Kinney Azalea Garden, Botanical gardens in South Kingstown, United States.
Kinney Azalea Garden is a botanical garden in South Kingstown with winding paths that naturally flow through the terrain. Here hundreds of rhododendrons and azaleas grow alongside native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers.
Lorenzo Kinney Sr., the first botany professor at the University of Rhode Island, began planting conifers on this land in the 1920s. His initial work set the foundation for what later grew into a comprehensive garden collection project.
The Kinney family has cultivated this garden over many decades, sharing their botanical knowledge with visitors. You'll find a space shaped by generations of plant care and attention to natural growth patterns.
The garden is primarily open during spring and early summer when blooms are at their peak. Plan enough time to explore the winding paths at your own pace.
The grounds feature a distinctive moon gate, a traditional architectural element standing among the plant collections. Along with wooden foot bridges, it creates a special character that goes beyond the plants themselves.
Location: South Kingstown
GPS coordinates: 41.47773,-71.51972
Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:07
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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