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Looking for fall foliage before the official start of the season? Try these Del. parks
2024 fall foliage forecast
Leaf-peeping season is right around the corner. Here’s where you should go for the best fall foliage this year in the United States.
It’s one of the (many) wonderful things about fall − the changing of leaves.
From lush, green canopies to beautiful reds, yellows and oranges, trees in Delaware can put on a pretty spectacular show.
While state residents still have several more weeks − or perhaps longer if the warm weather continues − before the foliage changes become widespread, especially impatient Delawareans may be able to see an early show at two state parks.
Trap Pond State Park in Sussex County and Brandywine Creek State Park in New Castle County were recently voted among the top 100 locations nationwide to view early fall foliage. (Sorry, Kent County.)
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Trap Pond came in at No. 32, while Brandywine Creek ranked 64th.
Why Trap Pond State Park for fall foliage?
According to the 3,000-person survey, which was conducted by a Florida Volkswagen dealership in August, the cypress trees in Trap Pond start changing color earlier than most. This gives viewers a “unique early fall experience in southern Delaware,” a news release said.
This isn’t the first time Trap Pond State Park has been named a top spot for foliage.
Last year, Mixbook, a photo book brand, surveyed 3,000 people for their favorite “under-the-radar” destinations where they would like to see fall foliage this year. Out of 150 fall foliage hot spots, three from Delaware made the list − including the Sussex park.
Brandywine Creek State Park also makes early foliage list
Perhaps unsurprisingly, New Castle County’s Brandywine Creek State Park also made the list.
The nearly 1,000-acre park is home to many vibrant maples and oaks, which typically start changing in late September.
The park also made Mixbook’s list of top spots.
Best early leaf viewing nationally
Unsurprisingly, the top three spots for early fall foliage were locations that are nationally known as peak leaf-viewing locales.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee topped the list, followed by Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Third on the list was the Catskill Mountain region in New York.
While Tennessee might be more of a hike for Delawareans to get to, Shenandoah and the Catskills are within driving distance from the First State. Both spots can be reached in three to four hours.
To view the full list of early leaf spots, visit gunthervw.net/the-first-fall.htm.
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An investigation is underway after police said a man’s body was pulled from the Delaware River in South Philadelphia.
According to police, around 9 a.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026, emergency responders pulled an unidentified man from the Delaware River, near the Navy Yard. Medic’s pronounced the man dead at 9:11 a.m.
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Police are working to determine the circumstances of the incident and identify the man.
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DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A local fraternity is sticking by its core value of service, and having fun doing it.
With the help of their fellow students, teachers and sports teams, Phi Gama Delta at Ohio Wesleyan held a cereal box donation drive.
They had a goal of collecting 800 boxes for People in Need, Delaware County’s largest food pantry. To mark the occasion, organizers at the pantry and fraternity brothers set the boxes up in a line and knocked them over like dominoes.
“I think that’s such a great way to connect with people,” Zoe Borer, Capacity Building Associate at People in Need said. “Sometimes it’s very serious what we do, sometimes it’s great to be fun and that’s what today was, is showing us the fun side of how we can help our community.”
“Our goal is to do a good turn daily so every single day wake up and find something to help, help someone in the community, help someone on campus, help your mom or dad or whatever it may be,” said Phi Gama Delta brother Anthony Mordini.
People in Need serves 500 people every week with free groceries and served almost one million meals last year.
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Delaware state trooper injured in crash after allegedly losing control, hitting wall in Talleyville
Thursday, April 16, 2026 4:02PM
TALLEYVILLE, Del. (WPVI) — A Delaware State Police trooper is in the hospital after being injured in a crash Thursday morning.
Chopper 6 was over the scene at Rockland and Mount Lebanon roads in Talleyville, Delaware.
Action News has been told the trooper lost control and hit a stone wall.
He was reportedly trapped and had to be extricated.
There is no word on the trooper’s condition or what caused him to lose control.
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