1
Fork Branch Nature Preserve
Managed by State of Delaware
265 acres1 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Dover
Dover, DE parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of Dover is conserved land, roughly 2,472 acres. There are about 5.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Fork Branch Nature Preserve (1 mi) and Silver Lake Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Dover, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Dover outdoors
Conserved land
16%
2,472 of 15,397 acres
Trails
5.6 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
32
62 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
13.3 mi
9.9 mi lanes · 1.8 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
Silver Lake Park
Park
25 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Schutte Park
Park
163 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Dover Park
Managed by City of Dover
35 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 32 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 32 parks & preserves
Fork Branch Nature Preserve265 acres · 1 mi of trail · State of Delaware
Silver Lake Park25 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Schutte Park163 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Dover Park35 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Dover
Kent County Veterans Memorial Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Memorial Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Legislative Hall (First State Heritage Park)4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
First State Heritage Park: Legislative Mall3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Biggs Museum of American Art (First State Heritage Park)1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Dover
Showing 1–10 of 29 playgrounds
Silver Lake Park PlaygroundIn Silver Lake Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Dover Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Cahoon Branch PonpondCannon Mill PondpondDover High PondpondFork Branch NP PondpondMallard PondpondMirror LakelakeSchutte Park PondpondSilver LakereservoirWawa Runoff PondpondCahoon Branch
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,472 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 410 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 85 of 110 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes9.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball30
- Tennis29
- Soccer12
- Basketball12
- Football5
- Beach volleyball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Dover
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 557 acState Other or Unknown 554 acAgricultural Easement 494 acUnknown Easement 303 acLocal Park 290 ac
Showing 11–15 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of WestoverPrivate Conservation | Town or city | 43 | Access unknown |
| Little Creek Wildlife AreaState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 41 | Access unknown |
| North Dover Athletic ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Dover Park and Recreation AreaLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Dover High SchoolResearch or Educational Area | Not recorded | 24 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 43 places
A-26C InvaderAircraft
B-17G Flying FortressAircraft
BT-13 ValiantAircraft
Bayonets of the RevolutionIn Legislative Hall (First State Heritage Park)
C-119C Flying BoxcarAircraft
C-119G Flying BoxcarAircraft
C-121C Super ConstellationAircraft
C-123K ProviderAircraft
C-124A Globemaster IIAircraft
C-130E HerculesAircraft
Nearby
Dover and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 16.1% | 5.6 mi | 32 |
| Rodney Village | 54.4% | 0.0 mi | 2 |
| Dover Base Housing | 0.9% | 4.4 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Dover'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 24.7-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.