Brandywine Creek State Park
State park in Delaware, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brandywine Creek State Park is a state park, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Wilmington, Delaware along the Brandywine Creek. Open year-round, it is 933 acres (378 ha) in area and much of the park was part of a Du Pont family estate and dairy farm before becoming a state park in 1965. It contains the first two nature preserves in Delaware. These nature preserves are Tulip Tree Woods and Freshwater Marsh. Flint Woods is a satellite area of the park and has become the park's third nature preserve. Flint Woods is home to species of rare song birds and an old-growth forest. The park's forests are part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.[1]
Brandywine Creek State Park | |
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Location | New Castle, Delaware, United States |
Coordinates | 39°48′25″N 75°34′28″W |
Area | 933 acres (378 ha) |
Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
Established | 1965 |
Named for | Brandywine Creek |
Governing body | Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control |
Website | Brandywine Creek State Park |
Fourteen miles of trails run through the park, the longest being the Rocky Run Trail and the Greenway Trail. Brandywine Creek has a large population of bass, and Wilson's Run is known for its trout. Nearby parks include White Clay Creek State Park, Wilmington State Parks, and Bellevue State Park.