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White Clay Creek State Park, Delaware
White Clay Creek State Park is located in New Castle County, Delaware, situated on roughly 3,300 acres along White Clay Creek. It's near the Mason-Dixon Line, and just south of Pennsylvania's White Clay Creek Preserve. The park was established in 1968, originally covering 24 acres of land, and eventually growing to its current size through the state's ongoing efforts to preserve and protect the valley's natural resourses.
The park contains 37 miles of trails for nature watching, hiking, and mountain biking. The trails offer fantastic views of the valleys. There's a Lifecourse Fitness Trail for those interested in hiking for health purposes rather than enjoyment alone. One trail, the Twin Valley Trail, leads to the Arc Corner Monument, which marks one point of the Pennsylvania/Delaware border. The park's Nature Center offers several educational interpretive programs. Outdoor activities abound, such as disc golf and birdwatching, and in winter, sledding and cross-country skiing are popular.
Many species of birds migrate through White Clay Creek State Park, including the common loon, northern shoveler, ring-necked duck, black-bellied plover, and the spotted sandpiper. Many other birds can be found in the park year-round, such as the black duck, gadwall, black vulture, northern harrier, king rail, and the bald eagle.
You can learn more about what White Clay Creek State Park has to offer here.
The Delaware state bird is the Blue Hen Chicken and you can find a checklist for birding in Delaware here.
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Average User Rating
I love this park. Not only because the entrance to the nature center is only a 10 minute drive for me, but because it's just a beautiful, very large park. Lots of everything from plants, to birds to insects to fish - a nature lovers dream. Along with the species of bird mention on this site, I've also seen Tufted Titmouse, Brown Headed Cowbird, Oriole and Red Tail Hawk and Woodpecker. Of course you get the standard Cardinal, Blue Jay, Starling, Mallard Duck, Canada Geese and Sparrow. My favorite time to start visiting is right now (March-April). Certain birds are returning and no leaves on trees yet to obstruct vision. Also, during the summer it gets pretty sticky there with all the vegetation. When visiting, one should tolerate insects because there are lots of them (but mainly in summer).
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