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A former coastal defense 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
6/22 confirmed- Beach
- No
- Guarded swimming
- No
- Surf fishing
- Not confirmed
- Camping
- No
- Cabins
- No
- Trails
- Yes
- Boat launch
- Not confirmed
- Boat rentals
- Not confirmed
- Pier
- Not confirmed
- Disc golf
- Not confirmed
- Playground
- Not confirmed
- Fishing
- Not confirmed
- Kayak or canoe
- Yes
- Crabbing
- Not confirmed
- Water park
- Not confirmed
- Ropes course
- Not confirmed
- Climbing wall
- Not confirmed
- Horse trails
- Not confirmed
- Tennis
- Not confirmed
- Golf
- Not confirmed
- Riding stables
- Not confirmed
- Restrooms
- Not confirmed
Getting in
- Entry, 2026
- $5 in-state · $10 out-of-stateCharged 1 March – 30 November. Free outside it.
- Annual pass
- $50 for a Delaware-registered vehicle, $100 out of state.Discounted passes are available for active-duty military and veterans; the discounted amounts are not confirmed. Deauville Beach has its own annual pass at $115.
- Where to buy
- Delaware State Parks — passes and permitsOnline at destateparks.com, which issues a virtual pass usable for 30 days from purchase, or at a park office.
- Hours
- 8 a.m. – sunset, daily
- Park office
- 302-834-7941
Dogs
Leashed on the trails.
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
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