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Open for camping 365 days a year at a cost of $25 per night per site. Online reservations only and credit card is required. Blackbird State Forest, located on the border of New Castle and Kent Counties, is Delaware's northernmost state forest. It is only a 30-minute commute from Wilmington and Newark. The ten tracts of Blackbird State Forest are open year-round at no cost to the public for nature walks, hiking, jogging, and horseback riding. The forest features a 1/2-mile, wheelchair-accessible wildlife and nature interpretation trail on the Tybout Tract as well as the Blackbird Education Center on the Meadows Tract.
Minimum per night charge of $25 plus security deposit with a maximum stay of 9 nights per month.
Campground is transitioning to an online, fee-based computer reservation system and all reservations must be booked using this method. Reservation system is expected to be back in operation by later in the summer of 2020, but right now the booking site is not functional and campground is not accepting reservations for future dates.
We totally enjoyed campsite #11. The sire was clean and welcoming. However, the port-a-pot nearby was not so good. The top was busted open leaving it open to the element and unclean.
This is a very beautiful park with well-maintained equestrian and hiking trails, and dispersed camping with fire rings, picnic tables and grills, no electric, no sewer, no water at campsites. No dump station. Porta potties and a tall standing fresh water spigot are on site at the main trailhead parking area. Many trails are closed during hunting season. There are also designated picnic areas and a fishing pond (no swimming allowed). During summer, be sure to bring mosquito and tick repellent.
Great place for hiking. Many trails to choose from. Anything from 2-5 miles. Flat terrain too. Many spring blossoms this time of year.
I come here often with the family, it's a great place. Lots to do, always clean and beautiful scenery . Activities to do from having a picnic, walking or biking the trails, camping, fishing & horseback riding just to name a few.
I love this park but Summer 2023 is riddled with ticks, mosquitos, and a whole lot of poison ivy. Not going back this year.
I’ve been going here for the last 3 years; mosquitos always an issue but this year there is poison ivy everywhere (especially the 5 circle trees by the lily pad pond near horse trailer parking-photo added - zoom in! you can see the poison ivy all the way up the tree all five trees.) Saw it everywhere in the brush too.
And ticks- do not go here without bug repellent everywhere. Ticks are super bad this year. You can avoid mosquitos and enjoy yourself, you can avoid the poison ivy, but the ticks are unavoidable. If you walk the trails or fields, you or your animal will get ticks.
