List of Rhode Island state parks
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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.
Rhode Island state parks (green), state beaches (red), and other sites (black).
State parks
| Name | Town | County | Area | Estab- lished |
Image | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .jpg) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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