Lums Pond State Park

Lums Pond State Park
A view of a picnic area along the edge of Lums Pond
Map showing the location of Lums Pond State Park
Map showing the location of Lums Pond State Park
Location of Lums Pond State Park in Delaware
LocationNew Castle, Delaware, United States
Coordinates39°33′30″N 75°43′15″W / 39.55833°N 75.72083°W / 39.55833; -75.72083
Area1,790 acres (7.2 km2)
Established1963
Named forLums Pond
Governing bodyDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
WebsiteLums Pond State Park

Lums Pond State Park is a 1,790-acre (720 ha) Delaware state park near Bear, New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The park surrounds Lums Pond, an impoundment built by the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on St. Georges Creek. The C&D built the pond as a source of water to fill the locks of the canal that connected the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River during the early 19th century. Lums Pond State Park is open for a wide variety of year-round recreation.