White Clay Creek State Park – Possum Hill

LOCATION DETAIL

EXACT COORDINATES:
39.727707, -75.729711

NEAREST ADDRESS:
195 Fairhill School Road
Newark, DE 19711

PARKING FEE:
Seasonally

RESTROOM AVAILABLE:
Yes

WEB PAGE:
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DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
From the intersection of DE-2 (Kirkwood Highway) & DE-7 (Limestone Rd), head northwest on DE-7 N/Limestone Rd for 3.2 mi. Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto DE-72 S/Paper Mill Rd for 2.3 mi. Turn right onto Smiths Mill Rd (Fairhill School Dr). The parking lot is on the left.
LOCATION NOTES:

There is no assigned street address for this location, so use the GPS coordinates if possible!  Access to this lot is on the west side of DE-72, exactly 1 mile south of the CVS, which is at the corner of DE-72 and Polly Drummond Hill Rd/Corner Ketch Rd.  There is a street sign for Smith Mill Rd on the other side of DE-72.  The Whitley Farms trailhead is here.  This area also includes the “remote control air-flying field”.

FUTURE HERE:

• WCCSP Possum Hill into Middle Run - 10/13/2026 - 8:30am-11:30am
• White Clay Creek State Park - 10/14/2026 - 8:30am-2:00pm
• White Clay Creek State Park - Possum Hill - 10/23/2026 - 9:00am-11:30am
• White Clay Creek State Park - Possum Hill - 10/28/2026 - 9:00am-12:00pm