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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 ...
Goddard Memorial State Park is a public recreation area occupying 490 acres (200 ha) along the shores of Greenwich Cove and Greenwich Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island.The state park grounds were once the estate of Civil War officer and Rhode Island politician Robert Goddard, whose children gave the land to the state in 1927 as a memorial to their father. [3]
Roger Williams Park is an elaborately landscaped 427-acre (173 ha) city park in Providence, Rhode Island and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is named after Roger Williams , the founder of the city of Providence and the primary founder of the state of Rhode Island .
Brenton Point State Park is a public recreation area occupying 89 acres (36 ha) at the southwestern tip of Aquidneck Island in the city of Newport, Rhode Island. The state park offers wide vistas of the Atlantic Ocean where it meets Narragansett Bay. [4] The park lies adjacent to the Newport Country Club, part of Newport's Ocean Drive Historic ...
Many of Colt Park's statues were relocated to Linden Place for safe keeping. In 1965, the State of Rhode Island took over Colt Farm via eminent domain, and on August 21, 1968, the lands were dedicated as Colt State Park by Rhode Island Governor John Chafee. [3] A statue of Chafee was erected in the park in 2003. [5]
This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Rhode Island is intended to include all the significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
Pulaski State Park is a 100-acre state park near the village of Chepachet in Glocester, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1939 and contains a day use facility inside the George Washington Management Area with a beach and covered picnic areas. [ 1 ]
Blackstone River State Park, Rhode Island: This park borders both the Blackstone River and Canal and contains bike paths, walking trails, and river access. The Wilbur Kelly Museum, built by former merchant ship's captain and mill owner Wilbur Kelly, is also within the park, and the museum tells the story of the region's transportation history ...