Brandywine Creek State Park

Love that we have the Brandywine so close to our home, it’s my happy place. Although, since Delaware is so whacked they’re letting the homeless move in. Be safe when you’re on the trails as some homeless have tents up. The park can’t remove them because they need to contact the homeless person first…house bill 135- stupidity. I was told by a park personnel as well, that be careful as homeless folks tend to have mh issues/drug problems. So drug paraphernalia may be around their encampment. Great, huh?! Keep our parks safe Delaware I am more than disgusted by your lack of concern for the citizens and park goers. So what I took from the Brandywine when I called/ emailed was - the homeless can be dangerous and leave drug paraphernalia behind, but hey we can’t help you so good luck in the park. Be safe on your own lol.

Beautiful views and lots of parking. The disc golf course is really nice and has a lot of good changes in elevation so it makes for a great leg workout.

If you plan to hang out, make sure to get your park pass. You can get a yearly one, but I just got it for the day. Since I was out of state, it was $8.00. There are outside places to pay, but I got mine at the Nature Center. As you can see by the photos and videos, it is well worth the cost. You can also get your Passport Stamp for First State - Delaware. The Nature Center is a must for the kids as it has a viewing room and a bunch of nature stuff to see and read. There is a mini gift shop if you want some souvenirs. There is an area to go exploring in the woods to see some of the wildlife. Most of the area is open fields though, so good for kids to run around. There are plenty of places to picnic and there are some grills available for use. If interested, there is frisbee golf, but make sure it isn’t windy. It is pet friendly as I saw a few people with dogs.

Beautiful park with great trails and peaceful views! Brandywine Creek State Park is perfect for nature lovers. The trails are well-maintained and offer stunning views of the creek, woods, and open meadows. The Creek Trail is my favorite—it’s easy to walk and has great spots to relax by the water. The park is great for families, with plenty of open spaces, picnic spots, and chances to see birds and wildlife. It’s peaceful and a great place for a hike, a walk, or just to enjoy nature. Highly recommend it for anyone looking for a relaxing outdoor day!

This was a nice place to walk/run or bike! Very clean, and the main path is paved one direction and broken gravel/dirt the other way.

A gorgeous place for sunsets & golden hour photos! WOW!

This is an awesome preserve with full of greenery. The park offers a network of trails for walking or hiking around deep wooded areas and wetlands. Beautiful views, of waterways, and wild birds. The trails are well maintained and easy to follow. A peaceful place to appreciate nature Great for picnic, hiking, biking and jogging. The garden here is beautiful with common flowers. It’s one of the best hot weather hikes in Delaware. This is a peaceful and less disturbed forest area, 933 acre preserve with trails all around. The hidden pond trail is great with lots of greenery’s, it’s a trail with shade and nice river with clean and fresh water but, just beware of spiders 🕷 and mosquitoes🧐. *Covid 19: they follow a wear mask on trails policy, but lots of people don’t but it’s spacious enough that you can avoid close contact. * Fee: $4 for in state registered vehicles and $8 for others. The parking is a bit limited. We had a great weekend coming here!!😍

Great place for an outing! A perfect view up the small hill next to either parking lot. I always see the most beautiful birds and sometimes deer! Basically a great place to get away from it all and enjoy nature and grass.

Love this place! We Had a lot of fun tubing from the northeast corner of the parking lot at the Chadds ford - brandywine river museum of art parking lot to the smith bridge road parking lot! (The museum told me that they do charge for parking on the weekends for tubers. The trip took us 3 hrs and 43 minutes with the water level at 1.92 on the usgs sensor at the museum sensor #01481000. I used a regular walmart intex river run tube and weighing in at 220lbs did not have to portage or get out of the tube at all on this stretch. Paddles are recommended , though we did not bring them. Also make sure you have watershoes. There are portable toilets, trash receptacles, grills and picnic tables at the smith bridge road parking lot.

I visited Winterthur and walked to the Brandywine Creek State Park from there. The trails are beautiful and I especially liked walking alongside the river! If you like trails or hanging out in the outdoors you should definitely visit!