Date visited: 8/2/2022

This park features a pond that Mandy wasted no time going in it to cool off. After that, she was ready for the 3.5 mile hike on some very nice trails. There are two separate hikes that we tackled. The first, was the "Cotton Mill Trail" and was a fun rocky loop that went through the nature preserve property. The other trail was the park trail, which was wide and easy. It's one of those "story-book" trails for kids, where there are pages of a children's book on signs located along the trail.

Date visited: 7/21/2022

This was a super muggy day. It was so muggy, that I had problems with my camera. It's not uncommon for the lens to get fogged up, but the inside of the lens was fogged up, so I couldn't even clean it. That is why some of the pictures below were taken on my iPhone. Even though it was muggy, it was much cooler here than the Hartford area. It was only about 81 degrees and breezy. Unfortunately, this wasn't the best park. There isn't much access to the river. There's a paved walking trail, as well as a wide dirt road, and that's about it.

Date visited: 6/25/2023

This is a 1.5 mile stone dust surfaced, easy loop trail through the woods and a meadow. The meadow areas this time of year feature many wild flowers. About a half mile in, there is an area with outdoor exercise equipment. It's a popular area for dog walkers.

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Date visited: 7/26/2024

East Greenwich drew the short straw when it comes to waterfront access. Only a small bit of the town borders the bay along the west side of Greenwich cove. The cove is a narrow strip of water with Goddard Memorial State Park in Warwick along east side of the cove. For some reason, the peninsula with the state park is part of Warwick, but not connected to the rest of Warwick by land. East Greenwich is in between the two disconnected sections of Warwick. Along with Scalloptown Park, the Cove Overlook provides access to the East Greenwich shore. There is a picnic area behind the parking lot, overlooking the cove. There is a staircase that goes down to the shore, with some docks. There is a trail that runs between the cove and a transfer station, that leads to Barbara M Tufts playground. We also walked a short way up London Street, along side the cove where there are some private marinas and businesses.

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Date visited: 7/26/2024

This is a typical New England Main Street. There are plenty of shops and restaurants here, as well as a historic armory, the Town Hall and even a small concert venue.

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Date visited: 7/26/2025

This trail is on a working farm that is open to the public. Despite the All-Trails app indicating otherwise, according to the sings on site, leashed dogs are allowed here. We didn't see many farm animals, except for some farm dogs in a large pen near the beginning of the trail. Mandy and Lexi barked at them. Only the beginning and end of the trail seem very farm-like. Most of the trail goes through the woods. The trail enters North Kingstown briefly, before re-entering East Greenwich. The loop trail we hiked is about a mile and a half total. The path was well maintained, and made for a nice walk.

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Date visited: 7/19/2026

This is a short trail at Bleachery Pond. The highlight is the man-made waterfall. The trail itself is overgrown in places, and we weren't able to get through the whole thing. There are access points at an apartment complex and a cemetery. We weren't able to get in much of a walk here, but the photos near the waterfall came out very nice.

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Date visited: 7/19/2026

This is a park area near Eldridge Middle School. We parked on the street near the picnic pavilion. There's a paved walking trail that loops the field. On the far end of the park, across from the school, there was a sign that said "No Dogs Inside". I'm not sure if that means the whole park, or just the field, or what exactly, so it's possible this isn't a good spot to walk your dog. We completed our loop walking along Cliff Street, but the whole thing was only about half a mile.

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