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  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation


DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to hold Aug. 1 open house on roads and trails for White Clay Creek State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, July 23, 2018

The third of four open houses to gather public input on creating a master plan for the future of White Clay Creek State Park in Newark will be held 4-7 p.m., Wednesday Aug. 1, at Deerfield, in Newark.




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces temporary closure of Farm Lane Bridge

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Farm Lane Bridge in Yorklyn will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 19 to prepare the bridge for future construction work.




DNREC’s Fort Delaware State Park to host annual Civil War-era P.O.W. weekends in July and August

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Fort Delaware State Park will host two-day prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) living history weekends on July 14 and 15, and on August 11 and 12. Events begin at 10 a.m. both days of each weekend.




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Delaware Seashore State Park to host 38th annual Sandcastle Contest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2018

For nearly 40 years, Delaware Seashore State Park has hosted an annual Sandcastle Contest, and it has become one of the park’s major events. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, some 30 teams – totaling around 100 visitors from in and out of state – are expected to participate.




Boat ramp and parking lot at Holts Landing State Park will be closed July 9 and 10 by DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation for final phase of construction upgrades

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2018

MILLSVILLE – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation will close the boat ramp and adjacent parking lot at Holts Landing State Park Monday, July 9, and Tuesday, July 10, while paving is completed on the parking lot upgrade that will add 36 new boat trailer parking spaces at the ramp. This is the final phase of an ongoing construction project at Holts Landing State Park begun earlier this year. The boat ramp at Holts Landing is scheduled to be closed only on the dates listed above, and will reopen Wednesday, July 11, weather permitting.







  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation

DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to hold Aug. 1 open house on roads and trails for White Clay Creek State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, July 23, 2018

The third of four open houses to gather public input on creating a master plan for the future of White Clay Creek State Park in Newark will be held 4-7 p.m., Wednesday Aug. 1, at Deerfield, in Newark.




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces temporary closure of Farm Lane Bridge

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Farm Lane Bridge in Yorklyn will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 19 to prepare the bridge for future construction work.




DNREC’s Fort Delaware State Park to host annual Civil War-era P.O.W. weekends in July and August

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Fort Delaware State Park will host two-day prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) living history weekends on July 14 and 15, and on August 11 and 12. Events begin at 10 a.m. both days of each weekend.




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Delaware Seashore State Park to host 38th annual Sandcastle Contest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2018

For nearly 40 years, Delaware Seashore State Park has hosted an annual Sandcastle Contest, and it has become one of the park’s major events. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, some 30 teams – totaling around 100 visitors from in and out of state – are expected to participate.




Boat ramp and parking lot at Holts Landing State Park will be closed July 9 and 10 by DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation for final phase of construction upgrades

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, July 9, 2018

MILLSVILLE – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation will close the boat ramp and adjacent parking lot at Holts Landing State Park Monday, July 9, and Tuesday, July 10, while paving is completed on the parking lot upgrade that will add 36 new boat trailer parking spaces at the ramp. This is the final phase of an ongoing construction project at Holts Landing State Park begun earlier this year. The boat ramp at Holts Landing is scheduled to be closed only on the dates listed above, and will reopen Wednesday, July 11, weather permitting.