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Posted by Your Guide on April 26, 2006 8:53 PM

Bellevue State Park offers just about every kind of outdoor activity available, as well as tours of the mansion onsite. Not to be missed.

Fort Delaware State Park offers Civil War reenactments. The Living History program at the fort offers experiences of soldier’s quarters, ramparts, parade grounds and gun emplacements. Take a ride on the ferry, too.

Fort DuPont State Park is under development as Delaware’s newest state park. There is a trail and walking tours. Civil War through First World War history can be explored at this fort, and the local fishing is popular too.

Port Penn features exhibits and programs as well as self-guided tours of the Wetland Interpretive Trail. And Historic Home Village.

The beaches are not to be missed either, and Delaware’s four beach parks offer something for everyone.

Cape Henlopen has nearly four thousand acres of natural beauty, history and lots of sunshine to enjoy as well as fishing and campgrounds for the family. The Seaside Nature Center is a good place to take in the programs that go on the year through.

Delaware Seashore State Park offers six miles of beautiful ocean and bay shoreline to appreciate. Surfing, fishing, swimming, sunbathing, a campground, a boat ramp, year-round furnished cottages, and a 295-slip marina with charter and head boats, this park is the perfect spot for a vacation in its own right.

If it’s a quieter scene one prefers, Fenwick Island State Park is considered to be the best beach front in the state. There are a variety of waterfront activities to choose from, or one may simply choose to sunbathe on the beach and let the hours slip by.

Holts Landing State park offers another small adventure, picnic lunch not included. Fish, go clamming or crabbing, or simply enjoy the waterfront, playground and nature trail.
The freshwater ponds of Delaware have their own parks too, which include camping, fishing, hiking, and picnicking for a start. Lums Pond, Killens Pond and Trap Pond State Park offer fun and games on the quiet waters of the ponds, with canoeing, wildlife and boat rentals to augment the trip. Since Delaware is such a compact state, Killens Pond is only about one-and-a-half hour’s drive, either from the southern part or the northern part of the state.

White Clay Creek State Park is tucked away in the northwest corner of the state. Here one will find a quiet, beautiful scene of cool green leaves and swiftly-flowing streams. Trails and a recreation area provide some structure for relaxation.

Brandywine Creek State Park offers rolling hills, beautiful, mature woodlands, meadows and marshes to enjoy.

Fox Pointe State Park is just east of Wilmington and showcases the majesty of the Delaware River. Walking, biking and picnicking are available at this newly-developed park, together with horseshoeing and volleyball to round out the experience.



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