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…
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…
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…
Upper Roaring Brook Tefft Hill Trail and Arcadia Road, Hopkinton The fifth and final Arcadia Management Area hike on this website, Upper Roaring Brook has a long wooden walkway great for both strollers and wheelchairs. Don’t let the fact that…
Blackstone Park corner of Rhode Island Ave. and Paterson St., Providence Blackstone Park and the 1.6-mile Blackstone Boulevard greenway are maintained by the Blackstone Parks Conservancy in partnership with the Providence Parks Department and the Department of Public Works. The…
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…