General

RINature.com is your guide to nature activities in Rhode Island. You'll find information about state parks and beaches, wildlife refuges and nature preserves. Whether you're a hiker, a birdwatcher or just looking for a quiet place to take a stroll, we can help you find the perfect place to enjoy the Rhode Island outdoors.

Our feature attraction is our map of nature locations in Rhode Island. You can use this map to quickly find great places to enjoy the outdoors near you. You can also use the category tree to the right to find places by town, county or type.

Please rate locations you've visited, and post comments about any you find noteworthy. We all want to hear what you think!

Here are some handy links to entry categories:

Popular Types
• State parks
• Audubon wildlife refuges
• National Wildlife Refuges

Locations in...
• Southern Rhode Island
• Northern Rhode Island
• Newport/Jamestown

Locations for...
• Hiking
• Wildlife observation
• Learning

Locations by entry date
• Most recent entries
• Archives by month

We want your input!
To submit information about a location, book, product or activity you'd like to see listed on RINature.com, please use our contact form.

Also, please create an account! Doing so will make it easier to post comments and (in the future) to enter information about new locations.

 
The map below shows all of the locations entered on RINature.com.

ON THE MAP YOU CAN:

• hover over a marker to see the name of the location
• click on a marker to see more information about that location
• double-click on the map to zoom in or right-click to zoom out
• click-and-drag to move around to different locations on the map