Explore the outdoors at this informational destination centered on Delaware’s wildlife. DEEC is open to the public year-round and features a Visitor Center with panoramic river and marsh views, a 10-acre ornamental garden, a quarter-mile handicap-accessible pond loop extending into the marsh, and trailhead access to the newly completed 5.5-mile-long Markell bike/hike trail from Wilmington to New Castle.
Hours
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00am-3:00pm
Sunday: 12:00-4:00pm
Trails surrounding the center are available dawn until dusk.
Directions
From I-95 S:
- Take the Rte 4/ Martin Luther King blvd exit
- Follow the riverfront signs and turn left on Martin Luther King/ Lancaster Ave.
- Turn right on Justison St. Turn right onto Shipyard Dr. (across from the Big Fish Restaurant)
- Shipyard Dr. merges with Delmarva Lane
- Stay straight until reaching the DuPont Environmental Education Center driveway
From I-95 N:
- Take the Martin Luther King Blvd exit (exit 6) onto Maryland Ave.
- Turn Right on Martin Luther King Blvd
- Turn right on Justison St.
- Turn right onto Shipyard Dr. (across from the Big Fish Restaurant)
- Shipyard Dr. merges with Delmarva Lane
