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Roger Williams Park Zoo
Providence, Rhode Island

"... one of America's top ten zoos... "
- Travel & Leisure Family Magazine

The zoo is open every day except Christmas:
May 15 - October 15 Daily 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 16 - May 14 Daily 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
FREE PARKING
Admission is charged
www.rwpzoo.org

Directions:
Located just 50 minutes from Boston and 90 minutes from Hartford.
From Interstate 95S - Take Exit 17 (Elmwood Avenue)
From Interstate 95N - Take Exit 16 (Elmwood Avenue)
Roger Williams Park Zoo is 1/4 mile off the exit.

Some of the inhabitants (on a rainy morning!):


Trixie, the female member of a pair of polar bears.	Zebras (Africans say they are black with white stripes).	Pink Flamingos (the kind you see hanging out in front of many trailers).	Penguins enjoying the wet weather. (They were - I wasn't!)

"... one of the best zoos in the country for its conservation efforts."
The New York Times

Roger Williams Park Zoo is a leading participant in the global Species Survival Plan (SSP). The SSP seeks to save endangered species from extinction and, where possible, reintroduce them into the wild. Cotton-top tamarins and the American red wolf are among the many SSP species cared for at the zoo.

Special Exhibit from May 13 to September 4, 2000: Fleet Dinosaurs.


Dimetrodon 280 million years ago (Permian Period) Western North America	Utahraptor Cretaceous Period (66 million years ago) Western North America	Pachycephalosaurus Late Cretaceous period (66 million years ago) Western North America

Deinonychus Cretaceous Period (66 million years ago) Western North America	Torosaurus Late Cretaceous period (70 million years ago) Canada to New Mexico	Triceratops (Female and Young) Late Cretaceous period (66 million years ago) Western North America

Tyrannosaurus Rex Late Cretaceous period (66 million years ago) North America & Asia	Sorry, this one not listed in park pamphlet. Any ideas?	Tyrannosaurus Rex Late Cretaceous period (66 million years ago) North America & Asia

CAMPING IN RHODE ISLAND

Fishermen's Memorial State Park
1011 Point Judith Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
Tel: (402) 789-8374

When I go to Rhode Island I like to camp at Fishermen's Memorial State Park. The only problem I have is the fact that pets are not allowed and I have to board my Westie (it is nice to see fairly tame rabbits loose around the campground). Otherwise, it's one of my favorite campgrounds. It's very well kept - just about all the sites are paved drive throughs for your camper, with a good amount of grass, shrubs, treed area for your picnic table, etc. Rates are very reasonable:

My affluent neighbor

My ALiner

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Area 1
Electric, water and sewer (self-contained units only, no canvas)

Area II, IV
Electric and water

Area III
No hookups (canvas only)

The campground is only 3 miles from the Point Judith ferry to Block Island (see sister site http://www.simplybicycling.com for "Biking Around the Block." I go in either the Spring or Fall - otherwise, it's really difficult to get a spot since it's so popular. One area remains open for winter camping for the more hearty.

Fort Getty Park
PO Box 377
Jamestown, RI 02835
Tel: (401) 423-7211
Fax: (401) 423-2960

This is another state-operated campground. This one, however, does take pets. Campground is located on the island of Jamestown and a very short driving distance to Newport across the Newport Bridge. Bicyclists, however, are not allowed across the Newport Bridge so it's strictly driving into the city and then biking around the city.

Melville Ponds Campground
181 Bradford Avenue
Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871
Tel: (401) 682-2424

Melville Ponds Campground is located on Aquidneck Island in Newport County (just off Route 114), in the Town of Portsmouth, RI. They are five miles from historic Newport and the ocean beaches. Pets are allowed but are carefully monitored for behavioral problems (both dogs and owners).