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delaware parks for kids Buddy Bison’s Fact Bites! 5. Killens Pond State Park Go for a bike ride, spend the night camping, and • Delaware is known as “The canoe. Swim in the pond or learn about rocks by First State” as it was the geocaching! Hike the Pond Side trail and look for first of the original 13 states local wildlife. to ratify the U.S. Constitu- tion. 6. Delaware Seashore www.parktrust.org 1. Cape Henlopen State Park State Park • Delaware was the only state Check out the Seaside Nature Center to see local without a national park until Ride your bike, camp out, and try crabbing and fish aquariums or climb the observation tower for 2013. a great view of the Atlantic! Explore the Walking clamming! Hike the Burton Island Trail, learn how Dunes Trail through the uplands and marsh. to surf, ride a horse or have a picnic. Listen to a nature program! • Delaware’s nickname is “Small Wonder” due to its small size but big achieve- 2. Trap Pond State Park 7. Bombay Hook National Hike the Cypress Point Trail, ride your bike along ments. the Bob Trail, or rent a canoe and travel down the Wildlife Refuge James Branch River. Go fishing and spend the Look for rare birds, walk to one of the 30 night camping! observation trails, go fishing or get an • At its widest, Delaware is 35 interpretive brochure and follow along with the miles across. marked trail areas. 3. Fort Delaware State Park Trek the Prison Camp Trail and stop at the observation platform. Go bird watching or have a 8. First State National picnic. Ride the ferry to Pea Patch Island to learn about the First State’s history!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Historical Park At Delaware’s first national park, learn about the lllllllllll people who settled the area and the role it played 4. White Clay Creek State Park in establishing the country! Tour the historic build- Go bird watching or hike the Millstone Trail. Play ings and hike through Beaver Valley. some frisbee golf, take a bike ride or go golfing. Photos courtesy of Hill Art Group.

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