Sellers Park
Managed by City of Wilmington
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Marcus Hook Range Rear Light · Photo: United States Coast Guard · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Edgemoor
6% of Edgemoor’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Edgemoor, 0.1 per square mile of land. 6% of Edgemoor’s land is conserved, about 66 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #27 of 37 in Delaware. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
66 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Edgemoor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Edgemoor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edgemoor is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #27 of 37 in Delaware. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Edgemoor’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% 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 land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · DE 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · DE 85% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Delaware towns of 2,500+ (37)Ahead of 28%
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Edgemoor’s 6% is ahead of 11% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% of them.
Water is 12% of Edgemoor’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fox Point State Park
Managed by State of Delaware
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Eastlawn Playground
Managed by City of Wilmington
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
66 conserved acres
6% of Edgemoor’s land. Water is left out: Edgemoor has 1.9 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Edgemoor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city52 ac
State parks9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Park · 53 acState Park · 9 acPrivate Conservation · 2 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sellers Park Local Park | Not recorded | 53 | Unknown |
| Fox Point State Park State Park | State parks | 9 | Open |
| Eastlawn Playground Private Conservation | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Edgemoor Gardens Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
2 places to go in Edgemoor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Edgemoor
River Road Swim Club
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Edgemoor
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Marcus Hook Range Rear LightBuilding · listed 1989
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Edgemoor: April to June and August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 44 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Edgemoor →
Next door
Edgemoor and its neighbors
Edgemoor has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemoor | 6% | 0.1 | 11 | 99%+ | B |
| Wilmington | 7% | 0.8 | 8 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Edgemoor
How much of Edgemoor is conserved land?
6% 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 Edgemoor’s trails?
Sellers Park and Fox Point State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Edgemoor?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Edgemoor?
14,387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edgemoor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Edgemoor have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #27 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 Edgemoor 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 →