Category: Rhode Island Federal

Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge 
The Ninigret National Wildlfe Refuge is managed as part of the Rhode Island National Wildlife refuge which is made up of five refuges and includes Sandy Point Island.
Here is their website.  Phone: 401-364-9124  Trail Map
Northern Section    Kettle Pond &  Northern Section Trail Map   Kettle Pond Visitor Center Brochure  All of these trails are described by Rhode Island Families in Nature as “very easy for children.”
Watchaug Pond Trail 0.5 mile “listen for the calls of the many migrating, resting and nesting songbirds.”
Toupoysett Pond Trail 0.25 mile “good views of a vernal pool, an important ecological feature and place of quiet beauty in all seasons.”
Ocean  View Trail 0.5 mile “marked by ridges and depressions shaped by the great ice sheet. …. At the end of the trail, visitors are treated to a view of Ninigret Pond, the barrier beaches, and Block Island.”
Southern Section
Grassy Point Trail is 1.3 miles and described by Rhode Island Families in Nature as having “spectacular views of Ninigret Pond, the largest coastal salt pond in the state.”

Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
Visitor activities at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge include fishing, wildlife viewing, interpretation, environmental education and photography. 
Map  Trail Map  Here is their website.  Phone; 401-364-9124 Headquarters or 401-847-5511 Visitor Center.
Be sure to call ahead to ascertain if the trails are suitable for your abilities.
?  Flint Point trail is 1.2 miles in “terrain mild and barrier free”
?  Ocean View Loop is 1.5 miles in “Mild terrain”
Visitors on Yelp and Trip Advisor describe the trails as “flat and easy walking”  and having a “stone dust trail wide enough to walk side by side”. “trails can get muddy when it rains”