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Visiting Delaware on Your Next Road
Trip
Newark
is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, USA, 12 miles (19 km)
west-southwest of Wilmington. Newark is the home of the
University of Delaware.
Despite
the fact that Newark is located roughly halfway between
Philadelphia (approximately 45 miles away) and Baltimore
(approximately 55 miles away) and is part of densely populated New Castle
County, there is a large amount of public parkland surrounding the city.
To the south is Iron Hill Park (part of the New Castle County Park
System), to the west (in Cecil County, Maryland) is Fair Hill Natural
Resources Management Area, and to the North is White Clay Creek State
Park and White Clay Creek Preserve (in Chester County, Pennsylvania).
Also nearby is Middle Run Valley Natural Area, which is part of the New
Castle County Park System. These parks provide ample hiking, mountain
biking, and horse back riding opportunities. White Clay Creek State Park
and Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area comprise land formerly
owned by the Du Pont family that was later ceded to the states of
Delaware and Maryland, respectively.
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