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Swift Memorial Park
Park
31 acres0.5 mi of trail
Mason-Dixon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Hockessin
Hockessin, DE parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of Hockessin is conserved land, roughly 1,259 acres. There are about 5.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Swift Memorial Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hockessin, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hockessin outdoors
Conserved land
20%
1,259 of 6,394 acres
Trails
5.0 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
94 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
Auburn Valley State Park
Park
120 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
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Auburn Valley State Park Oversee Property
Park
4 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.
Scenic views in Hockessin
Bird Blind
Unnamed scenic view
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Trail0.6 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,259 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 123 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 69 of 80 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
- Soccer18
- Tennis18
- Baseball12
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hockessin
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 782 acState Park 194 acConservation Easement 160 acState Conservation Area 102 acLocal Park 48 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Clay ReservationPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 297 | Access unknown |
| Mount Cuba CenterPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 224 | Access unknown |
| Auburn HeightsState Park | Not recorded | 165 | Access unknown |
| Ashland Nature CenterState Conservation Area | Other state land | 102 | Open |
| WestridgePrivate Conservation | County | 45 | Access unknown |
| Tweeds ParkState Other or Unknown | Other state land | 33 | Open |
| WestwoodsPrivate Conservation | County | 30 | Access unknown |
| Hockessin ChasePrivate Conservation | County | 30 | Access unknown |
| Swift Bicentennial ParkLocal Park | County | 29 | Open |
| Nvf SiteState Park | State parks | 22 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Red CabooseRailway car
Foxhill LaneHeritage
Nearby
Hockessin and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockessin | 19.7% | 5.0 mi | 3 |
| North Star | 22.8% | 9.4 mi | 1 |
| Pike Creek | 34.7% | 1.1 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hockessin'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.