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,…
Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Corn Neck Road, New Shoreham (Block Island) At the northern tip of Block Island, at the very end of Corn Neck Road, is a 133-acre bird watcher’s paradise. In the fall, Block Island National Wildlife…
Canonchet Farm Anne Hoxsie Lane, Narragansett Narragansett’s beaches are known throughout and beyond Rhode Island, but there are lots of other wonderful natural places to explore. For example, within the 174 acres of Canonchet Farm, there are both salt- and…
Stepstone Falls Plain Road, Exeter Depending on the season and recent rainfall accumulations, Stepstone Falls (aka Stepping Stone Falls) in Arcadia Management Area can be just a gentle trickle or a raging torrent. In any case, it is definitely a…
Long Pond Woods Canonchet Road, Hopkinton The very rocky, steep trails at Long Pond Woods are not for the very young or inexperienced hikers. You will, at times, have to use your hands to maintain your balance, and this hike…
Napatree Point Conservation Area Fort Road, Westerly Visit Napatree Point just after Labor Day, when the beach crowds and tourists have departed but the water is still warm enough to enjoy. The long, sweeping views of Little Narragansett Bay and…
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge (southern section) Park Lane, Charlestown By far, my favorite hike in the southern section of the Ninigret Wildlife Refuge is the Grassy Point Trail. Kids will be fascinated that this was the Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Landing…
Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge Pardon Joslin Road, Exeter My very first hike as a Rhode Islander was at the Audubon’s Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge. Every time I visit I am fondly reminded of my introduction to hiking in the Ocean…
Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve Old Mill Road, Charlestown The Nature Conservancy’s Carter Preserve boasts more than 5 miles of well-marked hiking trails through rare pitch pine and scrub oak forests and a very large, scenic grassland. As one of…