When tree limbs are bare and the wind starts nipping at your cheeks, you may think there is not much to see in our parks - but beauty can be found if you look in the right places! The defining features of Alapocas Run and Wilmington State Parks in New Castle County are heavily influenced by the interaction of water and the landscape, and winter is the perfect season to visit. Head out to view these scenic waterfalls and features!

Water & the Landscape: The Fall Line & Wilmington’s Industrial History

Alapocas Run State Park and Wilmington State Parks are positioned right along a geologic feature called the ‘Fall Line’. This is the region where the rocky, rolling hills of the Piedmont plateau transition to the flat, sandy and marshy Atlantic coastal plain. While the majority of Delaware’s state parks are situated exclusively on the coastal plain, Alapocas and Wilmington are the only two parks that directly straddle this geographic transition.

Wilmington, at its core, is a manufacturing city. As the mighty Brandywine Creek speeds down the Fall Line, it produces the perfect conditions for the construction of mills. The remnants of the city’s milling past are central to the landscape of Alapocas and Wilmington State Parks, and provide visitors with scenic views.

Alapocas Run State Park and Wilmington State Parks are positioned right along a geologic feature called the ‘Fall Line’. This is the region where the rocky, rolling hills of the Piedmont plateau transition to the flat, sandy and marshy Atlantic coastal plain. While the majority of Delaware’s state parks are situated exclusively on the coastal plain, Alapocas and Wilmington are the only two parks that directly straddle this geographic transition.

Wilmington, at its core, is a manufacturing city. As the mighty Brandywine Creek speeds down the Fall Line, it produces the perfect conditions for the construction of mills. The remnants of the city’s milling past are central to the landscape of Alapocas and Wilmington State Parks, and provide visitors with scenic views.