Goddard Memorial State Park, State park in Warwick, United States.
The 490-acre recreational area extends along Greenwich Cove and Greenwich Bay, featuring open fields, forested areas, and a saltwater beach.
In 1927, the children of Civil War officer Robert Goddard donated their family estate to Rhode Island, establishing this memorial park.
The park maintains a performing arts center that serves as a gathering place for community events, concerts, and seasonal celebrations.
Visitors can access 18 miles of bridle trails, a nine-hole golf course, game fields, and 355 picnic tables from sunrise to sunset.
The park contains 81 tree species, including 62 different deciduous trees and 19 evergreen varieties from various parts of the world.
Location: Rhode Island
Inception: 1927
Website: https://riparks.com/Locations/LocationGoddard.html
GPS coordinates: 41.65860,-71.43780
Latest update: March 9, 2025 20:19
Rhode Island appeals to travelers curious about places often left out of main routes. Along the coast, several lighthouses show the area's maritime history: the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum in Jamestown tells the story of sailors through its optical instruments, while the Southeast Lighthouse on Block Island, made of red bricks, has watched over the Atlantic since 1875. In Portsmouth, the Green Animals Topiary Garden features over eighty plant sculptures shaped like animals, one of the oldest such gardens in the United States. Parks and gardens invite for walks in quiet settings. Wilcox Park in Westerly surrounds a pond lined with old plants, Kinney Azaleas Garden blooms with three hundred kinds of flowers in spring, and Blithewold Estate in Bristol shows a 1908 house with forty-five acres of botanical gardens. For nature lovers, Napatree Point Conservation Area offers 2.4 kilometers of dunes and marshes where migrating birds rest, and Stepstone Falls reveal small cascades in the West Greenwich forest. In Providence, the Armory Arts District uses old 19th-century warehouses turned into sixty galleries and studios. Prospect Terrace offers a nice view of the Capitol and the city rooftops from a hill.
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