Delaware State Parks · Delaware
Lums Pond State Park
Delaware State Parks · Delaware, United States
- Sites
- 73
- Hookups
- 63 electric, 63 with water, 10 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 46 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lums Pond
- Nearest town
- Bear
- Address
- 1068 Howell School Road
- Phone
- (302)368-6989
About
Lums Pond State Park is a Delaware state park campground with 73 sites near Bear. Delaware's largest freshwater pond, with over 10 miles of trails, a zip-line canopy adventure course, an equestrian center, and boat rentals. 73 real camping sites (63 RV CAMPSITE full hookup, 10 Tent Only) after excluding 5 day-use Pavilions and 4 Picnic Areas. The campground sits close to the Delaware/Maryland border in New Castle County, confirmed inside Delaware (Swamp Forest Trail). Electric and water hookup sites available (confirmed via live per-site amenity data, not just the site-type name). Reservable through Delaware State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (delawarestateparks.reserveamerica.com).
Fees
Core season: RV CAMPSITE (full hookup) $58.00-$64.00/night, Tent Only (no hookup) $30.00-$37.00/night (delawarestateparks.reserveamerica.com live fee table). Rates vary by season; figure shown is this park's current core (peak summer) season range. Plus a ReserveAmerica reservation processing fee. Pets are allowed at individual campsites here.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 27° | 8° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 31° | 9° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 54° | 38° | 19° | 74° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 47° | 31° | 86° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 58° | 42° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 64° | 55° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 73° | 64° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 72° | 64° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 65° | 54° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 51° | 43° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 53° | 39° | 27° | 70° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 43° | 32° | 17° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
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- Hibernia County Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 30 mi
- Parvin State Park · New Jersey State Parks · 31 mi · 60 sites
- Killens Pond State Park · Delaware State Parks · 41 mi · 73 sites
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