A former coastal defence installation and later a hospital site on the Delaware River at Delaware City, now partly redeveloped. Trails, remnant batteries, and a view across to Pea Patch Island.
What's there
Facilities
5/9 confirmed- Beach
- No
- Guarded swimming
- No
- Surf fishing
- Not confirmed
- Camping
- No
- Cabins
- No
- Trails
- Yes
- Boat launch
- Not confirmed
- Pier
- Not confirmed
- Disc golf
- Not confirmed
Getting in
- Entry, 2026
- $5 in-state · $10 out-of-stateCharged 1 March – 30 November. Annual pass $50 in-state / $100 out.
- Hours
- Not confirmed
- Park office
- Not confirmed
Dogs
Leashed on the trails.
Still to confirm
Listed openly rather than hidden, because a gap you can see is worth more than a gap you can't.
- Get the park office number.
- Confirm which areas are open — the site is partly under redevelopment.
Other parks in New Castle County
- Lums Pond — pond, Bear
- White Clay Creek — creek and woodland, Newark
- Brandywine Creek — creek and woodland, Wilmington
- Bellevue — estate and woodland, Wilmington
- Alapocas Run — creek and woodland, Wilmington
- Fox Point — riverfront, Wilmington
- Fort Delaware — historic island, Delaware City
- Auburn Valley — estate and woodland, Yorklyn
- Wilmington State Parks — urban, Wilmington