The State Park Unit patrols Delaware state park areas, beaches, and campgrounds. They investigate violations of state park rules and regulations ensuring visitor safety.  

State Parks Unit officers respond to a variety of complaints, including:

• Violations of state park rules
• Lack of surf tags or park passes
• Noise complaints in state parks
• Hunting and fishing violations in state parks
• Damage to natural resources in the parks or to state parks property
• Crimes in state parks such as fights, assault, theft, traffic violations, drug or alcohol violations, and domestic abuse

For non-emergency calls, please use 302-739-9221.

The DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation oversees more than 20,000 acres in 17 state parks, manages state nature preserves, and monitors conservation easements protecting more than 4,000 acres of land.

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