Brandywine Creek State Park

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name = Brandywine Creek State Park
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category_local = Delaware State Park
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image_caption = Farm, field and forest near the park headquarters.
etymology_type = Named for
etymology = Brandywine Creek
country = United States
state = Delaware
region_type = County
region = New Castle
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lat_d = 39
lat_m = 48
lat_s = 25
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long_d = 75
long_m = 34
long_s = 28
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elevation_imperial = 246
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area_imperial = 933
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established = 1965
management_body = Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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free_type = Nearest city
free = Wilmington, Delaware
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map_caption = Location of Brandywine Creek State Park in Delaware
map_locator = Delaware
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website = [http://www.destateparks.com/bcsp/index.asp Brandywine Creek State Park]

Brandywine Creek State Park is a state park, located convert|3|mi|km above Wilmington, Delaware along the Brandywine Creek. Open year-round, it is 933 acres (4 km²) large and, before becoming a state park in 1965, was a dairy farm owned by the DuPont family. It contains the first two nature preserves in Delaware.

Fourteen miles of trails run the the park, the longest being the Rocky Run Trail and the Greenways Trail. Brandywine Creek has a large population of bass, and Wilson's Run is known for its trout. Nearby parks include White Clay Creek State Park, Wilmington State Parks and Bellevue State Park.