Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe 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.
\n<\/strong>Here is their website<\/a>.\u00a0 Phone: 401-364-9124 \u00a0<\/strong>Trail Map<\/a>
\nNorthern Section \u00a0\u00a0 Kettle Pond & \u00a0Northern Section Trail Map<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0Kettle Pond Visitor Center Brochure<\/a> \u00a0All of these trails are described by Rhode Island Families in Nature<\/a> as “very easy for children.”
\nWatchaug Pond Trail 0.5 mile “listen for the calls of the many migrating, resting and nesting songbirds.”
\nToupoysett Pond Trail 0.25 mile “good views of a vernal pool, an important ecological feature and place of quiet beauty in all seasons.”
\nOcean \u00a0View Trail 0.5 mile “marked by ridges and depressions shaped by the great ice sheet. ….\u00a0At the end of the trail, visitors are treated to a view of Ninigret Pond, the barrier beaches, and Block Island.”
\nSouthern Section
\nGrassy Point Trail is 1.3 miles and described by Rhode Island Families in Nature<\/a> as having “spectacular views of Ninigret Pond, the largest coastal salt pond in the state.”<\/p>\n