Parks
RIDEM ....................... 222-2632
Provides information on state parks, playgrounds and beaches in Rhode Island, including pavilion rental fees and information.
Providence & North
Blackstone River State Park
Lower River Rd., Quinnville
Open daily, dawn to dusk. A park on the banks of the Blackstone River, with canoeing, boating, a fishing area, walking trails and historic walking tours. A portion of the river was used to create a canal, completed in 1828.
Casimir Pulaski Memorial State Park - Glocester Rec. ............... 568-2085
RT 44, Glocester. Swimming, picnicking, cross-country skiing, hiking, camping.
Diamond Hill Park ............... 334-9996
Route 114, Cumberland. Wooded park with fields for sports and games, picnic areas, and hiking trails.
Lincoln Woods State Park ............... 723-7892
Route 123, Lincoln. Open daily, dawn to dusk. 627 acres, featuring a beach w/facilities, ball fields, naturalist observation area, and 10 miles of trails for hiking/horseback riding.
River Island Park ............... 762-6400
Bernon Street, Woonsocket. Open daily dawn to dusk. Only blocks from the center of Woonsocket, yet it boasts quiet walking trails, a scenic overlook and canoe launches.
Roger Williams Park ............... 785-9450
1000 Elmwood Ave., Prov. Open daily, year-round, 7am-9pm. This 430-acre park contains a zoo, landscaped grounds, gardens, paddleboats, a carousel, historic buildings.
Valley Falls Heritage Park ............... 728-2400
Route 114, Cumberland
Historic, education site with scenic views along the Blackstone River.
Waterplace Park and Riverwalk ............... 680-5759
Memorial Boulevard, Prov. This park sits on 4 acres and features cultivated trails with Venetian-style footbridges. Water excursions.
East Bay
Beavertail State Park
(in season) .... 423-9941/884-2010
Beavertail Road, Jamestown.
153 acres located in Jamestown has some of the most beautiful vistas along the New England coastline. Beavertail’s most popular activity is sightseeing, from the comfort of a vehicle, in one of the four overlooks or on foot, from the rocky coastline. Beavertail also provides some of the best saltwater fishing in the area, along with hiking trails, and a naturalist program that attracts thousands of people each year.
Brenton Point State Park ............... 847-2400
Ocean Dr., Newport. 88 acres, picnic areas, fishing, 2 miles from Fort Adams State Park.
Colt State Park ............... 253-7482
Route 114, Bristol. Open year-round. A 464-acre state park on the shore of Narragansett Bay, with four miles of hiking and biking trails, gardens, 10 playing fields and 6 picnic groves. Fishing, concerts and naturalist programs in season.
Fort Adams State Park ............... 847-2400
Ocean Drive, Newport
Open year-round, dawn to dusk. An active military fort from 1799 to 1945, Fort Adams sits on over 21 acres. The original defenses still present include height walls, powder magazines, 3 tiers of guns and cannons, and listening tunnels. The park also includes a picnic area, beach, boat launches/fishing piers.
Fort Barton Park ............... 625-6780
Highland Road, Tiverton
Historic site also has observation tower and 3 miles of nature trail walks, including a wild plant trail.
Fort Getty ............... 423-7211
Fort Getty Rd., Jamestown (on the west side of Conanicut Island). 32 acres, camping, boating, fishing, picnic tables, pavilion, fields, rocky beach, sand volleyball, playground.
Fort Wetherill State Park ............... 423-1771
Fort Wetherill Road, Jamestown
The park offers spectacular views of Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay from its location on 100-foot granite cliffs. Salt water fishing, scuba diving, and picnicking available.
Haines Memorial State Park ............... 253-7482
Route 103, East Providence. Home to baseball fields, a large picnic area, and a boat ramp. The East Bay Bike Path runs through the park for those looking for a longer bike ride.
West Bay & South County
Arcadia Management Area ............... 539-2356
Main access is off Rt. 165.
Arcadia Management Area covers W. Greenwich, Hopkinton, and Richmond, approximately 1,400 acres, fishing, horseback riding, swimming at beach pond, picnic tables at Browning Mill Pond.
Burlingame State Park ............... 322-8910
Route 1, Charlestown. A 2,100-acre set in woods, swamps and rocky ridges. Fishing, swimming, camping, concerts, snowmobile, trails.
Buttonwoods Park
Asylum Rd., Warwick City Park
126 acres, beach, biking and nature trails, shelters, outdoor in-line skating rink, softball field.
Fishermen’s Memorial State Park ............... 789-8374
RT 108/1011 Pt. Judith Rd., Narragansett. Playground, tennis, basketball, 1 mile from Block Island Ferry and State beaches.
Goddard Memorial State Park Office (year round) ............... 884-2010
Ives Road, Warwick. Beach, horse and walking trails, forest areas, a 9-hole golf course, picnic/grilling areas, and performing arts venue.
Meshanticut Park
Off Cranston St., near RT 5, Cranston. 32 acres, fishing.
Ninigret Park ............... 364-1222
Route 1A, Charlestown.
Open daily, dawn til dusk. 172 acres featuring bike paths, tennis and basketball courts, ball fields, disc golf, picnic areas, swimming pond and the Frosty Drew Memorial Nature Center with trails.
Old Mountain Field ............... 789-9301
Kingstown Rd., S. Kingstown. Over 60 acres with baseball/ softball fields, basketball courts, nature trails, picnic area, playground, restrooms, tennis courts, in-line skating, skate park.
Tuckertown Park ............... 789-9301
Tuckertown, Rd., S. Kingstown.
This handicapped accessible park (65 acres) has it all -- baseball fields, soccer fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, nature trails, picnic area, playground, restrooms, tennis courts.
White Mill Park ............... 568-9470
Route 100, Pascoag. Open year round. The mill was finished in 1834. The original structure burned to the ground and rebuilt in 1895. Fine example of the 19th century water-powered mills, which formed the backbone of the New England economy over a century ago.
Wilcox Park ............... 596-2877 x334
71 1/2 High Street, Westerly
Open year round, dawn - 11 p.m. The park features dozens of specimen trees, shrubs and flower beds, along with a pond, fountain and monuments. Breathtaking in May - July and the perfect spot for a stroll.
And Nearby ...
Covel Estates Park
Off Milford Rd. in Swansea, MA Tennis courts, ball fields, and playground.