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.
State parks Name Town County Area Estab-lished Image Remarks Beavertail State Park Jamestown Newport 1980 Operational lighthouse, ocean views Blackstone River Bikeway State Park Cumberland, Lincoln, Woonsocket Providence 1998 One leg of the East Coast Greenway Brenton Point State Park Newport Newport 1974 Host site of the Newport Kite Festival Burlingame State Park Charlestown Washington 1930 Camping and recreation on and around Watchaug Pond Colt State Park Bristol Bristol 1965 The "Jewel" of the state park system Fishermen's Memorial State Park Narragansett Washington 1970 Oceanside camping Fort Adams State Park Newport Newport approx. 1965 Site of the Newport Jazz Festival and Fort Wetherill State Park Jamestown Newport 1972 Sightseeing, scuba diving Goddard Memorial State Park Warwick Kent 1927 Golf course, bridle trails, swimming, performing arts center Haines Memorial State Park Barrington Bristol 1911 Boating access to Narragansett Bay Lincoln Woods State Park Lincoln Providence 1908 Freshwater beaches on Olney Pond Pulaski State Park Glocester Providence 1939 Day use facility in Chepachet, within the George Washington Management Area Rocky Point State ParkWarwickKent 2014Coastal park on the former site of Rocky Point Amusement Park, which operated from the 1840s-1995. Snake Den State Park Johnston Providence 1969 Undeveloped historic farm property World War II Memorial State Park Woonsocket Providence 1977 City-managed park; site of annual fall festival
State beaches Name Town County Area Estab-lished Image Remarks Charlestown Breachway State Beach Charlestown Washington 1952 Camping, beach activities East Beach State Beach Charlestown Washington 1967 Expanded by 250 acres in 2006; small, seasonal campground East Matunuck State Beach South Kingstown Washington 1956 Modern beach pavilion opened in 2012 Misquamicut State Beach Westerly Washington 1959 Beach pavilion opened in 1999; site of spring and fall music festivals Roger Wheeler State Beach Narragansett Washington 1929 Facilities redesigned and renovated in 1997 Salty Brine State Beach Narragansett Washington 1954 New beach pavilion and boardwalk added in 2010 Scarborough State Beaches Narragansett Washington 1937 Two units; swimming, observation tower, boardwalk
Other Division of Parks and Recreation lands The State of Rhode Island Division of Parks and Recreation manages other state lands which do not have a state park or state beach designation. Name County Town Area Established Image RemarksArcadia Management AreaKent, WashingtonExeter, Hopkinton, Richmond, West GreenwichState's largest recreational areaBeach PondWashingtonExeterManaged by the Division of Forest Environment; extends into Voluntown, Connecticut East Bay Bike Path State Park Bristol, Providence Barrington, East Providence, Warren 1987 Another leg of the East Coast GreenwayGeorge Washington State Campground Providence Glocester Overnight camping facility in Chepachet, within the George Washington Management AreaJohn H. Chafee Nature Preserve Washington North Kingstown
References
Note: All data come from the respective state park's webpage unless otherwise noted.
External links
Rhode Island State Parks Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation