{"id":24,"date":"2013-07-17T17:09:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T21:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gosplatypus.com\/riwoods\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2021-09-13T10:25:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T14:25:15","slug":"recreation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/about-ri-woods\/recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The state of Rhode Island owns over 45,000 acres of land \u2013 predominantly forestland \u2013 that is available for your use and enjoyment year-round. According to a survey by the Ocean State Outdoors, Rhode Islanders participate in the following forest-based recreational activities: nature watching (31%), overnight camping (17%), hiking (14%), horse-back riding (5%), off-road vehicle driving (4%), and hunting (3%). State management areas provide a natural setting for the more passive types of recreation, such as hunting, fishing, and nature study, but private land can also be used for a variety of other activities.<\/p>\n<p>To find information about your preferred activity, visit a link below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riparks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>State Parks and Management Areas<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find a park, campground, beach, or management area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dem.ri.gov\/programs\/managementservices\/licenses\/hunting-licenses.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hunting Information<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Information about hunting seasons and regulations; fact sheets for game species<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploreri.org\/gmapper2.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Maps of Local Hikes<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View the interactive map of hiking areas organized by the the Rhode Island Land Trust Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rifamiliesinnature.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">Group Hikes<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about upcoming group hikes organized by &#8220;Rhode Island Families in Nature&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploreri.org\/mapper3.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Canoing\/Kayaking<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View the interactive map of water trails and launching areas prepared by the the Rhode Island Blueways Alliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ribird.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Birding<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find popular birding sites; view pictures of RI bird sitings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rhode Island Audubon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about conservation and wildlife refuges; join a class or program; become a RI Audubon member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitrhodeisland.com\/where-to-stay\/campgrounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Camping<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find public and private campgrounds with amenity and contact information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horseandtravel.com\/states\/rhode_island_horse_trails.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Horseback Riding<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find trails, stables, campgrounds, and businesses that support or provide horseback riding experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rinemba.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mountain Biking<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rhode Island mountain biking news and updates; find a trail or park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitrhodeisland.com\/what-to-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cVisit Rhode Island\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Information about all types of recreation, both indoor and outdoor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southcountyri.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">South County Tourism Council<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Information about the many tourism activities in southern Rhode Island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state of Rhode Island owns over 45,000 acres of land \u2013 predominantly forestland \u2013 that is available for your use and enjoyment year-round. According to a survey by the Ocean State Outdoors, Rhode Islanders participate in the following forest-based recreational activities: nature watching (31%), overnight camping (17%), hiking (14%), horse-back riding (5%), off-road vehicle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5300,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/5300"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}