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Frenchtown Park

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…

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John H. Chafee Nature Preserve

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…

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Neutaconkanut Hill

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…

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Norman Bird Sanctuary

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…

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Tillinghast Pond Management Area

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…

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Crawley Preserve

Crawley Preserve Glen Rock Road, Richmond A joint effort of the Richmond Rural Land Conservation Trust and the South Kingstown Land Trust, Crawley Preserve is a splendid property. Although a relatively short distance, the rugged paths and convoluted trails can…

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Great Swamp Management Area

Great Swamp Management Area 277 Great Neck Road, South Kingstown The 3,000+ acres of wetlands, woodlands, and meadows of the Great Swamp Management Area abut beautiful Worden Pond. Go in the early spring or fall to see the many species of…

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Grills Preserve

Grills Preserve 198 Bowling Lane, Bradford The Westerly Land Trust owns and manages this expansive preserve of over 540 acres with over 2.5 miles of frontage along the Pawcatuck River. Approximately 6 miles of trails pass through wetlands, a lagoon,…

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Walkabout Trail

Walkabout Trail Putnam Pike, Glocester Built by Australian sailors of the HMAS Perth in 1965, the Walkabout Trail offers three loops through the George Washington State Campground and Management Area. With views of the Bowdish Reservoir and Wilbur Pond and…

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Mount Tom

Mount Tom Mt. Tom Road, Exeter Ironically, the least exciting part of the Mt. Tom Trail in Arcadia Management Area is the summit, which is north of Route 165 (Ten Rod Road) and involves nearly a mile of long, straight,…

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