Bellevue State Park (Delaware)

Bellevue State Park
Walking trail at Bellevue State Park.
Map showing the location of Bellevue State Park
Map showing the location of Bellevue State Park
Location of Bellevue State Park in Delaware
LocationNew Castle, Delaware, United States
Coordinates39°46′45″N 75°29′45″W / 39.77917°N 75.49583°W / 39.77917; -75.49583
Area328 acres (133 ha)
Elevation190 ft (58 m)
Established1976
Named forBellevue Hall
Governing bodyDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
WebsiteBellevue State Park

Bellevue State Park is a 328-acre (133 ha) Delaware state park in the suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The park is named for Bellevue Hall, the former mansion of William du Pont Jr. Many of the facilities at the park were built by du Pont. Bellevue State Park overlooks the Delaware River and is open for year-round recreation, daily, from 8 a.m. until sunset.[1] The Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is located in Bellevue State Park; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[2] Cauffiel House is a historic home in the park near Stoney Creek.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Bellevue State Park". Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Cauffiel House" (PDF). destateparks.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Cauffiel House and Estate Historical Marker".