NEWARK — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has adopted a master plan for White Clay Creek State Park after significant input from the public.

The project will provide a framework for the Newark park for the next 10 years.

The master plan, created by DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation, includes 10 strategies that group individual action items by theme or location.

Top initiatives include infrastructure improvements to the White Clay Creek Nature Center area to meet the demand of programs, as well as the relocation of the park’s office to the Maxwell House.

Other strategies include development of partnerships to help with stewardship of the park, adaptive reuse of historic structures, protection and enhancement of natural resources, reconfiguration of some vehicular ingress/egress and parking areas, programming, signage, trails and camping.

The division also created a calendar, which will be available publicly, containing dates when creek areas are open to vehicular traffic.

More than 1,200 participants provided feedback through four open houses and an online survey, and all comments received were thoroughly evaluated for inclusion in the plan.

White Clay Creek State Park offers scenic and recreational open space among 3,689 acres and nearly 40 miles of trails.

The park includes fishing docks, a disc golf course, a pavilion, a band shell, a playground, a public golf course and diverse natural areas, and is adjacent to the University of Delaware.

The park’s master plan can be viewed here.