Rhode Island State Parks
Name | Town | County | Area | Estab- lished | Image | Remarks | |
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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 Newport Folk Festival | |
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 Park, an 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 | 149 acres | 60 ha | 1977 | City-managed park; site of annual fall festival |