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Becks Pond County Park
Managed by New Castle County, Delaware
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Bear
Bear, DE parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Bear is conserved land, roughly 531 acres. There are about 1.3 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bear, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bear outdoors
Conserved land
14%
531 of 3,683 acres
Trails
1.3 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
24 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.5 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Kings Croft Park
Managed by New Castle County, Delaware
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Wellington Woods Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Forest Knoll at Wellington Woods Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Bear
Glasgow Pines Park
Rockwood Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Kings Croft Park
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
531 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 42 of 48 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball3
- Tennis3
- Baseball2
- Volleyball1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bear
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 369 acLocal Other or Unknown 90 acResearch or Educational Area 32 acLocal Park 25 acState Other or Unknown 14 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Fox MeadowPrivate Conservation | County | 84 | Access unknown |
| Meridian CrossingPrivate Conservation | County | 70 | Access unknown |
| Wellington Woods ParkPrivate Conservation | County | 40 | Access unknown |
| RutledgePrivate Conservation | County | 37 | Access unknown |
| Brookmont FarmsPrivate Conservation | County | 35 | Access unknown |
| Saint AndrewsPrivate Conservation | County | 35 | Access unknown |
| Glasgow PinesLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 24 | Access unknown |
| Becks PondState Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 20 | Open |
| Porter Road Elementary SchoolResearch or Educational Area | Not recorded | 18 | Access unknown |
| Country WoodsPrivate Conservation | County | 16 | Access unknown |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bear's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.