Alapocas Run State Park, Wilmington

Name: Alapocas Run State Park
Address: 1914 W Park Dr, Wilmington, 19803-3652, United States
Telephone: +1 302-577-1164

#16 among attractions in Wilmington

Park, Relax in park, State park

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Facts and practical information

Alapocas Run State Park is a state park, located in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, along the Brandywine Creek and its Alapocas Run tributary. Open year-round, it is 415 acres in area. Much of the state park was created from land originally preserved by William Poole Bancroft in the early 1900s to be used as open space parkland by the city of Wilmington as it expanded. The park also includes the Blue Ball Barn, a dairy barn built by Alfred I. du Pont as part of his Nemours estate in 1914. In addition to walking trails, athletic fields, and playgrounds for children, one of the park's primary features is a rock climbing wall. The rock climbing wall is part of an old quarry across from historic Bancroft Mills on the Brandywine, and the quarry is also used for school educational programs centered on earth sciences. ()

Elevation: 282 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°46'35"N, 75°32'43"W

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1914 W Park DrWilmington 19803-3652 United States

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+1 302-577-1164

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Day trips

Alapocas Run State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Delaware Art Museum, Nemours Mansion and Gardens, Delaware Center for Horticulture, Nemours Mansion & Gardens.

1.3 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
33 min walk • The Delaware Art Museum is an art museum located on the Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware, which holds a collection of more than 12,000 objects. The museum was founded in 1912 as the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts in honor of the artist Howard Pyle.
0.7 miW
Museum, History museum, Garden
Nemours Mansion and Gardens, Wilmington
18 min walk • The Nemours Estate is a 200-acre country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a French neoclassical mansion in Wilmington, Delaware. Built to resemble a French château, its 105 rooms on four floors occupy nearly 47,000 sq ft.
1.5 miSW
Botanical garden
Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington
38 min walk • The Delaware Center for Horticulture cultivates greener communities by inspiring appreciation and improvement of the environment through horticulture, education and conservation. Founded in 1977, the Center's headquarters in Wilmington's Trolley Square is an oasis in the city.
1 miW
Museum
Nemours Mansion & Gardens, Centerville
27 min walk • The Nemours Estate is a 200-acre country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a French neoclassical mansion in Wilmington, Delaware. Built to resemble a French château, its 105 rooms on four floors occupy nearly 47,000 sq ft.
~1870 ftNE
39°46'46"N • 75°32'24"W
Can-Do Playground, Wilmington
10 min walk • Park, Playground
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Bancroft Mills, Wilmington
27 min walk • Bancroft Mills is an abandoned mill complex along Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America. It has been the site of some of the earliest and most famous mills near Wilmington and was the largest and longest running complex along the Brandywine.
1.1 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Abessinio Stadium, Wilmington
29 min walk • Abessinio Stadium is a state-of-the-art 20,000 sf athletic and cultural venue located off W. 18th Street along the westerly boundary of Brandywine Park in Wilmington, Delaware. Originally a gift from Samuel H.