Conanicut Battery National Historical Park

As long as you’re driving to Beavertail, you might as well stop at the Conanicut Battery Park. Not a lot of hiking, but good for a stroll & to see the remnants of the battery.

Jamestown Rocks — best place in RI– and here’s why — places like this smatter the island. It has as many parks as the city of San Francisco — like dirt (NOT A FACT). It is a hidden gem, cool, oft o’erlooked. Used to go here senior year of high school and right after graduation, before moving to NY to go to ART SCHOOL (we smoked dope). I remember that pipe and how pretty it was and when we smashed it in the bathroom sink trying to clean it with nail polish remover. This chick was a Fullbright Scholar and she thought she knew chemicals! Well, shit breaks — and thats just glass. I still smoke weed but Im tryin to quit.

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A 22 acre Park owned by the town of Jamestown. It’s not hard to find, just take the first right after Mackerel Cove. There is a little parking area at the end of Battery Lane.
Not a large area so it’s not much for hiking but the scenery is fantastic by the water with nice views of the west passage of Narragansett Bay The site itself was once an old Revolutionary War fort but all that remains are earthen lumps in the ground. The town recently put up plaques explaining the history and what certain lumps once were. I believe the site was also used in both World Wars to watch for German subs trying to enter the bay.
Not the largest or most interesting park on Jamestown but a pleasant place for a quick hike that few visitors to Conanicut ever see.