| 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 |
| 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.
- ^ Olson, D. M.; E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience. 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2.