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Fairgrounds Park
Park
29 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Elsmere
Elsmere, DE parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Elsmere is conserved land, roughly 83 acres. There are about 1.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Fairgrounds Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Elsmere, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Elsmere outdoors
Conserved land
13%
83 of 628 acres
Trails
1.2 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 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
Maple Avenue Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Vilone Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Canby Park West
Park
2 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.
Dog parks in Elsmere
Elsmere Bark ParkIn Fairgrounds Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
83 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 8 of 14 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball4
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Elsmere
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 63 acLocal Other or Unknown 8 acPrivate Conservation 8 acResearch or Educational Area 2 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairgrounds ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Vilone ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 18 | Access unknown |
| Maple Avenue ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Dogwood HollowPrivate Conservation | Town or city | 5 | Access unknown |
| ElsmereLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Access unknown |
| Canby Park WestLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Access unknown |
| Greenbrier VillagePrivate Conservation | Town or city | 3 | Access unknown |
| Joseph R. Walling ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Richardson ParkLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Access unknown |
| Baltz Elementary SchoolResearch or Educational Area | Not recorded | 2 | Access unknown |
Nearby
Elsmere and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsmere | 13.2% | 1.2 mi | 6 |
| Wilmington | 4.6% | 8.9 mi | 46 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Elsmere'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.