Okie Preserve Poplar Thicket Farm
Managed by Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
St. George's Chapel · Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Long Neck
Long Neck has 29 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Long Neck, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Long Neck’s land is conserved, about 85 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
85 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach · 4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Long Neck?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Long Neck have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Long Neck is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Long Neck’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% 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. 0.4CPark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · DE 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home85% 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 52%
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Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Long Neck’s 5% is ahead of 8% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
Water is 12% of Long Neck’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Long Neck. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
85 conserved acres
5% of Long Neck’s land. Water is left out: Long Neck has 2.8 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Long Neck’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners34 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits30 ac
Not recorded26 ac
Private Conservation · 26 acState Park · 25 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 acLocal Park · 13 acConservation Easement · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marian R. Okie Memorial Wildlife Preserve at Poplar Thicket State Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 25 | Unknown |
| Pot Nets Lakeside Private Conservation | Not recorded | 17 | Unknown |
| Pot Nets Bayside Baseball, Fitness And Exercise Track Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 13 | Open |
| Pot Nets Lakeside Community Center Local Park | Private owners | 13 | Open |
| Long Neck Shores Private Conservation | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Pot Nets Bayside Community Tennis & Basketball Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 2 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Long Neck
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Long Neck
Bayside Beach
DirectionsPublic pools in Long Neck
Pot-Nets Bayside Pool 1
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Long Neck
Bayside Playground
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Long Neck
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Long Neck
Pontoon Point Boat Ramp
DirectionsPot-Nets Bayside Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Tennis
1Volleyball
1Golf
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Long Neck: 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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Long Neck →
Questions about parks and trails in Long Neck
How much of Long Neck is conserved land?
5% 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 Long Neck’s trails?
Okie Preserve Poplar Thicket Farm doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Long Neck?
8,546 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Long Neck or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Long Neck have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Long Neck 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 →