Trap Pond State Park

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Hours 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Sunday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Monday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tuesday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wednesday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thursday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Friday 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
  • Saturday 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

Days/Hours of operation:  Park Open Year Round for visitation and camping. Nature Center Open 10am-4pm every day April-September. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays October-March

Tours: Guided tours and self-directed tours available. Tours include pontoon boat tours (April – Sept), Saturday morning bird walks (April – Sept), Freshwater Seining, etc. See program guide at website for current schedule. Many programs require pre-registration.

Focus: Watershed education and the Chesapeake Bay. Topics are wide with programs on Cultural History, Geography, Science, and Natural History/Environment. Most programs last 45 minutes to 1 hour, some require a small fee. Programs cover Pre-K to adult. Programs include Aquatic Mammals (ages 5 – 12, K-ESS2-2, ESS3-1, LS1-1); Fantastic Frogs (ages 4 – 10, K-LS1-1); Ticklish Turtles (ages 4 – 10, K-LS1-1); Insects-Beetles-Butterflies (ages 6 – 10, K-LS1-1); Tracks and Traces (adaptable to all age groups and mixed age groups, 2-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3); Owl Prowl (mixed age groups, 20LS4-1, 3-LS4-3); and many others. See website for details and schedule. Please contact the park naturalist at (302) 875-5163. Many of our programs can be adapted to homeschool groups. The Park Naturalist can also make recommendations on camping, cabins and overnight experiences.

Materials: Maps, Brochures, Pre-Made Scavenger Hunts, Parks Pursuit forms, and Trail challenge forms. All materials can be mailed up on request.

Cost: See website. 

Recent Reviews

Trap Pond State Park
Jenny Barrett : 5 on 6/17/2025 1:30 pm
Amazing experience - We are vacationing in Bethany Beach and we brought our own kayaks. We took a drive of about 40 mins to Trap Pond. As an out of state visitor we paid $8 to get in the park. But OMG it was a beautiful paddle through cypress trees. We also saw turtles, many birds including an Eagle. It was really a fantastic experience.
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Trap Pond State Park
Umbraxon : 5 on 5/10/2025 3:56 pm
A beautiful park with plenty of walking trails. Many of the trails are shaded. I use a cane and could still utilise many of the trails. The park is dog friendly.
I recommend going earlier in the day - fewer people and fewer bugs.
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Trap Pond State Park
Katie Robb : 5 on 6/13/2025 9:13 pm
This place is beautiful and the campground is really nice and shaded. It is almost like it’s own southern state? I was not expecting Delaware to have cypress trees, swamp, magnolias, and such. It was like going to the south without the crowd. Still very hot and humid though. Not my cup of tea but that can’t be helped lol. The pond smells at some points (also can’t be helped) but there is so much to do in this decent sized park. It’s also not a far drive from Assateague Island National Lakeshore!
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Trap Pond State Park