Brecknock Park
Park
66 acres2 mi of trail
Brecknock LoopBrecknock Nature Extension
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Camden Friends Meetinghouse · Photo: Smallbones · CC0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Camden
9% of Camden’s land is conserved: 216 acres
3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Camden, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Brecknock Park (2 mi). 71 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #20 of 37 in Delaware. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
216 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
71 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Camden?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Camden have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Camden is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #20 of 37 in Delaware. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Camden’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical DE town 13% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · DE 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (71 acres) · DE 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home47% of residents within a half mile of a park · DE 85% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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Delaware towns of 2,500+ (37)Ahead of 47%
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Camden’s 9% is ahead of 31% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Brecknock Park, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
216 conserved acres
9% of Camden’s land. Who manages Camden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city27 ac
Other state land21 ac
State fish & wildlife14 ac
County13 ac
Not recorded168 ac
Research or Educational Area · 82 acLocal Park · 65 acState Other or Unknown · 49 acPrivate Conservation · 28 acLocal Other or Unknown · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 13 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brecknock Park Local Park | Not recorded | 65 | Unknown |
| Caesar Rodney High School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 52 | Unknown |
| Route 13 Open Space State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 42 | Open |
| Newells Creek Private Conservation | Town or city | 17 | Unknown |
| Nellie Stokes Elementary School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 15 | Unknown |
| Fifer Middle School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 15 | Unknown |
| Derby Pond State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 14 | Open |
| Jonathans Landing Local Other or Unknown | County | 13 | Unknown |
| Burwood Private Conservation | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Kings Creek Private Conservation | Town or city | 4 | Unknown |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Camden
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Camden
Chick-fil-A Playplace
DirectionsPicadily CastleIn Brecknock Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Brecknock Loop0.9 mi
Brecknock Nature Extension0.7 mi
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
5Baseball
2Field hockey
2Volleyball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Camden: April to June
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Camden →
Next door
Camden and its neighbors
Camden has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | 9% | 0.8 | 17 | 47% | B+ |
| Wyoming | 12% | 0.6 | 22 | 99% | A |
| Highland Acres | 8% | 0.9 | 8 | 75% | B+ |
| Rodney Village | 55% | under 0.1 | 51 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Camden
Where can I hike in Camden?
The longest trail networks: Brecknock Park, 2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Camden is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 13% for a Delaware town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Camden’s trails?
Brecknock Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Camden?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Camden?
14,302 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Camden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Camden have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #20 of 37 in Delaware. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Camden neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →