National Park Service
A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States 		NPS Logo

DELAWARE

WELL OVER HALF of Delaware's 240,000 people live in Wilmington and its environs.

The outstanding recreational resources of the State are its ocean beach and tidal waters, both of which offer exceptional opportunities for all forms of water recreation. Its greatest need is for a seashore park. The State already owns 3,025 acres of beach land in four parcels. Since travel distance from Wilmington (over 100 miles) and other surrounding large centers of population is too great to develop these shore lands purely for day use, any development along the Delaware coast should be primarily for week-end and vacation use.

There is also a need for additional park lands within day-use radius of Wilmington.

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FEDERAL

National wildlife areas: Existing
acreage		 Proposed
additions
5. Bombay Hook Migratory Waterfowl Refuge12,005.86
6. Killcohook Migratory Bird Refuge586
     Total
12,691.86


Soil Conservation Service land development projects:
1. Delaware Forest Site 7

4. Delaware Forest Site 2

13. Delaware Forest Site 8

     Total
4,812



STATE

State monuments:
8. Site of Swedish Settlement.25.
9. Site of Dutch Settlement

     Total
.25


State wayside:
3. Ellendale Public Campground45

State forest:
2. Redden1,936

Proposed State parks:
10. Giant Dune
1,274
11. Rehoboth Beach
25
12. Indian River Beach
1,418
14. Fenwick Island
308
     Total

3,025


LOCAL

Local parks:
7. Wilmington (5 areas)276.7

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