Goddard Memorial Park is a 450-plus acre park located on Ives Road in Warwick. The park welcomes thousands of visitors each year and features natural, beautiful areas including spacious lawns, a nine-hole golf course, an equestrian show area, 18 miles of bridle trails, 355 picnic tables, 11 game fields and a new performing arts center. The center can be used for all types of occasions, including weddings, concerts, picnics and special events. The park allows residents to enjoy all types of activities including swimming, sports, hiking, golfing, skating and much more. Check the website for details on the park or call to reserve an area.
The Boesch Farm is the crown jewel of East Greenwich's Land Trust properties. It was bought by the town in 2001 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. It dates back to Richard Briggs c. 1704.
The farm is now a place for quiet walks as well as home to Ledge Ends Produce, which grows several different vegetables and fruits. Interested buyers can find the produce at area farmers markets or can become community supported agriculture (CSA) subscribers.
The property serves as the southern anchor of the town's greenway system, an interconnected network of protected open spaces that preserve the town's rural and scenic character, as well as the environmental quality of East Greenwich.
East Greenwich Parks & Recreation Department runs a wide variety of childrens and adult sports and activity programs. EG Rec also sponsors and organizes several childrens and community-wide events throughout the year.
Children's programs range from the winter and summer basketball leagues, summer tennis classes and camps, self defense classes and baby-sitting classes, among many others.
Adult programs include aerobics and fitness classes, softball, soccer, volleyball and basketball leagues as well as several hiking groups.
EG Rec organizes and/or lends its support to such community events as the weekly Farmers Market at Academy Field, the annual Halloween Parade, and several summer concerts and other events.
This municipal department is also tasked with caring for and maintaining town ball fields, parks and other public places.
Recreation Director Cathy Bradley can be reached at 886-8626.
Goddard Park is 489 acre park located on the Potowomut peninsula, comprised of woodlands, fields, coastline and manicured grounds. There are mature tree specimens from all over the world and more than 18 miles of trails for the enjoyment of equestrians and hikers alike.
Goddard Park is home to a public beach, several ball fields and C&L Stables, a stable through which one can hire a guide and horse for public trail rides. Other features one may enjoy while visiting Goddard Park are a nine-hole golf course and a beach with bath houses.
Special events, including horse shows and a weekly Farmer's Market, are hosted at Goddard Park seasonally. Summer concerts are held at The Goddard Park Carousel, which can also be rented for private events such as weddings.
Cragan Field is used for Little League baseball and softball games. There is a snack bar that is used during Little League games.
This 125-acre park is behind the town's Parks and Recreation Department headquarters on Frenchtown Road. At the front is Frenchtown Pond, a popular fishing spot on opening day where the Mawney and Frenchtown brooks meet. Behind the pond are numerous hiking and walking trails. One of them leads to a 19th-century mill site on Mawney Brook.