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Warren
Jacob's Point Preserve
Date visited: 10/15/2022
According to the Warren Land Trust Conservation Trust's website, Jacob's Point is their flagship propery. You can only reach the preserve via the East Bay Bike path. There is a short trail through a salt marsh that leads from the bike path to a rocky trail along side the Warren river. The terrain is flat and easy, and made for a nice scenic walk on a beautiful mid Autumn afternoon. The southern edge of the rocky trail actually briefly crosses over into Bristol before you reach the end and can't go any farther.
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East Bay Bike Path
Date visited: 7/23/2022
See Also: Providence, East Providence, Barrington, Warren, Bristol
I had a difficult time picking out a place in Warren that was dog friendly. All of the trails in the All-Trails app all had the "No Dogs" indicator on them. So we wound up at the East Bay Bike Bath. We had walked small sections of this trail in East Providence and Barrington previously. In Warren we walked a section from the Child Street parking lot to Belcher Cove Conservation Area. This is a very urban section, that passes near businesses and resedential homes, and even some sort of power station. I was going to walk all the way to the bridge over Palmer River, but we found the conservation area and I decided to go there instead.
East Bay Bike Path
Date visited: 10/15/2022
We came back a few months later and walkled a different part of the trail in order to reach Jacob's Point Preserve.
East Bay Bike Path
Date visited: 12/18/2022
The third time we walked the trail, we started from the Child Street parking lot again, but headed south this time. We walked to the Locust Street crossing, which is where we started from on our second visit, thus connecting the points from our two previous trips.
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East Bay Bike Path
Date visited: 9/14/2023
On our fourth visit, we completed the Warren portion of the trail, walking from the Barrington Town Line to Belcher Cove. This is a short section that also passes near John Pesce Memorial Park. As of this writing, we've completed 95% of the entire East Bay Bike Path in the five towns that it passes through. There are two short sections, each less than a mile, that we haven't covered. One is between two parking lots in East Providence that runs along a busy street, and the other is a small section (about a half mile) in Bristol that is difficult to get to without repeating a large chunk of the trail.
Belcher Cove Conservation Area
Date visited: 7/23/2022
This is a small conservation area that features a short trail through the woods before reaching a scenic cove area. I didn't get the impression that this place was very well maintained, as witnessed by the graffiti all over the sign at the start of the trail. My impression was correct, because as far as conservation areas go, this place was not conserved very well. There was broken glass and trash scattered throughout the woods along the somewhat overgrown trail. There are spots where you can see kids had parties, leaving all sorts of garbage behind. There are other conservation areas in Warren that I bet are much nicer, but dogs aren't allowed so we couldn't go to any of them. This one would be nicer with a little TLC, but for now, it's not worth the visit.
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Burr's Hill Park & Warren Town Beach
Date visited: 12/18/2022
This is a town park with a short paved walking path, athletic fields, and some open space for just sitting on the grass and relaxing. The hill overlooks the town beach, situated at the mouth of the Warren River, as it opens out into Narragansett Bay. We arrived via a connecting trail from the East Bay Bike Path. It was a chilly December day, but there were still sailboats out in the water. Mandy tried to walk out into the water, but I had to stop her because it was too cold for that!
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John Pesce Memorial Park
Date visited: 9/14/2023
Okay, so this is an interesting story. This is a small parcel of land at the end of Kelly Street, across from the German Club. The park is in eyeshot of the East Bay Bike Path as it passes Kelly Street. The entire "park" is visible in the first picture below. It's actually not even a park. According to the eastybayri.com website, John Pesce Jr. donated the land to the Warren Land Conservation Trust in 2012, and erected the monument you see below in memory of his father. The trust didn't like the size of the monument, and the fact that the word "park" was used, and eventually Pesce sued the trust, and the land was returned to him. At any rate, this explains the Private Property signs around the parcel, which I thought was odd, considering that this appeared to be a public park. Other than the nice view, there's really nothing other than the monument here that's of any interest anyway.
Toweset Landing
Date visited: 3/9/2025
This is a shoreline access point at the end of Maple Road. There are only two parking spots, and parking on the road is prohibited. When we arrived, both spots were taken. We briefly parked on the road, and just took a couple of photos. We were only here for about 10 minutes. As we were driving away, I noticed Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge. It's just a bit over a half mile away, so we could have parked there and walked to the access point. Perhaps we will return so we can explore more, and park here if both spots are filled.
Regular Joe The Potato Head
Date visited: 3/9/2025
This is "Regular Joe, The Potato Head". He stands in front of the Dunkin' on Metacom Avenue, just over the Bristol town line. Joe is one of 47 Mr. Potato Head statues designed by local artists in conjuction with Hasbro, and scattered across Rhode Island in 2000. Most of the statues are gone now, but Joe is one of them that still remains. You can read about the other spud heads and their stories here. I saw Joe from the road while driving by, and couldn't resist stopping here to take a photo! There is another Dunkin' being built on the other side of the road, about a quarter mile away. I wonder if this Dunkin' will be closing, and what that means for Joe.
Downtown Warren
Date visited: 6/21/2025
This was a short walk around the historic downtown area. We walked down Child Street and Main Street, passing the town hall and a number of small shops along the way. Of course I stopped at the Del's for a frozen lemonade.
