I have been enjoying Capron Park for 50 years...I was just a year old the first time I visited this…read morepark and zoo. So much has changed! The grounds are gorgeously manicured. The zoo charges now but no one is shooting at polar bears anymore (I sure do miss Frosty) and it is clean and pretty safe. I do miss the fantastic playground but I understand we live in litigious times. We just cannot have out kids on wooden see-saws and steel slides 10 feet high...with a huge bump that would send me flying off. But, I digress. Today, there are lovely fields to play frisbee and beautiful trees to admire, walking paths and some of the most beautiful monuments and memorials. Small park, big love. Please take a look for yourself. Oh, the squirrels are a little too tame. I worry for them. They sweetly come right up and beg. Be kind to them, please.

This is a very well kept park. Zoo there if you desire something to do, however there's a lot of…read morepeople just sometimes walking their dogs. Great place to meet new ppl in the area and spark up a conversation.

What a lovely space just a few miles out of Providence. Picturesque and lots of picnic tables…read more Playground and beach. There are walking trails that lead into the quiet of the trees. The parking lot off the main road is small, however their are many more spaces available down Govenor Notte Parkway. Bathrooms open during Summer, portapotty in the fall.

Nice park, tennis court nearby with a bigger section to park if you walk down the street. Kayakers…read moreand fisherman can be seen off the side of the road. Swimming and small beach for the kids and a Playground, also benches. Benches can be quite dirty tho as well as the bridge rails full of spiderwebs and bugs. There's Also a baseball field. Beautiful sunset over the water at the right time but mosquitos can eat you up. There's events here for many occasions too.

The whole place is amazing, especially the "castle". The trails are very well maintained, and VERY…read morewell marked. And the lake is beautiful. The best part is how amazing it is for dogs! Highly recommend!!

Borderland is a wonderful place. I usually only stay on the main trail for walking and running…read more Plenty of grass areas to play catch or picnic, plus benches and picnic tables throughout. Relaxing, quiet, and so many nice spots to enjoy the ponds, waterfall, spring noises of frogs, and foliage in the fall. I ride my bike or run or walk through regularly and enjoy it. I have also taken the kids to some of the mansion tours and the presentations about nature in the park building. Enjoyed those too.

Great place to walk! Quiet and very well maintained. Good wildlife - saw snakes and a pair of…read moreotters! Great place!!!

Ponds trails and…read morereflections Attleboro Springs has long been used as a place for prayer, reflection and thought. The land is located right behind the National Shrine of our Lady of La Salette and is still own by the shine but anyone is allowed to use the land as long as they are quiet and respectful. The area is almost 120 acres and has several miles of well marked and trimmed trails. Lots of pudding stone, maples and fragrant pepper bushes as well as several lovely little ponds. The trails have several little bridges and boardwalks to keep you out of the mud. One of the very cool things about the sanctuary is the Braille Trail. This trail has a rope guide as well as information in braille so that seeing impaired people can enjoy and learn about the area too. The hiking isn't strenuous but in the snow and ice can be a bit difficult. There are several areas where you can stop and reflect, pray, think or just rest your butt. There are lots of educational programs and lectures going on here all year long for kids and anyone else that wants to learn about nature or history. A lovely place to learn, reflect, pray, think or just have some fun

Nature lovers rejoice!! Your dream come true has arrived and it's in the middle of Attleboro, MA…read more This is an adorable little wildlife sanctuary - perfect for an afternoon hike. It covers about 1.5 miles of trail, so you won't necessarily get a workout in, but the views are really quite beautiful. I'd highly recommend taking the Talaquega Trail up to Woody's Way. It takes you around Lake Talaquega, which is absolutely breathtaking. The trail is well-organized with plenty of clear signage. We discovered halfway through the walk that blue dots represent going INTO the trail, while yellow dots show you OUT of the trail. Lastly, there's a parking lot, my friends, so getting there should be a breeze. Happy hiking! Quick tip: EIther go in the Winter (like we did) or bring some bug spray. I've heard that this can get pretty buggy in the warmer months.

Great for families! Well-maintained trails. a nature playground, and multiple places to contemplate…read moreexistence. Also: a very pleasant place to take a leisurely, low-impact hike.

This park is AMAZING! There's so much to do, see, and explore here…read more Some of the highlights include: the historic Daggett House, the watercolor society, and Loof carousel. There's a dog park, covered pavilion and various picnic sites that can be rented, plus tennis and pickle ball courts. There's also frisbee golf, multiple baseball fields, a walking path along the 10 mile river, plus a playground. There are many places to take photos; Marconi garden with gazebo, a picturesque pond with bandstand, and an English garden (called friendship garden), plus countless places with lush grasses and trees. In the summer they offer family entertainment with various performers and music. They also offer a summer camp for kids as well as various exercise and dance classes for adults. All this information can be found on their website. The hidden gem of this park is its winter wonderland celebration where the community comes together to decorate 650+ Christmas trees along with displays and lights, it's absolutely magical. The park is clean and well maintained and is constantly undergoing updates and improvements. The one down side is there's only 1 small basketball court even though there is space to expand this area.

The Slater Park Looff Carousel is a historic carousel that was completed in 1895. It was built by…read moreDanish immigrant Charles I. D. Looff. He was born as Carl Jürgen Detlef Looff in Bad Bramstedt, Holstein (now Germany) in 1852. After immigrating to the United States in 1870 at the age of 18, Looff settled in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and found work as a carver for a furniture factory. He began a hobby of taking home leftover wood scraps from the factory and carving them into carousel animals. He created his first carousel in 1876 and it became Coney Island's first carousel and amusement ride. Looff soon opened his own carousel factory in Brooklyn and continued to build more of the rides. In 1886, Looff was commissioned to build a carousel for Crescent Park (known as "the Coney Island of the East") in Rhode Island. In 1895, he moved his family there and established a new headquarters. He built a second, larger and more elaborate carousel for the amusement park. He also built an adjoining workshop and showroom for prospective buyers. Looff relocated to California in 1910 so he could build carousels for amusement parks on the West Coast. He passed away in 1918 after building close to 50 carousels. Looff is regarded as one of the most important and influential carousel builders of all time. The Slater Park Carousel was originally built for a carnival called Lee Funland in upstate New York. It was moved to Slater Park in 1910 where it still stands today. It is one of only six historic carousels in the United States which still resides in its original building. The carousel is a "stander" or stationary carousel. This means that the animal figures are designed to stand on the platform with at least three legs on the ground and they don't move up and down. This contrasts with "jumper" figures which usually move up and down and have all four legs elevated as if in mid-gallop. The Slater Park Carousel is the oldest Looff-stander carousel in the world. The platform features 44 horses, a camel, a giraffe, a lion, three dogs, and two chariots. Today the carousel is open from April through October. It operates on Saturdays and Sundays from 12pm - 5pm (daily in July and August). Rides cost $1. My family and I recently visited the Slater Park Looff Carousel. My wife and I have been carousel enthusiasts since we visited the New England Carousel Museum a few years ago. We were spending the day in the Greater Providence Area and decided to visit the Crescent Park Looff Carousel in Riverside (which is absolutely beautiful!) We learned that Charles Looff built another carousel in 1895 that was located nearby at Slater Park, so we made a drive there afterwards. We were a little disappointed that the Slater Park Carousel's horses don't move up and down and that there isn't a brass ring device like the one featured on the Crescent Park Carousel. That being said, the Slater Park Carousel is still exceptional. All of the horses and menagerie animal figures have been beautifully carved and painted. We also noticed that this carousel moves quite fast (about 9 mph). In fact, the speed has been slowed down over the years and used to be as high as 14 mph. Overall, we had a fun experience at the Slater Park Looff Carousel and would recommend carousel enthusiasts to visit it as well as the nearby Crescent Park Looff Carousel.

I love India Point Park & I love that they've been doing more work to make it nicer and more…read moreinviting. The swings are a great addition, and I use the bike path and walking paths there frequently. As the weather gets better, I'm looking forward to spending more time there. It's always nice to grab a coffee from somewhere on Wickenden and set up in the park for a bit to enjoy the water and the people.

One of my favorite parks in Rhode Island!…read more So well maintained & full of nature (bugs, birds, squirrels, & more) despite being very much in the middle of the city. It connects Wickenden to the water in such a pleasant way. I also swear the plants & trees cut down the traffic noise from the evil Washington Bridge - which is much appreciated. Whoever was on the civil engineering team for designing this park deserves major props. Big fan.

This is called the Sesame Street park. Everyone comes here and staff are kind. Everyone (kids)…read more gets a lunch and splash pad is GREAT! The two play grounds are perfect for the separate age play gaps. They even have festivities here with lemonade for everyone on the city at times.

Very nice playground with sections for toddlers as well as older kids. Includes a water feature,…read morenice basketball courts distant from the little kids playground, and a baseball field. Any pictures that show tan colored slides are over 4 years old no longer accurate. That stuff is all gone and the 2021 pictures are accurate.

Nice spot to stretch the legs in the Lincoln area. I come here for some short walks before or after…read moreyoga. It's basically a park with some beautiful trees, paths and large stretches of grass. Easy, free parking but watch for pot holes. Many people bring their dogs here to play on the grass. Beware of coyotes.

The man with the mustache ate my sandwich. I think his name was bob. It was my favorite sandwich…read moreto! I'm so mad. + I got chased by this giant bull dog and got bit in the leg But the grass was pretty nice.

One of my favorite weekend walking or short hiking spots…read more They also have a big pond/lake with a small sandy beach that has a lifeguard in the summer. It's very kid friendly and there are tons of families there in a warm day. By the beach there are restrooms, picnic tables and a cafe that serves snacks, fast food and ice cream. You can walk a loop around the water which is very scenic and relatively easy on a paved road. Or you can venture off the road onto the many hiking and mountain biking trails that run through the woods. Bring decent shoes for this as the trails are relatively short but can be steep, rocky and muddy at times. It's beautiful and peaceful but also there are enough people out that a single woman alone could feel safe. Lots of people bring their dogs for walks here. There are also picnic spots with grills and areas where you can boulder and rock climb. Truly a lovely park that has something for everyone!

My favorite place to walk my dogs! I like when the pathway is blocked so cars can't go through…read more During the summer there is too many young kids just driving round and round blasting their music. It's a cute place to have an outdoor party.