Beautiful hiking spot. Spectacular views…read more We found two parking lots that you can start your hike at. One is visible from the main road and the other you need to drive down an access road. We tried both ways and enjoyed the visible parking lot more. Well marked trail that isn't too difficult (well maybe the part with the views is a little harder).

This is a nice little CT State Park, that's recently had some (at least online) improvements,…read morecoinciding with it being featured in the Sky's The Limit Challenge. There's a couple of ways to access this park, depending on if you're here for boating or hiking. If you're here for boating, there's a large lot on Ross Road, between Old Furnace and Ross Pond. If you're here for hiking, there's a nice large lot at the northern end, off of S Frontage Road. There are a number of trails here, and you can make a pretty good day out of it if you want to take a decent hike. The west side of the pond is up on a ridge, where rock climbers have attached ropes at the vista areas, possibly semi permanently. There are some nice views here of the pond, and the trails are mostly well blazed. The Blue Blazed Old Furnace Trail could use some reblazing, but the other trails were fine. A nice little park to check out if you are at this end of CT.

Literally so much but such an amazing site to see. This spot is right off the side of the road, and…read moreprobably only has enough spots for 3 cars tops and I'm not lying. You park and there's a bench you can sit and look at the water. There's not many places to walk around but could make for some nice pictures. Above this though is a trail, a walking or bike trail for sure check that out, I've never been on it but I always hear people going over this park. This is a quiet place to just meditate really briefly and then leave, or listen to birds and go about your day. You'll probably miss it, they don't have big signs. But I would check it out if I were you.

Continues to be a beautiful nature preserve with well-marked trails. We focused on the Hammit Hill…read moretrail (yellow blaze) and it was a nice hike, coming across some massive glacial boulders, and "summitting" the hill (marked by a crop of boulders and a view into a ravine). Wonderful way to spend a sunny and cool autumn day!

We find this a very enjoyable place for a quiet walk. Although not all man made sounds are masked,…read morethe sounds of crickets and birds and the wind in the tree tops gently serenaded us on our most recent walk through the wood. Easy to find, the gravel car park is a very good size. There is a covered information kiosk off the car park and another three-sided sign board at the trail head, along with a small covered Trail Map box on a post. Signs everywhere tell you this is *not* a dog friendly location. The early part of this trail is one person wide, fairly even ground. It wends it's way along the edge of two meadows. After the second meadow, the path becomes much broader and remains fairly clear of roots and rocks until you reach the old stone fireplace at Carr Pond where the pathway turns into the wood and becomes more difficult to navigate. If you have a sturdy, off-road baby pram or wheelchair, you may be able to travers this early part of the trail with a little assistance. You will need to navigate around the 'no dog' sign in the middle of the path at the trail head and the narrow meadow portion. After that the trail widens and would be easier to traverse in dry conditions. We branched off on to the CP trail into the wood. The trail takes a short, steep climb at the beginning and then levels out. Single wide, the trail is clearly blazed, even under a carpet of autumn foliage. CP trail is the white trail mark and signs for other trails are very well signed. Carr Pond is about half way round on the CP trail, before looping back and returning to the meadow. We 'strolled' the trail, enjoying being in the wood, stopped at the pond a couple of times to enjoy the serenity. You can most definitely walk it faster, but we took about an hour to make the loop. There are no benches to rest on along this trail, or to sit and enjoy the pond views. In the wooded section you need to keep an eye on roots and rocks. There are a couple of short boardwalks over low area near the pond. It was cooler under the trees making me glad I remembered a hat and jacket along with my water. No facilities of any kind are available, so go, before you visit. Definitely an easy trail for those who are sturdy on their feet. Wear appropriate footwear, and enjoy the quiet peace of the wood and pond.

Had no intention of even going here. But, my search for Iver the troll brought me here, and a…read morebunch of other people. A couple of athletic fields, a historic cemetery, and even some trails of its own. This seemed like a nice little place in the time I was here. It is a little hard to find and get to, but its worth the trip, even more than just parking to see the troll.

I was in the neighborhood around Ryan Park and I noticed Feurer Park…read more From the main road, it's kind of basic, simple and plain, but as I walked towards the park itself from the main sign, I could enjoy the greenery and the tall trees. There's a ball field and several trials in this park that wind along and across the Annaquatucket River....also there is a small historical cemetary close to the ball field. Most of the headstones were down and not very well kept, it was hard to make the name or the dates of most of the deceased. A bit spooky due to the cemetary, still is a place to walk or hike if you are in this part of North Kingstown.

Very beautiful hike with a few challenging ledges and ascents but manageable if you take your time…read more(at least for an old fogie like me!). We followed the blue-blazed trail which took us to Green Pond and the Green Pond Falls. The falls were spectacular especially after the previous night's rain, cascading down a rugged ravine. In this early spring, the trail was lush with ferns, mosses, and lichens, looking like something out of a Lord of the Rings movie. The trails are fairly well marked and there are a number of unmarked paths that can be used to make shorter loops.

Super narrow roads-I was scared-lol. I guess if you camp you come here but wouldnt come here just…read moreto take a walk. Lots of dead chipmunks and rat holes-Felt like I was in a horror movie....

This is one of those unsung RI landmarks. Way back when, there was brief talk of the new Patriots…read morestadium being built here. But alas, it's remained just a place to sled in the winter and walk around during the rest of the year. Really, not formal parking, just a handful of spots in a couple of openings. But it's a nice little getaway nonetheless.

I did not know the State of Rhode Island has it's very own Desert! Seriously, we have lived here…read morefor over a decade and I am just now finding this out? I have tried to locate exactly who is responsible for this land, checking with both the town West Greenwich town website, and the State of Rhode Island website, neither of which identifies itself as the care taker so I am unable to provide a web address for more information. That said, this place just wowed me. We lived in the actual desert at one time (AZ) and this spot is more like the dunes in SoCal than the high desert of Tucson. It's a bunch of sandy dunes undulating under the blue sky. Surrounded by woodlands, it's hidden from the road. A quick look up on the satellite map shows this is a spot for winter sledding. Sorry I missed that as a kid. First off, there are two locations: one is located on the north side of Division Street nestled between Division and Rt 95. The other is on the south side of Division Street, listed as the West Greenwich Sand Dunes. While exploring this area one bight autumn day, we came across a group of military personnel, practicing their 'jumping out of helicopter' skills. That was a very good time and there were quite a few people who brought their lawn chairs to enjoy the show, camera's in hand. We wandered around as best we could, trying to stay out of the way of the jumpers (they had targets on the ground they were supposed to land near, so this was pretty easy to do) and have returned again and again to explore more of this area and the surrounding Big River Management area woodlands. I'm sure this desert is part of said Big River Mgmt area of which you can easily find hiking information on line. The general area is popular with hikers, walkers, bikers and runners. Seriously, if you are a fan of the desert, are new to RI, or just never knew there was such a thing in this state, you have got to stop by some fine day and take a walk around. It's like being at the beach, minus the water.

Hopeville Pond continues to a tale of two cities. During the week it is occupied for the most part…read moreby people enjoying the park for what is , the outdoors, nature, kids playing and having fun, fishing and canoeing/kayaking. For this it excels. On weekends it is whole different world . It is occupied by a larger crowd of Inconsiderate people. The general ignoring of the quiet hour rules , not cleaning up after themselves in facilities , playing music at volumes that be heard several sites away, and a new one: The constant running of generators from8:00 AM until 10:00 PM. Really unless someone in your party is on a medical device that needs constant power , I can't understand why you need to run your generator all day. An ice chest can keep your food cold at fraction of the cost of the gas required to run a generator all day. While there are no rules against this , common sense and consideration for others should be all the rule needed. The worst part is the generator people put the generator on the other side of the RV from where they sit so the RV blocks some of the noise . On the other hand it is right next to my site I get the noise from it further amplified by what bounces of your RV. None of these are by any means only issues at Hopeville but I notice a lot more of it here The staff this year were all pleasant , friendly and helpful. The facilities during the week were spotless and they did a good job of trying to maintaining decently clean facilities on weekends . Next year I retire so I will never have to come on weekend again and will be to enjoy Hopeville. Hopefully the inconsiderate will keep their attendance to weekends . It is is nice park but weekends it is not relaxing .

The grounds are beautiful. However, I will not be coming back to camp here. All the rules are…read morepurely optional, at least in October. Several neighboring sites are being rowdy and blasting music. They do this as soon as all the park staff leave at 3pm, so there is no one to enforce the rules.

This is a amazing little beach clean and the people around are great. So many different types of…read morefun to have from rope swings to boating fishing and swimming in nice clean warm water. The new owners of the lake are taking great care of the water.