Trap Pond State Park, State park in Sussex County, Delaware, United States
Trap Pond State Park spans 3,653 acres of wetlands, lakes, and forests, featuring numerous bald cypress trees rising from shallow waters.
The area served as an industrial logging site in the late 1700s before becoming Delaware's first state park on June 22, 1951.
The Bald Cypress Nature Center presents exhibits about local wildlife and offers educational programs for visitors throughout spring and summer.
The park maintains 142 campsites with water and electric hookups, plus nine miles of trails for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing activities.
This location marks the northernmost natural growth of bald cypress trees in North America, creating an unusual wetland ecosystem.
Location: Delaware
Inception: 1951
Website: https://destateparks.com/park/trap-pond
GPS coordinates: 38.52017,-75.46967
Latest update: May 15, 2025 15:30
Delaware maintains a network of natural areas, historic sites and cultural institutions distributed across its three counties. In northern New Castle County, visitors find railroad museums, botanical gardens and forested state parks along Brandywine Creek, while the southern Kent and Sussex counties contain extensive coastal refuges, marshlands and Atlantic beaches. The state also preserves colonial-era sites, eighteenth-century plantations and regional history museums. Natural areas include Bombay Hook and Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuges, which serve as important stopover points for migratory birds, and Cape Henlopen and Delaware Seashore State Parks along the coast. Trap Pond State Park in the interior protects one of the northernmost bald cypress swamp forests in North America. Cultural sites range from the Hagley Museum, which documents early industrial history, to the Wilmington and Western Railroad and smaller institutions such as the Nanticoke Indian Museum and Johnson Victrola Museum. Historic structures include Fort Delaware, wooden covered bridges and the New Castle Court House Museum.
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