Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 100 - Parks and Recreation › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 7 - General Provisions for State Parks and Conservation Management Areas › Section 250-RICR-100-00-7.22 - Motor Vehicles

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The traffic laws
				  of the State of Rhode Island are fully applicable unless these Regulations
				  provide otherwise.
B. All motor
				  vehicles must be legally street registered and operated by a licensed
				  driver.
C. Motor vehicles shall be
				  operated only in designated areas, no motor vehicles are allowed off roads or
				  trails where prohibited, except with official written permission. All
				  electrically propelled devices, except those used to assist handicap or
				  disabled persons are prohibited on State Property unless with official written
				  permission.
D. No person shall park
				  a vehicle so as to block any road, gate or trail or to prevent access to
				  others, nor shall they block another vehicle in a designated parking area, nor
				  shall any vehicle be parked in any area, where prohibited.
E. The speed limit is twenty-five (25) miles
				  per hour unless otherwise posted.
F. The operator of a motor vehicle shall
				  grant the right-of-way to all pedestrians, persons on horseback and who are
				  using or crossing roads, trails or highways.
G. Airborne conveyances such as balloons,
				  gliders, engine-powered airplanes unmanned aircraft systems, and ultra-lights
				  shall not be operated without official written permission from the public
				  reservation manager.
H. Off-Road
				  recreational vehicles shall be legally street registered and used in accordance
				  with law. Their use shall be limited to designated areas or trails at
				  designated times.
I. No person
				  shall wash, polish, clean, change oil, or repair any motor vehicle or
				  motorcycle in a Public Reservation.
J. There shall be no traveling by vehicles in
				  streams, rivers or bodies of water except to cross at designated crossing
				  (trails or roads).
K. Only vehicles
				  launching or landing a boat will be permitted to park in designated boat
				  trailer areas, unless otherwise designated.
L. Galilee Boat Ramp Parking Lot is
				  designated for vehicles with attached boat trailers in designated parking
				  spaces only. Perpendicular parking along the perimeter fence only. Parking in
				  the center of lot is prohibited. Parking is restricted to no longer than
				  seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. Any vehicle or trailer left longer than
				  seventy-two (72) consecutive hours will be towed at owners' expense.
M. Snowmobile Operation - General snowmobiles
				  shall be allowed at designated areas and at times designated for those areas.
1. Hours of operation are one-half (1/2) hour
				  before sunrise to 11:00 p.m. in Arcadia and George Washington, only. During the
				  period one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to 11:00 p.m., the buddy system must be
				  used.
2. Hours of operation are
				  one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset in
				  Burlingame Management Area, Wickaboxet, and Woody Hill, only.
3. Hours of operation are sunrise to sunset
				  in Burlingame, Colt, Lincoln Woods, and Snake Den State Parks.
4. During the established shotgun deer
				  season, snowmobiling is not permitted in Management Areas.
5. Snowmobiles must operate within the posted
				  speed limit for that area.
6.
				  Operators shall grant the right-of-way to all pedestrian, horses and vehicular
				  traffic when operating and crossing roads or trails.
7. Snowmobiles shall not operate in a manner
				  intended to or reasonably be expected to harass, drive, or pursue any
				  wildlife.
8. In addition to firearm
				  restrictions in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 31-3.2, when carrying archery equipment
				  while operating a snowmobile, all arrows shall not be nocked and shall be
				  secured to the bow or in a quiver or other container.