The increasing popularity of Delaware State Parks resulted in record-breaking attendance for the eighth straight year in 2022, surpassing 8 million visitors overall. Visitor attendance at the locations has increased each year since 2015. And, in the past five years alone, visitation is up 37%. The most visited site in 2022 was Cape Henlopen, with 1.9 million guests, accounting for almost 1 in 4 of all park visits.
- Finally improving campsites. — Kent Bacon
- Great beaches and sites. — John Ksiazek Sr.
- And Fire Control Tower No. 12! — John V.H. Roberts
- My dad managed state park operations for a very long time, retired in 2008 and just passed away last October. I grew up visiting all the parks and love them all. I had the privilege of working at Fort Delaware, Killens Pond and in the marketing department one summer. Delaware State Parks will always hold a special place in my heart. — Susanna Ashdown
- Cheaper to go to state parks, and less hassle, than resort towns. — Jeff Grzeszczak
- They can’t afford to travel far, so they stay close to home. — Robert Lacey
- COVID sent a lot of folks to outdoor areas for safe places to get air and sun. Could have had impact. Now, they are hooked like the rest of us. — Terry L. Mansberger
- That tends to happen when you develop every inch of available land with poorly built homes for implants to live in. — Mike Schrock
- I wish we would crack down on smokers. It is sometimes so unpleasant that we leave. — Mark Polo
