Brandywine Creek State Park

Brandywine Creek State Park, like many of Delaware's best vacation spots, has an abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities. The park is located in northern Delaware, just south of the Pennsylvania border, along Brandywine Creek. Brandywine Creek State Park is known for its distinctive stone walls, which were built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when the area was farmland owned by the Du Pont family.

Tulip Tree Woods, a 933-acre park with old-growth tulip poplar trees, is one of four separate nature preserves in the park. This preserve is most beautiful in the spring, when bloodroot and nodding trillium carpet the forest floor. The pollinator garden and rolling meadows of Brandywine Creek State Park are home to ground nesting birds and rare native flora. Bluebirds, American kestrels, and eastern meadowlarks, as well as several species of migratory hawks, can be seen.

The park's varied terrains enable a wide range of activities. In the winter, the vast meadows are open for disc golf, picnics, kite flying, and even cross-country skiing and sledding. Hiking enthusiasts can enjoy 14 miles of trails, including one that follows the park's namesake creek. Anglers can catch crappie, bluegill, and smallmouth bass in the creek, which can be enjoyed by canoe or kayak. Wilson's Run is stocked with trout every year.

Google rating: 4.7/5.0

Address: 41 Adams Dam Rd, Wilmington, DE 19807

Phone: (302) 577-3534

Website: https://destateparks.com/brandywinecreek