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The Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve is one of the largest nature reserves in Rhode Island and lies between the sandy floodplain of the Pawcatuck River to the rocky uplands of the Charlestown moraine. The preserve is home to a diverse range of fauna and flora, including 35 acres of grassland, hundreds of acres of contiguous forest, rare pitch pine/scrub oak barrens and vernal pools. It also forms part of an 11-mile corridor of vast open spaces between the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge and the Carolina Management Area. The South County gem features more than six miles of marked hiking and horseback riding trails that wind through oak and pine forest and offers guided nature walks and seasonal bowhunting.
Narragansett Trail, Charlestown, RI 02813
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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