Delaware State Parks · Delaware
Trap Pond State Park
Delaware State Parks · Delaware, United States
- Sites
- 136
- Hookups
- 124 electric, 124 with water, 12 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 102 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Trap Pond
- Nearest town
- Laurel
- Address
- 15702 Goose Nest Road
- Phone
- (302)875-5153
About
Trap Pond State Park is a Delaware state park campground with 136 sites near Laurel. The northernmost natural stand of bald cypress trees in the US, with boat rentals, a nature center, and a camp store. 136 real camping sites (124 Standard electric+water, 12 Tent Only) after excluding 8 Cabins, 3 day-use Pavilions, and 2 Yurts. 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: Standard (electric+water) $42.00-$48.00/night, Tent Only (no hookup) $30.00-$48.00/night (delawarestateparks.reserveamerica.com live fee table); 2 Yurts (excluded from site count as lodging) also available at $73.00-$77.00/night. 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 | 43° | 28° | 11° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 47° | 33° | 13° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 57° | 41° | 23° | 76° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 49° | 32° | 88° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 58° | 43° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 65° | 57° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 86° | 73° | 59° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 73° | 65° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 67° | 55° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 52° | 42° | 83° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 41° | 28° | 72° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 46° | 34° | 21° | 67° | 8 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.
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