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lat=39.8460, lon=-75.5950(source: DeLorme) (accuracy:general area) LINK TO GOOGLE MAP
STATE
DE
WATER
Brandywine River
TYPE
River
DESCRIPTION
rimarily a tubing place, very popular on a hot summer day. This description from a fan:" Put-in on RT 100 south of the Brandywine River Museum, get out whenever you get too wrinkled or the beer runs out, usually at Smith Bridge or Thompson's Bridge. Tubing on the Brandywine, while more linear than a swimmin' hole, is a whole string of holes that let the current swim you." TUBING INFO(See also BRANDYWINE in Pennsylvania)
AREAS
None
SANCTION
Unofficial (there are outfitters there)
FEE
Unknown
FACILITIES
Unknown
ACTIVITIES
Tubing, Swimming
PHONE
Unknown
CAMPING
None at site.
BATHING SUITS
Required
DIRECTIONS
From Chadd's Ford, PA (at the Brandywine Museum) on RT 1, go south on RT 100. Put-in on somewhere on RT 100, get out at Smith Bridge or Thompson's Bridge (see Mapquest map for info about these bridges.)
lat=38.9832, lon=-75.5395(source: DeLorme) (accuracy:exact) LINK TO GOOGLE MAP
STATE
DE
WATER
Killens Pond
TYPE
Pond/Water Park
DESCRIPTION
State Park with a freshwater water-park. Has water slides and other attractions.
AREAS
Killens Pond S. P.
SANCTION
Official
FEE
Yes, see web site above
FACILITIES
All facilities
ACTIVITIES
Swimming, Sliding
PHONE
Unknown
CAMPING
At site.
BATHING SUITS
Required
DIRECTIONS
Killens Pond State Park is located 13 miles south of Dover, about 1 mile off of U.S. Route 13 and about 8 miles off Route 113. The park's main entrance is on Killens Pond Road; the campground entrance is on Paradise Alley Road.
lat=38.5643, lon=-75.6723(source: DeLorme) (accuracy:exact) LINK TO GOOGLE MAP
STATE
DE
WATER
Nanticoke River
TYPE
River
DESCRIPTION
A state recreation area on the Nanticoke River. Mainly a picnic/park and boat launch ramp, but many people also swim there. BE CAREFUL OF POWER BOATS!
AREAS
Phillips Landing Recreation Area
SANCTION
Unofficial swimming
FEE
Unknown
FACILITIES
Picnic
ACTIVITIES
Swimming
PHONE
Unknown
CAMPING
None at site. Camp nearby at Trap Pond State Park (there is no longer swimming allowed at Trap Pond.)
BATHING SUITS
Customary
DIRECTIONS
From Salisbury, RT 13 north to Laurel, then RT 577 (Woodland Ferry Rd.) northwest to Bethel Rd. Take Bethel Rd. through Bethel, going over the Bethel bridges, to Portsville. Take the second right after Portsville Pond, and follow the signs to Phillips Landing.
