Delaware
More popular than ever, Delaware State Parks get funding for new amenities
Delaware State Parks, which have been full of a rising variety of guests prior to now few years, is getting $3.2 million via the American Rescue Plan to improve some amenities. The purpose of the grant is to extend the variety of points of interest within the in style state parks, drawing much more vacationers to the state.
A record-breaking 8 million folks visited state parks in 2021, exceeding earlier attendance numbers. State officers say this yr’s numbers are on observe to high that whole.
Since 2011, reservations and occupancy for tenting nights within the parks have grown 124%. In 2011, 67,000 nights had been reserved, whereas final yr, whole reservations approached 150,000.