Brandywine Creek State Park is located in the Piedmont in Delaware, along with 3 more of the 15 state parks in the state. This park preserves an especially picturesque section of a Piedmont valley noted for its scenery, history, and culture. The wooded portions of the park have been relatively undisturbed for almost the past two hundred years. The great trees are the glory of the park, but the artistic stone walls crisscrossing the meadows and forests were built more than a century ago by Italians and are a beautiful sight. This hike explores the gorgeous forests on both sides of the river, as well as trekking along the river for a distance on both its banks.

Delaware Seashore State Park is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by Rehoboth Bay and Indian River Bay. It is a major attraction for visitors and there is a large variety of water-related activities available. This trail offers a great loop perfect for exploring the park's open meadows, young hardwood and pine forests, and a view of the Indian River Bay. The trail is wide with a variable surface and is open to hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding. Two connector trails provide community access at several locations throughout Fresh Pond.

Delaware Seashore State Park is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by Rehoboth Bay and Indian River Bay. It is a major attraction for visitors and there is a large variety of water-related activities available. This is an easy, interpretive hike on boardwalks, sand, and soft upland soil through salt marsh and coastal forest. The ease of the hike, good facilities near the trailhead, and spectacular scenery and views make this a wonderful family outing.

The Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a sanctuary for migratory birds and lies along the western shore of Delaware Bay. The refuge contains a variety of habitats, including freshwater and salt marshes, woodlands, grasslands, ponds, and forested areas. It supports 267 species of birds and a variety of reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. This trail begins as a gravel path and soon passes by the old Morris family burying ground on the left. It then goes out upon the edges of Shell Beach Pond along a boardwalk with fine views of the marsh that covers most of the refuge. After walking a bit on solid ground, another boardwalk takes you through a wooded swamp. Open fields and forested clumps are seen as you finish your hike.

Cape Henlopen State Park is exquisitely beautiful and has a variety of different habitats, including the beach and shore, the dunes, mature forests, bogs, and salt marshes. White-tailed deer roam the woodlands, northern bobwhite abounds on the dunes and in the forests, and seabirds and shorebirds are abundant. This hike connects all of these habitats with many interpretive signs and brochures available along the way. Parts of this hike along the bay shore and ocean beach are closed from March 1 to October 1 to protect rare nesting and migrating shorebirds. All inland trails are open year-round.

This is a great hike on the dirt roads of the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. This is an especially rewarding hike for those interested in watching migrating shorebirds and waterfowl, nesting bald eagles, and resident woodland mammals, such as deer, fox, woodchucks, and raccoons. The views are long and beautiful over the vast salt marsh, rivers, and wooded and grassy areas. It is a very peaceful place to visit and the scenery adds wonderfully to the calm and serene atmosphere.

Trap Pond State Park features freshwater wetlands and the northernmost natural stand of bald cypress trees in the country. There are several trails, offering the opportunity to explore the natural beauty of the wetland forest. On this hike you will circle the pond, have many chances to view wildlife, and enjoy a plethora of flowering plants. Birdwatching is a popular activity and blue herons, owls, hummingbirds, warblers, bald eagles, and the pileated woodpecker are commonly seen.

White Clay Creek State Park is a wonderful escape from the encroaching development of New Castle County. The park’s lush greenery and wild streams offer a refreshing change of pace. There are many miles of trails for visitors to explore and visit historic sites and scenic vistas. This trail crosses meadow and passes through a mature hardwood forest of maples, oak, and poplar.

This short hike features an outstanding natural area and a 19th-century fort. Pea Patch Island is in the middle of the Delaware River and is preserved as Fort Delaware State Park. The island is the only known place in the state where black-crowned night herons nest. A long list of wading birds use this site as a nesting place. As you hike, there are numbered stations to explain the history of Fort Delaware. You will cross a moated drawbridge, trek through the bottomland hardwood forest, reach a wooden platform allowing you to views the heronry across the marsh, pass a small bunker from the 1890s, visit the Prisoner Barracks, and skirt along marshland and rock-strewn shores. A ferry is required to visit the island; be aware of its schedules.

This is a short, easy loop in a peaceful, wooded stream valley, not far from Newark. The terrain is varied, the woods are deep, and the trail system devised to make maximum use of the acreage. The path visits tall poplar stands and passes through wide fields. There is one segment where the trail hugs the high side of a steep, narrow gorge. This is a relatively easy other than one bridgeless stream crossing and a few steep hills.