Brandywine Creek State Park is a public recreation area located three miles north of Wilmington, Delaware along the Brandywine Creek. The state park is 951.33 acres 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, Tulip Tree Wood…
Brandywine Creek State Park is a public recreation area located three miles north of Wilmington, Delaware along the Brandywine Creek. The state park is 951.33 acres 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, 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.
Location: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Elevation: 135 feet (41 m)
Established: 1965
Area: 951.33 acres (384.99 ha)
Administered by: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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