State Park
Brandywine Creek State Park
- Status
- Status not posted
- Entrance fee
- Not posted
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- None listed
- Official site
- destateparks.com
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Covering about 934 acres, Brandywine Creek State Park lies in New Castle County, about 4 miles north of Elsmere.
Reservations
- Day use
- No day-use reservation requirement mentioned
- Booking system
- ReserveAmerica (delawarestateparks.reserveamerica.com)
We link to the official booking system rather than showing live availability, which changes minute to minute.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- Elsmere — about 4 mi north (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 39.7985, -75.5723
Nearby state parks
Alapocas Run State Park
2.1 mi south (straight line)
Wilmington State Parks3.6 mi southeast (straight line)
Bellevue State Park4.1 mi east (straight line)
Auburn Valley State Park5.2 mi west (straight line)
Fox Point State Park5.7 mi east (straight line)
White Clay Creek State Park10.7 mi southwest (straight line)
White Clay Creek Preserve11.3 mi west (straight line) · Pennsylvania
Ridley Creek State Park12.3 mi northeast (straight line) · Pennsylvania
Sources and freshness
- Delaware State Parks — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026
- DNREC 'Delaware State Parks Boundaries' ArcGIS Online layer (Park_Boundaries, DNREC GIS)
- Wikidata
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)
- Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey W. S. Stewart, Photographer Sept.16, 1937. VIEW FROM SOUTH - Old Kirk's Mill, Brandywine Creek at Road 232, Rockland, New Castle County, DE HABS DEL,2-ROCLA,2-1.tif — Public domain (US federal government work), W. S. Stewart
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology