Brandywine Creek State Park

Brandywine Creek State Park
Farm, field and forest near the park headquarters.
Location of Brandywine Creek State Park in Delaware
Location	New Castle, Delaware, United States
Coordinates	39°48′25″N 75°34′28″W / 39.80694°N 75.57444°W / 39.80694; -75.57444
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

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]

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.