Frenchtown Park 1127 Frenchtown Rd, East Greenwich This quiet little gem doesn’t get a lot of attention, but it is quite beautiful and easy to get to. Not too far from Main Street, and abutting residential developments, there are 125…
John H. Chafee Nature Preserve Boston Neck Road (Route 1A), North Kingstown Known to many simply as Rome Point, the Chafee Nature Preserve is one of the few natural spaces in Rhode Island that may be more popular in winter…
Neutaconkanut Hill 675 Plainfield Street, Providence With 88 acres and rising to almost 300 feet above sea level, Neutaconkanut (nu-ta-kon-ka-nut) Hill is the largest expanse of natural woodland in Providence and contains the city’s highest point. That’s right: Several miles…
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge (northern section) 50 Bend Road, Charlestown The trails in the northern section of the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge are flat and easy to navigate through beautiful pine and oak trees, blueberry shrubs, and ferns. You can…
Norman Bird Sanctuary 583 Third Beach Road, Middletown The Norman Bird Sanctuary’s 325 acres and more than 7 miles of hiking trails are well worth the few dollars they charge non-members for trail use. With 10 different trails, there’s something…
Roger Williams Park Maple Avenue, Providence Roger Williams Park was created in 1871 after Betsey Williams donated land to the city of Providence, including a portion that was given by the Narragansett sachems Canonicus and Miantonomo to her great-great-great-grandfather, Rhode…
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge 769 Sachuest Point Road, Middletown It’s hard to believe the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge was once a municipal landfill. The 40-acre refuge now includes breathtaking views, salt marshes, steep rocky shorelines, observation platforms for…
Tillinghast Pond Management Area Plain Road, West Greenwich At nearly 2,000 acres, the Tillinghast Pond Management Area is The Nature Conservancy’s largest land holding in the state. Along with Arcadia and Wickaboxet Management Areas, and the University of Rhode Island’s…
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge 1040 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road, South Kingstown At this National Wildlife Refuge, you’ll see a variety of habitats such as shrublands, woodlands, beaches, and Trustom Pond—the state’s only undeveloped coastal salt pond. You’re also likely to…