Number of Group Sites – 3

No minimum required, maximum 20 people per site

Youth groups only

Amenities

• Fire ring
• Picnic table
• Portable toilets
• Amphitheater-style fire pit

Rates

See the Primitive Camping Downloads section on this page for the Brandywine Creek Group Camping reservation form.

Number of Group Sites – 4

Available year-round

General Information:

The primitive campground at Cape Henlopen State Park is exclusively for youth group tent camping. The camp consists of a large open field with a small pavilion, a flag pole, andd a large fire ring. The field is surrounded by woods and has accessible wooded areas with picnic tables and campfire rings. Groups are welcome to camp in the open field or in the wooded areas next to the field. Camping sections are assigned, on a first-­come, first-served basis.

Amenities

• Centralized frost-free water spigot
• Portable toilets on site
• Picnic tables and campfire rings throughout the campsite
• Shared-use pavilion for all groups staying at the campground
• Short walking distance to Herring Point beach and Gordon’s Pond Trail

Rates

Number of Group Sites – 3

No minimum required, maximum of 40 persons/10 tents per site

Amenities

• Fire ring
• Picnic table
• Shared portable toilets (2 ADA units)
• No potable water – campers must bring their own water for drinking and food preparation

Rates

Number of Group Sites – 4

Maximum 30 people per site

Amenities

• Fire ring
• Picnic table
• Non-potable water
• Portable toilets

Rates

Number of Group Sites – 3

No minimum required, maximum 50 persons per site

Amenities

• Two portable toilets
• Fire ring
• Picnic table
• No drinking water*
• No electricity

* Guests are encouraged to bring their own containers and may use the water spigot at the campground or at the park office

Rates

Amenities

• Fire ring
• Picnic table
• Portable toilet

Rates

Number of Group Sites – 1, ADA-accessible

• For organized youth groups accompanied by adult leaders only
• No minimum required, maximum 20 people per site

Amenities

• Fire ring
• Picnic table
• Portable toilet – ADA-accessible

Rates

Scout troops and other youth groups will enjoy fun-filled days and nights of resident youth group camping at Cape Henlopen State Park’s group dormitories. Cape Henlopen’s residential dorms are available for youth groups only.

Reservations

Reservations are awarded through a lottery system. Applications for the lottery are accepted from early September to mid October. The lottery for the upcoming year is run in October. Once reservations have been awarded by lottery, late applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications must be received before a group’s reservation is placed on our calendar

For more information and to check for availability about resident camping at Cape Henlopen:

Email Us

Information about our dormitories:

Youth Camps I and II

NEWLY RENOVATED!

Maximum capacity: 120 persons

Available April 1 through mid-October

• 8 dorms/15 people per dorm
• Furnished with 15 twin beds per dorm
• Air conditioning
• Central bathhouse with showers
• Central mess hall includes
  • Large dining area
  • Full-sized industrial kitchen
• Indoor recreation space
• Outdoor campfire ring
• Outdoor volleyball net
• Walking distance to the main beach, The Point, and the playground

Rates for Camps I and II