Brandywine Park

Nice paved path along the creek. The zoo is close by if you’re looking for extra activities.

Brandywine park is right off of Rte 95. This would be an excellent place to stretch your legs on a long car ride. The tow path is pretty and the rose garden is nice. You can take a lovely stroll here on a nice day.

You cannot find trash cans anywhere around the park so of course people who drink and eat here throw their trash out in the park. Such a shame because its a beautiful park. You get a few undesirable people that walk around the park and do drugs here. Families take their kids here and the kids start harassing the beautiful ducks by throwing rocks and sticks at them. What do the parents or park employees do about this? Nothing. My husband tried to stop a few kids from throwing rocks at the ducks but the parents got in my husband’s face.
Just dirty and un-​kept park packed with undesirable people. Park employees and law enforcement need to step up and clean the filth here.

Wilmington’s not Philadelphia, but it does have some of the same class. I’d argue that one of Wilmington’s first rate attractions is Brandywine Park. Located along the Brandywine River and mere blocks from the restaurant hub known as Trolly Square, the park offers a unique experience– I-​95 cuts through the park on an expansive overhead bridge.
When I first moved to Wilmington a year ago, I was a bit perturbed by the park. Who wants to visit a park where you hear traffic rumbling overhead? But I changed my mind within a few weeks. It’s a rare occurrence to find such an pleasant and diverse park surrounded by urban sprawl.
I work with kids, and take them here often. It’s a good park for kids who need a mission– walking all the way around (about a mile?) is interesting enough to keep even my most scatterbrained students engaged. Rocks to climb down by the water, a rose garden (with exotic roses from all over), beautiful cherry blossoms in the spring, an area for picnics and grilling, a suspension foot bridge (the kids love this), wooded areas, benches to take a breather, and, thankfully, Porta-​potties.
If you’re all on your lonesome or kid free, dinner at a local restaurant paired with an evening walk can make for a perfect Saturday.
Brandywine Park gets ⁵⁄₅. It holds its own and adds a lot to the city.

Right off of I 95, this is an amazing park that I heard was designed by the same person as Central Park in NYC.
Walk it, run it, or drive through it — and you will be amazed what is Wilmington, DE.
For the dog owners in the world, there is an absolutely amazing off-​leash dog park. Big enough but enclosed by the river, small canal and the base of the bridge. A great environment if you are unsure about how your dog will respond to you without the leash.
There’s so much greatness to write about — just go and explore it.

Love the Brandywine Park… It’s a great little getaway that I take every so often… Not that far from home, but just far enough away to make it feel like you’ve gone somewhere…

It’s a nice little park, full of trees, to take a stroll next to the Brandywine Creek. There is a paved path around the park. There is a nice rose garden also. It’s right outside the Brandywine Zoo (literally) which is a nice little zoo also.