Delmar Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Delmar
Delmar has 17 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Delmar, 0.1 per square mile of land. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Delmar’s land is conserved, about 46 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
46 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Delmar have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Delmar is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Delmar’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical DE town 13% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · DE 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · DE 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home75% of residents within a half mile of a park · DE 85% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Delmar’s 4% is ahead of 3% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Street Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
46 conserved acres
4% of Delmar’s land. Who manages Delmar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city5 ac
Not recorded42 ac
Research or Educational Area · 25 acPrivate Conservation · 17 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmar High School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 25 | Unknown |
| Yorkshire Estates Private Conservation | Not recorded | 17 | Unknown |
| State Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Railroad Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Football
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Delmar: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Delmar →
Questions about parks and trails in Delmar
How much of Delmar is conserved land?
4% 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 Delmar’s trails?
Delmar Park and State Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Delmar?
6,272 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delmar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Delmar have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Delmar 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 →