Date visited: 6/11/2022

This is another very nice spot in Rhode Island. We hiked a mile and a half loop trail that features all sorts of different rock formations.

Date visited: 8/29/2022

This is a really nice, wide, flat trail. It is very similar to a rail trail. The trail goes under the George Washington Highway bridge (definitely not to be confused with the George Washington Bridge in New York). The bridge pylons are painted with inspirational messages. Past the bridge, the trail runs along side Stillwater Pond. As the name says, the trail is quite scenic with a number of places to look out at the pond. It's a great spot to take the dogs for a walk, as there are a number of places the dogs can cool off in the pond. Across the street from the parking lot is another trail that goes out to Stillwater Reservoir, a different body of water that connects to the pond. The reservoir has a recreation area that is a popular spot for fishermen, but it's not accessible from this part of the trail since there is no bridge over the connection to the pond.

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Date visited: 8/23/2023

This is the area directly across the street from Mowry Conservation Area. The beginning of the trail is kind of neat, but the rest of it was kind of awful. There's an area near the trail head with an observation platform, and some medieval looking chairs carved from wooden logs. There's also a very narrow log bridge to cross a river. On the other side of the bridge is an area with some large rocks that offers nice views of Stillwater Reservoir. The rest of the trail that runs along side the north side of the reservior isn't that good. There are no views of the reservoir. There is too much growth between the trail and the shore. It reaches a partial clearing that looks like an area kids use to party. It's full of trash. The whole thing out and back is about a mile and a half, but really the first half mile or so is the only section worth doing.

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Date visited: 10/22/2023

Getting here was a bit of an adventure. We drove up a very rough gravel road under the power line cut-out to the parking area. There is a confusing maze of trails here, that were difficult to follow even with the GPS enabled map. We had a short hike to Mercer Overlook, a scenic spot with a view of the Providence skyline. There is also an old chimney, ruins of a cabin that a man in the parking lot told me burned down in the 1930's. We only hiked about a mile here total, since we had already walked over 6 miles this day at our previous stop.

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Date visited: 6/4/2024

The pond here is also known as Woonasquatucket Reservoir or Stillwater Reservoir. The sign in the parking lot says "Stump Pond". Regardless of what it is called, we made a brief stop here to take pictures of the sunset. It's primarily used as a fishing area, but there is also a boat ramp here for launching small boats like canoes and kayaks.