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Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, Delaware - panoramio📷 Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0

Road trips in Delaware

4 road trips and 11 hand-picked places in Delaware, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Trip guides
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Places
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Campsites in Delaware 29

Trip guides

Road trips through Delaware

Du Pont gardens, migratory birds and bunker towers: by camper through Delaware from the Brandywine Valley to Cape Henlopen and the beaches of Fenwick Island – Swage block - Winterthur Museum and Country Estate - Winterthur DE (7655733008)© Esther Westerveld from Haarlemmermeer, Nederland · CC BY 2.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Du Pont gardens, migratory birds and bunker towers: by camper through Delaware from the Brandywine Valley to Cape Henlopen and the beaches of Fenwick Island

162 mi16 stops6 days
Delaware: Bombay Hook, Dover and the Cape Henlopen beaches – Ardea alba-head© Peterwchen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Coast & island drives

Delaware: Bombay Hook, Dover and the Cape Henlopen beaches

125 mi9 stops3 days
Brandywine Valley gardens and du Pont estates – Muhlenberg Huts at sunrise© Thomas · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Themed road trips

Brandywine Valley gardens and du Pont estates

74 mi8 stops2 days
Pine forest, lighthouses and Victorian porches – by camper from the Delaware Water Gap through the Pine Barrens to Cape May – MansionBatstoNJ© Travellers & Tinkers · CC BY-SA 4.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Pine forest, lighthouses and Victorian porches – by camper from the Delaware Water Gap through the Pine Barrens to Cape May

328 mi14 stops7 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Du Pont gardens, migratory birds and bunker towers: by camper through Delaware from the Brandywine Valley to Cape Henlopen and the beaches of Fenwick Island6162 mi2 h 53 min16
Delaware: Bombay Hook, Dover and the Cape Henlopen beaches3125 mi2 h 14 min9
Brandywine Valley gardens and du Pont estates274 mi1 h 19 min8
Pine forest, lighthouses and Victorian porches – by camper from the Delaware Water Gap through the Pine Barrens to Cape May7328 mi5 h 51 min14
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Delaware

Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes, Delaware - panoramio© Art Anderson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Cape Henlopen State Park

Lewes, DE
Swage block - Winterthur Museum and Country Estate - Winterthur DE (7655733008)© Esther Westerveld from Haarlemmermeer, Nederland · CC BY 2.0
History

Winterthur

Winterthur, DE
Hagley Museum – a row of houses with a clock tower on topPhoto by Praswin Prakashan on Unsplash
History

Hagley Museum

Wilmington, DE
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge – Ardea alba-head© Peterwchen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Smyrna, DE
Old State House – Delaware Legislative Hall, Legislative Avenue, Dover, DE - 54434211022© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
History

Old State House

Dover, DE
Delaware Seashore State Park, Indian River Inlet – Coastal Highway Bridge at Night© Andrew Parlette · CC BY 2.0
Nature

Delaware Seashore State Park, Indian River Inlet

Rehoboth Beach, DE
New Castle Historic District – Town Hall, Second and Delaware Streets, New Castle, New Castle County, DE HABS DEL,2-NEWCA,2- (sheet 0 of 5)© https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/de0116.sheet.00000a · Public domain
History

New Castle Historic District

New Castle, DE
Lewes Historic Area – Lewes Delaware historical marker for Zwaanendael© Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0
History

Lewes Historic Area

Lewes, DE
Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk – DART First State bus 314 on Rehoboth Avenue at boardwalk© Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Oddities

Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk

Rehoboth Beach, DE
2025-06-04 12 08 52 Bald Cypress trees along the south shore of Trap Pond within Trap Pond State Park in Sussex County, Delaware© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Trap Pond State Park

Laurel, DE
Brandywine Creek State Park – Rockland HD NewCastleCo DE© Smallbones · CC0
Nature

Brandywine Creek State Park

Wilmington, DE

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Delaware?

Popular routes include Du Pont gardens, migratory birds and bunker towers: by camper through Delaware from the Brandywine Valley to Cape Henlopen and the beaches of Fenwick Island, Delaware: Bombay Hook, Dover and the Cape Henlopen beaches, Brandywine Valley gardens and du Pont estates and Pine forest, lighthouses and Victorian porches – by camper from the Delaware Water Gap through the Pine Barrens to Cape May. CampingSpirit has 4 trip guides that pass through Delaware, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Delaware are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Cape Henlopen State Park.

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