Alapocas Run State Park

Category: State park in Wilmington, Delaware

Address: 1914 W Park Dr, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA

Phone: +13025771164

Opening hours

Sunday: 8AM–8PM

Monday: 8AM–8PM

Tuesday: 8AM–8PM

Wednesday: 8AM–8PM

Thursday: 8AM–8PM

Friday: 8AM–8PM

Saturday: 8AM–8PM

Reviews

daniel deutsch

Oct 27, 2022

Very nice park. I didn't go on trails but there were pathways abound around a golf course. Multiple playgrounds for the kids. Foliage wasn't great this year but the same could be said everywhere given the recent drought plenty of opportunities for photos.

M W

Oct 24, 2022

Great park with lots of wooded trails to enjoy and connects nicely down to the Greenway. Great place to start a walk into downtown Wilmington.

Ashley Nixon

Oct 15, 2022

Too many people letting their dogs off leash and out of sight. Leash your dogs - my hike was ruined dodging an off leash dog that kept approaching hackles with no one in sight to even come get it.

Tracey Dobosz

Oct 7, 2022

Beautiful nice clean nice trails great park very fun waterfall was amazing so much fun

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Questions & Answers

Are dogs allowed?

Denise Fields | Oct 28, 2020
Orvietano | Dec 2, 2021

Yes, of course!

Can someone explain to me where is the best place to park to head towards the cliffs!!!!

Elvira Valdez | Oct 29, 2018
Heather Dierickx | Oct 28, 2020

Best place to park is at the Blue Ball Barn. It's about a mile hike from there. If you're planning on climbing, you'll need to get a permit at the park office in the barn anyway. There will be closer parking soon, but it's currently under construction.

Everytime I've drove to this park, I can't find an entrance and seem to drive in circles. Is there a designated parking area? I'm beyond confused on how to access this park.

Khalilah | Oct 28, 2020
Jeffery Hodgson | Oct 28, 2020

Park office is in the blue ball barn 1914 west park dr. We have park maps ,you park at the barn or at the can do paking lot off of weldin road

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where do you swim ? How do you get to the swimming area?

Karina Alvarado | Oct 29, 2019
Ivan West | Oct 29, 2019

There is no swimming area. There is a small Creek/river with a small man made waterfall where you can walk along the trails but no swimming...unless you want to just jump in but I would advise against it.

Can I bring my dog?

Samantha Ginger | Oct 29, 2017
Deniz Tezcan | Oct 29, 2017

Yes, people often bring their dogs for a walk there. Most of the paths are paved and there's plenty of grass too. There are a few dog watering stations and occasionally there are plastic bags to clean up after them. Just be careful not to let them off leash. There are copperheads around, plus you may be ticketed.

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Can you have a picnic in this area?

okay tee | Jul 30, 2022
Raynard Shellow | Jul 30, 2022

You might be better off going to Rockwood Park it's closer and I took my family one Sunday for a picnic. As always protect yourself from pesky insects.

Do they have running trials? What about parking? Are they available? If available are the parking free?

Sameer Shrestha | Jan 31, 2022
Aakanksha Sriwastwa | Jan 31, 2022

1. I've seen people jogging/ walking there. It's the same common trail for both way traffic. Not a loop. 2. Parking not available there. But across the street there is a museum. Probably the large parking space besides the museum can be used. Trail is less than 5 minutes walking from the parking lot.

Are there Admission fees to this park?

Jerry | Oct 28, 2021
Zachariah Jackowski | Oct 28, 2021

Not since I've been going all these years.

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Can someone tell me of a popular place where this park is near? Trying to see if it’s too far away from me.

Danielle W | Oct 28, 2021
Matt Mccreary | Oct 28, 2021

Its connected off of trails that are right next to the Brandywine zoo.

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What's the best part? And does it close at night curfew

Snuggy Fresh | Oct 28, 2021
Shaun Walton | Oct 28, 2021

There's a few different trails and they all are pretty nice. There's rock climbing and visual sites to visit as well. Unfortunately the park does close at 8pm but people still walk their dogs and hang out after hours at time

Can you camp here?

Joshua Byrd | Oct 28, 2020
Polina F. Snitkovsky | Oct 28, 2020

No.

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Where do I park

Al Schwarzel | Oct 29, 2019
Carl Hewlett | Oct 29, 2019

If you're on rt. 141 headed North and you go over the Tyler Mechconol bridge past Hagley Museum, you make a left. On your right is Dupont Experimental Station, you're going to make the next right on to Alapockas go in the left lane to go straight. You're going to make a right where there's a sigh for ball fields. Keep going and stay to the left at the fork and parking is down the hill. If you go right at the fork, you're headed for the DuPont Contractors Entrance.

Do you have to pay to park

Teresa Hindsley | Oct 29, 2019
Ivan West | Oct 29, 2019

No. I actually parked on the street right near the entrance of the park

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