Delaware Public Lands
2.4% of Delaware is federal land: 29,934 of its 1,265,920 acres (2024 data). The largest federal land manager in Delaware is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with 25,543 acres, 2% of the state. This guide covers 15 state parks, 1 National Park Service unit, and 3 national wildlife refuges.
Explore Delaware public lands by type
Delaware public land map
- National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS)
- National wildlife refuges (FWS)
- State parks
Land managed by (switch layers on or off)
Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
List of all 19 places on this map
State parks (15)
- Alapocas Run State Park
- Auburn Valley State Park
- Bellevue State Park (Delaware)
- Brandywine Creek State Park
- Cape Henlopen State Park
- Delaware Seashore State Park
- Fenwick Island State Park
- Fort Delaware State Park
- Fort DuPont State Park
- Fox Point State Park
- Holts Landing State Park
- Killens Pond State Park
- Lums Pond State Park
- Trap Pond State Park
- White Clay Creek State Park
National parks, recreation areas and monuments (NPS) (1)
National wildlife refuges (FWS) (3)
Who manages Delaware's land
| Agency | Acres | Share of Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 0 | 0% |
| U.S. Forest Service | 0 | 0% |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 25,543 | 2% |
| National Park Service | 890 | 0.1% |
| Department of Defense | 3,501 | 0.3% |
| All federal land | 29,934 | 2.4% |
Source: Congressional Research Service, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (R42346), 2024 data, checked 2026-09-30.
Camping on Delaware public land
2 of Delaware's state parks have developed campgrounds on record; compare them in the Delaware state parks table.
Common questions
- 2.4% of Delaware is federal land: 29,934 of its 1,265,920 acres (2024 data).
- The largest federal land manager in Delaware is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with 25,543 acres, 2% of the state.
- This guide lists 15 Delaware state parks and recreation areas, 2 of them with camping on record.
- congress.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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