The Green Visitor Guide - Blackstone Valley Tourism Council

RIVER ISLAND COMMUNITY PARK
AND BLACKSTONE RIVER ISLAND
NATURE TRAIL
High Street
(401) 727-7400
Success in EPA-Lead Targeted Brownfield
Assessment Program. The two,
six-plus acre Green spaces include
various community, health and environmentally
centered features. There is an
exercise track, nature hiking trails, a field
house, a multipurpose field for community
sports and play, a pedestrian bridge over
the scenic Blackstone River to the island
park, and a canoe launch for weekend trips
on the river.
More information can be found at www.
epa.gov/region1/brownfields/success/spintexmill_ri_tba.htm
CUMBERLAND
DIAMOND HILL PARK
Rte. 114
(401) 728-2400
Named for its mile-long face of mica,
Diamond Hill is another great place to do
some jogging or hiking, have a picnic and
enjoy a free concert. The town sponsors
the free Summer Concert Series in July
and August. Climb to the summit and you
can see for miles. Once you’ve gotten to
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the top of the former ski slopes (the
smaller hill on the left is a much easier
hike), there are walking trails from which
you can see the Diamond Hill Reservoir
to the east and Woonsocket and beyond
to the west. There are picnic sites
throughout. The pond is a favorite of kids
looking for frogs and tadpoles. Bathroom
facilities are open only during special
events and for large gatherings that have
received a permit.
MONASTERY
1464 Diamond Hill Road
(401) 728-2400
Former Cistercian Monastery is owned
by the Town of Cumberland and used as
a recreation area and home of Cumberland’s
Edward J. Hayden Public Library.
Grounds open sunrise to sunset.
www.cumberlandlibrary.org/monasterypage.htm
VALLEY FALLS HERITAGE PARK
Broad Street at Mill Street
Educational park built on ruins of The
Valley Falls Company Mill. Interpretive
displays explain how the Blackstone River
was harnessed to power factories and
the growth of the Valley Falls Mills and
village. Open dawn to dusk.
GLOCESTER
BURTON WOODLAND
Joe Sweet Road, Chepachet
This area, of nearly 112 acres, is dotted
with streams and ponds. The area is a
noted birding spot, including the Blackthroated
Blue Warbler, long thought to
be extinct in Rhode Island.
HAWKINS POND
Putnam Pike (Rte. 44)
Hawkins’ Pond and its system of streams
are the most prominent features of