RECREATION

State Parks

• Brenton Point State Park
  Ocean Drive • Newport, RI 02840
  401-847-2400
  At almost eighty nine acres, this park offers majestic views of the Atlantic Ocean, as well as opportunities for picnicking, hiking, fishing, relaxing, and more. more...

• Fort Adams State Park
  Harrison Avenue • Newport, RI 02840
  401-847-2400
  Situated at the mouth of the Newport Harbor, Fort Adams State Park is the perfect place to enjoy such activities as salt water bathing, fishing, boating, soccer, swimming, windsurfing, rugby and picnicking. Fort Adams State Park is host to annual summer concerts. more...

Recreation Areas

• Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
  3679 D Old Post Road • Newport, RI 02813
  Charlestown
  401-364-9124
  Located near Newport, this two hundred forty two acre National Wildlife Refuge offers many chances for communing with nature, hiking, saltwater fishing, and more; a number of different types of habitats may be explored, and the refuge is a wonderful place for bird watching, as it is home to over two hundred species of birds.  more...

Miscellaneous Activities

• Purgatory Chasm
  Purgatory Road • Newport, RI 02840
  401-847-7565
  This geological phenomenon is caused by a thin crack in the ledges on the east side of Easton Point; centuries of erosion caused by the sea have led to the formation of the fissure.