
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Name	County	Size	Estab- lished	Image	Remarks

Alapocas Run	New Castle	415 acres (168 ha)	2002	Blueball Dairy barn side Wilmington DE.JPG	The park protects a portion of the Brandywine and is connected through a trail network to Wilmington and Brandywine Creek State Parks.

Auburn Valley	New Castle	360 acres (150 ha)	2008	Isreal Marshall House Auburn Mills DE.JPG	The former estate of the Marshall family includes the 1897 Auburn Heights Mansion and the Marshall Steam Museum's collection of antique steam-powered cars.

Bellevue	New Castle	328 acres (133 ha)	1976	Bellevue Trail.JPG	The former estate of William du Pont, Jr. includes tennis courts, a horse racing barn, and other recreational facilities, as well as Bellevue Hall, a replica of James Madison's Montpelier where du Pont spent his boyhood years.

Brandywine Creek	New Castle	933 acres (378 ha)	1965	-	Much of this state park was once part of Henry A. du Pont's Winterthur estate and was used as a dairy farm from the 1870s through the 1920s.

Cape Henlopen	Sussex	5,320 acres (2,150 ha)	1964	-	Delaware's largest state park includes the remains of World War II-era Fort Miles and its iconic observation towers which dot the cape's beaches on both the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay.

Delaware Seashore	Sussex	2,825 acres (1,143 ha)	1965	-	The park features beaches on both the Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay. It also includes the historic Indian River Life Saving Service Station.

Fenwick Island	Sussex	379 acres (153 ha)	1966	Fenwickbeach.JPG	In 1981 Fenwick Island State Park became a separate park; before that it was the southern part of Delaware Seashore State Park.

First State Heritage	Kent	2004	-	Designed as an urban "park without boundaries," this park links historic and cultural sites throughout the capital city, Dover.

Fort Delaware	New Castle	288 acres (117 ha)	1951	-	The state park preserves all of Pea Patch Island in the middle of the Delaware River, including the historic Civil War fortress which housed prisoners of war.

Fort DuPont	New Castle	322 acres (130 ha)	1992	Fort DuPont Parade Grounds.JPG	The former military base, named after Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, was in use from the Civil War through World War II, and protects a stretch of land along the Delaware River and the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.

Fox Point	New Castle	108 acres (44 ha)	1995	Fox Point Delaware River 01.JPG	A former brownfield site along the Delaware River, it was cleaned up and now offers trails and recreational activities.

Holts Landing	Sussex	206 acres (83 ha)	1965	-	This park used to be a farm and boat ramp operated by the Holts Family.

Killens Pond	Kent	1,488 acres (602 ha)	1965	-	The core of this park is a 66-acre millpond, but it also includes campgrounds, hiking trails, and a water park.

Lums Pond	New Castle	1,790 acres (720 ha)	1963	-	Lums Pond was originally used to supply water for the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal when the facility still used canal locks.

Trap Pond	Sussex	3,653 acres (1,478 ha)	1951	Bald Cypress.JPG	The park preserves the northernmost strands of baldcypress trees in the eastern United States.

White Clay Creek	New Castle	3,398 acres (1,375 ha)	1968	-	White Clay Creek State Park preserves land around the White Clay Creek National Scenic & Recreational River. It borders Pennsylvania's White Clay Creek Preserve.

Wilmington	New Castle	345 acres (140 ha)	1998	Brandywine Park Blossoms.JPG	Wilmington State Parks is an urban park unit consisting of several smaller parks protecting land along the Brandywine River in the heart of Wilmington.

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Fox Point State Park is a Delaware state park with 108 acres (44 ha) along the Delaware River in New Castle County.
Fox Point State Park is a Delaware state park on 108 acres (44 ha) along the Delaware River in New Castle County.
Fox Point State Park is a Delaware state park on 108 acres (44 ha) along the Delaware River in New Castle County.

final_sentence: Fox Point State Park is a Delaware state park with 108 acres (44 ha) along the Delaware River in New Castle County.
final_sentence: Fox Point State Park is a Delaware state park on 108 acres (44 ha) along the Delaware River in New Castle County.
final_sentence: Fox Point State Park is a Delaware state park on 108 acres (44 ha) along the Delaware River in New Castle County.