# List of Rhode Island state parks

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 | Area | Estab- lished | Remarks |
| 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 |
| 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 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 | 14 acres | 5.7 ha | 1977 | City-managed park; site of annual fall festival |

## State beaches

| Name | Town | County | Area | Area | Estab- lished | Remarks |
| Charlestown Breachway State Beach | Charlestown | Washington | 79 acres | 32 ha | 1952 | Camping, beach activities |
| East Beach State Beach | Charlestown | Washington | 400 acres | 160 ha | 1967 | Expanded by 250 acres in 2006; small, seasonal campground |
| East Matunuck State Beach | South Kingstown | Washington | 144 acres | 58 ha | 1956 | Modern beach pavilion opened in 2012 |
| Misquamicut State Beach | Westerly | Washington | 51 acres | 21 ha | 1959 | Beach pavilion opened in 1999; site of spring and fall music festivals |
| Roger Wheeler State Beach | Narragansett | Washington | 27 acres | 11 ha | 1929 | Facilities redesigned and renovated in 1997 |
| Salty Brine State Beach | Narragansett | Washington | 1.3 acres | 0.53 ha | 1954 | New beach pavilion and boardwalk added in 2010 |
| Scarborough State Beaches | Narragansett | Washington | 30 acres | 12 ha | 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 | Remarks |
| Arcadia Management Area | Kent, Washington | Exeter, Hopkinton, Richmond, West Greenwich | 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) | | State's largest recreational area |
| Beach Pond | Washington | Exeter | | | Managed by the Division of Forest Environment; extends into Voluntown, Connecticut |
| East Bay Bike Path State Park | Bristol, Providence | Barrington, East Providence, Warren | 14.5 miles (23.3 km) | 1987 | Another leg of the East Coast Greenway |
| George Washington State Campground | Providence | Glocester | 100 acres (40 ha) | | Overnight camping facility in Chepachet, within the George Washington Management Area |
| John H. Chafee Nature Preserve | Washington | North Kingstown | | | |