Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, National Wildlife Refuge in Washington County, Rhode Island, US.
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area with freshwater wetlands, salt marshes, sandy beaches, dunes, and woodlands along the Atlantic coast. The different habitats create natural zones where plants and animals thrive in their own environments.
The refuge was established in 1974 when a private landowner donated land to protect this coastal area. Additional parcels were added over the following decades to expand the protected landscape.
The salt marshes and ponds have been hunting and fishing grounds for thousands of years. Local people depended on these waters for food and built their lives around the rhythm of the seasons.
The refuge is open from sunrise to sunset with trails for walking and observing wildlife. Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for wet conditions, especially near the marshes and wetlands.
The land was shaped by glaciers that retreated about 15,000 years ago, leaving behind ridges and water bodies. This ice-age formation still defines the landscape you see when visiting today.
Location: Washington County
Website: https://fws.gov/refuge/trustom_pond
GPS coordinates: 41.37618,-71.58276
Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:08
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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