Trap Pond State Park

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Hours 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
  • Sunday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Monday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tuesday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wednesday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thursday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Friday 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
  • Saturday 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Days/Hours of operation:  Park Open Year Round for visitation and camping. Nature Center Open 10am-4pm every day April-September. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays October-March

Tours: Guided tours and self-directed tours available. Tours include pontoon boat tours (April – Sept), Saturday morning bird walks (April – Sept), Freshwater Seining, etc. See program guide at website for current schedule. Many programs require pre-registration.

Focus: Watershed education and the Chesapeake Bay. Topics are wide with programs on Cultural History, Geography, Science, and Natural History/Environment. Most programs last 45 minutes to 1 hour, some require a small fee. Programs cover Pre-K to adult. Programs include Aquatic Mammals (ages 5 – 12, K-ESS2-2, ESS3-1, LS1-1); Fantastic Frogs (ages 4 – 10, K-LS1-1); Ticklish Turtles (ages 4 – 10, K-LS1-1); Insects-Beetles-Butterflies (ages 6 – 10, K-LS1-1); Tracks and Traces (adaptable to all age groups and mixed age groups, 2-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3); Owl Prowl (mixed age groups, 20LS4-1, 3-LS4-3); and many others. See website for details and schedule. Please contact the park naturalist at (302) 875-5163. Many of our programs can be adapted to homeschool groups. The Park Naturalist can also make recommendations on camping, cabins and overnight experiences.

Materials: Maps, Brochures, Pre-Made Scavenger Hunts, Parks Pursuit forms, and Trail challenge forms. All materials can be mailed up on request.

Cost: See website. 

Recent Reviews

Trap Pond State Park
Umbraxon : 5 on 5/10/2025 3:56 pm
A beautiful park with plenty of walking trails. Many of the trails are shaded. I use a cane and could still utilise many of the trails. The park is dog friendly.
I recommend going earlier in the day - fewer people and fewer bugs.
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Trap Pond State Park
Melissa Tate : 5 on 5/5/2025 10:04 pm
This place is hands down the best campground in the state. Campsites are clean, large, and wooded. The pond is perfect for canoes, kayaks, and duck boats. Paddling or fishing among the cypress trees is just so peaceful and serene. Half an hour to the beach. We have been coming here for four generations now. Delaware's little, hidden gem.
5 5
Trap Pond State Park
Rebecca McAfee : 4 on 7/23/2024 12:34 pm
We visited this state park from Virginia. It was a nice drive up. Our site wasn't bad. Big enough for us to get our camper and a tent on it. Was disappointed you could only have one vehicle to a site. There was a good amount of overflow parking and from where we were it wasn't too long of a walk. The ponds water was still down which hindered us from being amount to do some decent fishing or canoeing. Others were out in canoes though. I'm assuming they waded through the mud to get their boats out. We were told to stay in the middle of the pond so we didn't drag bottom so we didn't go out. It was hard to fish from the beach due to low water levels. The bathrooms were really nice and they have a playground right in the campground for the kids. Lots of trails to walk or bike.
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Trap Pond State Park