White Clay Creek State Park

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name = White Clay Creek State Park
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category_local = Delaware State Park
category_iucn = III


image_caption = Bryan's Field trailhead of White Clay Creek State Park, from the Possum Hill Area parking lot
etymology_type = Named for
etymology = White Clay Creek
country = United States
state = Delaware
region_type = County
region = New Castle
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lat_d = 39
lat_m = 44
lat_s = 10
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long_d = 75
long_m = 45
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long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 108
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area_imperial = 3300
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established = 1968
management_body = Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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free_type = Nearest city
free = Newark, Delaware
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map_caption = Location of White Clay Creek State Park in Delaware
map_locator = Delaware
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website = [http://www.destateparks.com/wccsp/index.asp White Clay Creek State Park]

White Clay Creek State Park is a Delaware state park along White Clay Creek on convert|3300|acre|km2|0|sing=on|lk=on in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The park, often known by its initials W.C.C.S.P., is near the Mason-Dixon Line. North of the park is Pennsylvania's White Clay Creek Preserve. White Clay Creek State Park was opened in 1968 and offers mi to km|30 of nature and fitness trails which are open to hiking and mountain biking through a number of seasonal day-use fee parking lots.

The Mason-Dixon Trail enters the park along a trail from the White Clay Creek Preserve and passes through the preserve on its way towards Newark. A trail map of White Clay Creek State Park is available from the [http://www.destateparks.com/wccsp/wccspmap.htm DNREC site] , although this map is currently somewhat out of date. There is a more current [http://www.kencox.net/?page_id=29 unofficial trail map] which was created by volunteers. This map also includes the adjoining Middle Run Natural Area - a section of New Castle County parkland which bridges the Judge Morris and Possum Hill areas of White Clay Creek State Park.

Nearby state parks

*Brandywine Creek State Park (New Castle County)
*Marsh Creek State Park (Pennsylvania)
*Ridley Creek State Park (Pennsylvania)
*Susquehannock State Park (Pennsylvania)
*White Clay Creek Preserve (Pennsylvania)

References

*cite web
url = http://www.destateparks.com/wccsp/index.asp
title = White Clay Creek State Park
accessdate = 2007-05-23
publisher = Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

*cite web
url = http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=39.7361&lon=-75.7625&datum=nad27&u=6&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50
title = USGS Newark West (DE,MD,PA) Topo Map
accessdate = 2008-07-05
author = United States Geological Survey
publisher = TopoQuest