List_of_Rhode_Island_state_parks

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.

Arcadia Management Area

Beavertail

Brenton Point

Burlingame

Charlestown Breachway

World War II Veterans

Rhode Island state parks (green), state beaches (red), and other sites (black).

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Name	Town	County	Area		Estab- lished	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

Name	Town	County	Area		Estab- lished	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	Two units; swimming, observation tower, boardwalk

Name	County	Town	Area	Established	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

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