Location: Block Island
Top Things to do in Block Island
Top 5 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Block Island, Rhode Island (RI)
Block Island is located off the coast of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, named after Dutch explorer Adriaen Block. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean about 14 miles (23 km) east of Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, and 13 miles (21 km) south from mainland Rhode Island, from which it is separated by Block Island Sound.
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1. Sachem Pond Wildlife Refuge
2. Nathan Mott Park
3. Rodman's Hollow
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
Wildlife refuge formed by glaciers.
Reviewed By AlexB10499 - Providence, United States
The birthplace of Block Island’s conservation movement, and one of New England’s most remarkable coastal landscapes. Rodman’s Hollow is a place that’s better seen than described, but I’ll do my best to give you a sense of it. From its trailhead off Cooneymus Road, the hollow appears as a vast, forested basin in the land. Created by the same glaciers that made New England’s present geography, you descend into the hollow along the primary trail, Black Rock Road. You can take smaller paths to your left and right to go further into the forest, but I love to follow Black Rock Road until it begins to rise again out of the basin. Somehow the colors of the sky and wild grasses seem more intense in that place — clouds seem to sit on hilltops, and you catch sea breezes at each crest until you begin to see the ocean. From there you can follow paths along the Black Rock Bluffs at the southern shore, which offer some of the Island’s best views. In spring, the many shad trees in the Hollow bloom into a silver color, which is a beautiful sight to take in from the trailhead.
