List of Rhode Island state parks
There are twenty-two major facilities that make up the RI State Park system. This includes eight state (saltwater) beaches and five (non-surf) beaches, along with smaller public use lands managed by the Division of Parks and Recreation within the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
![List of Rhode Island state parks is located in Rhode Island](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/USA_Rhode_Island_location_map.svg/700px-USA_Rhode_Island_location_map.svg.png)
![Arcadia Management Area](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/5px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Arcadia Management Area
![Beavertail](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/5px-Black_pog.svg.png)
Beavertail
![Burlingame](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/5px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Burlingame
![Colt](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/5px-Green_pog.svg.png)
Colt
![Fort Ninigret](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/5px-Black_pog.svg.png)
Fort Ninigret
![Misquamicut](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Misquamicut
![Salty Brine](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Salty
Brine
Brine
![Scarborough](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Scarborough
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Rhode Island state parks (green), state beaches (red), and other sites (black).State parks
Name | Town | County | Area | Estab- lished | Image | Remarks | |
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Beavertail State Park | Jamestown | Newport | 153 acres | 62 ha | 1980 | ![]() | Operational lighthouse, ocean views |
Blackstone River Bikeway State Park | Cumberland, Lincoln, Woonsocket | Providence | 11.5 mi | 18.5 km | 1998 | ![]() | One leg of the East Coast Greenway |
Brenton Point State Park | Newport | Newport | 88.9 acres | 36.0 ha | 1974 | ![]() | Host site of the Newport Kite Festival |
Burlingame State Park | Charlestown | Washington | 3,100 acres | 1,300 ha | 1930 | Camping and recreation on and around Watchaug Pond | |
Colt State Park | Bristol | Bristol | 464 acres | 188 ha | 1965 | ![]() | The "Jewel" of the state park system |
Fishermen's Memorial State Park | Narragansett | Washington | 91 acres | 37 ha | 1970 | ![]() | Oceanside camping |
Fort Adams State Park | Newport | Newport | 100 acres | 40 ha | 1965 | ![]() | Site of the Newport Jazz Festival and |
Fort Wetherill State Park | Jamestown | Newport | 61.5 acres | 24.9 ha | 1972 | Sightseeing, scuba diving | |
Goddard Memorial State Park | Warwick | Kent | 490 acres | 200 ha | 1927 | ![]() | Golf course, bridle trails, swimming, performing arts center |
Haines Memorial State Park | Barrington | Bristol | 102 acres | 41 ha | 1911 | ![]() | Boating access to Narragansett Bay |
Lincoln Woods State Park | Lincoln | Providence | 627 acres | 254 ha | 1908 | ![]() | Freshwater beaches on Olney Pond |
Pulaski State Park | Glocester | Providence | 100 acres | 40 ha | 1939 | ![]() | Day use facility in Chepachet, within the George Washington Management Area |
Rocky Point State Park | Warwick | Kent | 120 acres | 49 ha | 2014 | Coastal park on the former site of Rocky Point Amusement Park, which operated from the 1840s-1995. | |
Snake Den State Park | Johnston | Providence | 1,000 acres | 400 ha | 1969 | ![]() | Undeveloped historic farm property |
World War II Memorial State Park | Woonsocket | Providence | 14 acres | 5.7 ha | 1977 | ![]() | City-managed park; site of annual fall festival |
State beaches
Name | Town | County | Area | Estab- lished | Image | Remarks | |
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Charlestown Breachway State Beach | Charlestown | Washington | 79 acres | 32 ha | 1952 | Camping, beach activities | |
East Beach State Beach | Charlestown | Washington | 400 acres | 160 ha | 1967 | Expanded by 250 acres in 2006; small, seasonal campground | |
East Matunuck State Beach | South Kingstown | Washington | 144 acres | 58 ha | 1956 | ![]() | Modern beach pavilion opened in 2012 |
Misquamicut State Beach | Westerly | Washington | 51 acres | 21 ha | 1959 | ![]() | Beach pavilion opened in 1999; site of spring and fall music festivals |
Roger Wheeler State Beach | Narragansett | Washington | 27 acres | 11 ha | 1929 | Facilities redesigned and renovated in 1997 | |
Salty Brine State Beach | Narragansett | Washington | 1.3 acres | 0.53 ha | 1954 | New beach pavilion and boardwalk added in 2010 | |
Scarborough State Beaches | Narragansett | Washington | 30 acres | 12 ha | 1937 | ![]() | Two units; swimming, observation tower, boardwalk |
Other Division of Parks and Recreation lands
The State of Rhode Island Division of Parks and Recreation manages other state lands which do not have a state park or state beach designation.
Name | County | Town | Area | Established | Image | Remarks |
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Arcadia Management Area | Kent, Washington | Exeter, Hopkinton, Richmond, West Greenwich | 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) | State's largest recreational area | ||
Beach Pond | Washington | Exeter | Managed by the Division of Forest Environment; extends into Voluntown, Connecticut | |||
East Bay Bike Path State Park | Bristol, Providence | Barrington, East Providence, Warren | 14.5 miles (23.3 km) | 1987 | ![]() | Another leg of the East Coast Greenway |
George Washington State Campground | Providence | Glocester | 100 acres (40 ha) | Overnight camping facility in Chepachet, within the George Washington Management Area | ||
John H. Chafee Nature Preserve | Washington | North Kingstown |
References
Note: All data come from the respective state park's webpage unless otherwise noted.
External links
- Rhode Island State Parks Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation
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- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
- Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
- Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
- Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge
- Roger Williams National Memorial
- Ashaway River
- Beaver River
- Chipuxet River
- Green Fall River
- Pawcatuck River
- Queen River
- Usquepaug River
- Wood River