places where you won't be able to wipe the wag off your dog's tail - Delaware City DE
The Park
On the shore opposite Fort Delaware, Fort DuPont was actively garrisoned during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War; used as a training base in World War I; and detained German prisoners in World War II. It is named for Samuel Francis du Pont who, during the Civil War commanded a fleet of 77 vessels and 12,000 men to a critical Union victory in the Battle of Port Royal Sound. It was the largest United States naval expeditionary force ever assembled up to that time.
The Walks
The 1-mile River View Trail loop begins a gently sloping canine hike in the marshland along the Delaware River and finishes in shaded woodlands. If you walk it backwards you have longer sustained views of the river and Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. The grass trail takes you past several ruins of the military installation, camoflaged to river traffic.
Where The Paw Meets The Earth: Paw-friendly grass
Workout For Your Dog - Easy canine hike in the old military base
Swimming - There is a small section of the park where a really water-starved dog can reach the Delaware River but it is not a beach.
Restrictions On Dogs - None
Something Extra
The heronry on Pea Patch Island (the story goes that in colonial times a boat hauling peas ran aground on this 178-acre mud flat spilling its cargo and planting a pea patch) is the largest Atlantic Coast nesting ground north of Florida for wading birds. There is ample opportunity to watch ibis, egrets and herons - who live in pairs - go about their lives in the Delaware River.
Phone - (302) 834.7941
Website - http://www.destateparks.com/fdsp/fdpp.htm
Admission Fee - Yes, May to October
Directions - Delaware City, New Castle County; the main parking lot is in the back of the Governor Bacon Health Center. The entrance is off Route 9 on the south side of the Delaware City Branch Canal. The trailhead is directly behind the small parking lot.
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