Wilmington State Parks

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name = Wilmington State Parks
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category_local = Delaware State Park
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image_caption = Brandywine Creek in Brandywine Park near downtown Wilmington looking downstream.
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etymology = Wilmington, Delaware
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state = Delaware
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management_body = Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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map_caption = Location of the Wilmington State Parks in Delaware
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website = [http://www.destateparks.com/wilmsp/wilmsp.htm Wilmington State Parks]

The Wilmington State Parks are a group of four parks in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The four parks are Brandywine Park, including the Brandywine Zoo and Baynard Stadium, Alapocas Woods Natural Area, H. Fletcher Brown Park and Rockford Park. Admission to the parks is free, but a fee is charged for admittance to the zoo. The parks, all bordering on Brandywine Creek are within minutes of each other, and are open year round from sunrise to sunset. The zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00pm, May through November. Rockford Tower and Rockford Park is open from 10:00 until 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, from May 1 until October 31. The parks are patrolled by Delaware State Park Rangers whose headquarters office is in Brandywine Park. [ cite web | url = http://www.destateparks.com/wilmsp/wilmsp.htm | title = Wilmington State Parks | accessdate = 2007-09-27 | publisher = Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ]

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within mi to km|30 of Wilmington State Parks:
*Bellevue State Park (New Castle County)
*Brandywine Creek State Park (New Castle County)
*Fort Delaware State Park (New Castle County)
*Fort DuPont State Park (New Castle County)
*Fort Mott State Park (New Jersey)
*Fort Washington State Park (Pennsylvania)
*Fox Point State Park (New Castle County)
*Lums Pond State Park (New Castle County)
*Marsh Creek State Park (Pennsylvania)
*Norristown Farm Park (Pennsylvania)
*Parvin State Park (New Jersey)
*Ridley Creek State Park (Pennsylvania)
*White Clay Creek Preserve (Pennsylvania)
*White Clay Creek State Park (New Castle County)

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