Delaware State Parks
Delaware State Parks, run by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Parks and Recreation, has 16 state parks, 1 historic site in this directory.
The state reports 17 units (source); counts differ when the state includes or excludes areas such as trails, boat launches or undeveloped land. See coverage notes.
Map and filter Delaware parksOfficial site: destateparks.com
Fees, passes and reservations
Entrance fees and passes
No statewide pass information was found on the official site.
All 17 parks and units
Listed by designation. Fees shown are the main entrance fee where the park posts one.
State parks (16)
Historic sites (1)
Coverage notes
Inventory source: DNREC 'Delaware State Parks Boundaries' ArcGIS Online layer (Park_Boundaries, DNREC GIS). We re-check it weekly and keep renamed, merged and closed parks traceable.
Not included: State nature preserves in the boundary layer (Thompson Island, Great Marsh, Sunset Lake, Seal Island, Flint Woods, Fork Branch, Doe Bridge, Murderkill River, Cedar Creek, Frenchtown Woods, Beach Plum Island…) (Dedicated under the Delaware Nature Preserves Program, not counted among the 17 state parks; no reachable official visitor pages.); Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club, Garrisons Lake Golf Club (Golf courses (facilities).); Port Penn Interpretive Center; Brandywine Zoo; Fort Miles Historic Area (managed outside the state park system or not a visitor destination); Mitchell Property, Elechko Property and other unnamed tracts (Land parcels, not destinations.).
Statewide information last reviewed Oct 29, 2026.