The Friends of Iron Hill Park maintains an active Park Watch aimed at assuring a positive experience for you as a Park visitor. New Castle County Parks employ no park rangers, and the Friends can't be on site at all times.
If you should encounter illegal, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate activity in Iron Hill Park, or observe behavior or activities you think are troubling or suspect, we hope you will take appropriate steps.
Clear and present violations of the law, emergencies of any kind, or situations that create danger or threaten you or others, should be reported to the police. Please dial 911 and New Castle County Police will respond promptly. You should not hesitate to use the 911 service when needed; your judgement in doing so won't be questioned.
You may observe lesser incidents involving violations of Park rules, minor disputes, inconsiderate acts, or patterns of behavior that appear to interfere with normal enjoyment of the Park. The Friends of Iron Hill Park welcome your reports and suggestions. You can call the Park Watch Commander at 302-738-5529. You may also use the Contact Us form or mail concerns to 1542 Whittaker Rd. Newark DE 19702.
Please note we are a volunteer organization and while we can't guarantee an immediate answer, but we will certainly return messages promptly.
Iron Hill Park like all New Castle County Parks should be a place to relax, reflect and unwind.
Please find below tips to insure a positive park experience:
- The Iron Hill Park Bark Parks are popular and well attended. If your dog is aggressive by nature please avoid the Bark Park.
- If your dog is involved in an altercation the best policy is to immediately leash and withdraw your dog from the Bark Park. Avoid the temptation to try to pick out whose dog is "at fault"; just back off and diffuse the situation.
- Please clean up after your dog. Poop bags are available at several dispensers. Occasionally these run out. It's a good idea to bring your own bag just in case.
- Dogs must be leashed while anywhere in the Park, except within the fenced space of the Bark Parks. Please leash your dog even for the short walk from the car.
- There are plenty of trash barrels in Iron Hill Park; please use them. Please pick up litter that you see, even if you didn't drop it. When hiking the trails, please take along a bag to collect litter you encounter and properly dispose of it.
- If you have a party at the pavilion or picnic ground, please pick up all litter, and dispose of any temporary signs, balloons, etc.
- Please recycle. Iron Hill Park has 6 special recycling receptacles spotted around the Park.
- The use of motorized vehicles of any kind is prohibited in the Park, except to come & go on the entrance road or in the parking lots.