The availability of public parks is a great service provided by the state or the cities. Since Rhode Island has a very long shoreline, some parks offer beach access and great scenery. We have been visiting them in good weather to enjoy the breeze and open vistas.
Rocky Point State Park
What used to be an amusement park with many rides for decades closed down because of financial difficulties. The city of Warwick and the State of Rhode Island collaborated to acquire the property and in 2014 the Rocky Point State Park was opened to the public. Although I remember taking Elif and Jan there once or twice, we rediscovered it while searching for another park last year. It has a long history of serving the people.




The postcard images above are published with permission, Louis McGowan Rhode Island Postcard Collection, MSS-0032, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
We enjoy driving down to the wall by the water with handicapped parking only and walking on the flat terrain on paved walkways. There is generally a nice breeze and the scenery is calming. I captured the screen from a Google Map display showing the park. When we go there, we park in the small parking lot a little below the center of the image and walk along the wall.

Below are the photographs we took in a couple of visits. Mine are mostly infrared except for one.
Conimicut Point Park and Lighthouse
Conimicut is a village in Warwick named after two Narragansett women according to the village association website. In addition to its charm, it also houses the Conimicut Point Park and Lighthouse. We have visited the park several times and even took Mina there last summer when she visited us. It offers a lovely vista of the surroundings, picnic areas, beaches, and restrooms. We parked our car and took a short walk on the grass. As we took pictures of the seascape, I noticed a young couple approaching us. Surprise! They were our next-door neighbors, Chris and Kate!
We chatted with our neighbors for a while and walked toward the tip of the green area before the beaches started. Although the ocean seems continuous, a section between the park and the lighthouse is quite shallow, as you will see in the photographs. The lighthouse is not too close but it warns the sailors of the shallow waters. We enjoyed the fresh air and the great views from the rectangular green area closest to the tip of the park. Then it was time to get back into the car and drive home.

Our photographs from the Conimicut Park are below
More to come …
Elaine
Thank you for sharing your photos and narratives..
A. Cemal Ekin
Our pleasure, Elaine. So much to enjoy at the public parks.
Take care,
Cemal
Paul White
We are grateful that we live in a state that has a great number of parks and recreation areas. It is always a great place to go for photo ops and fresh air
A. Cemal Ekin
So true, Paul, all around in this tiny state!
Cemal
Haluk Atamal
Beautiful and refreshing. Thanks for sharing Cemal.
Jan’s exceptional exposure experience has got both the white seagull and the black cormorants in full detail, instead of blowing up or being underexposed. That is remarkable to me.
Your grand vista is probably a panorama stitch (I guess). Since the sea surface is in motion all the time, one can detect the vertical tiles of your stitch. If that is not the case, then the “tiling” on the sea surface is intriguing. Whatever the case, it is a beautiful panorama shot, enhanced by BW postproc.
Take care and best regards,
Haluk
A. Cemal Ekin
Yes, that infrared vista is a panorama stitch. I should be more careful!! There is some amount of Lightroom work in almost all of them. Take care,
Cemal
A. Cemal Ekin
Thanks again, Haluk. It turned out that I picked the wrong stitched panorama. I have replaced it with the correct one. I should delete the ones that do not work to minimize future confusion.
Take care,
Cemal
Jackie
We’ll have to take a ride to the park together some weekend. I’ve never been. Roger Williams Park is nice too.
A. Cemal Ekin
Of course, it will be nice to share the park and the views from it. Yes, Roger Williams is a very nice park too, I have quite a few photographs from there on various posts.
Cemal
James Turner
Cemal, at Conimicut Point today the city erected a pole with flashing lights and an audio message that warns of the fast closing tide on the sandbar. Conimicut is a beautiful place to sit and enjoy the view across the bay to E. Providence, Bay Springs areas.
A. Cemal Ekin
Oh, that’s nice. I wondered if anyone got caught on the sandbar as the tide rolled in. It is indeed a very pleasant place. Thanks for the update, we’ll have to check it out.
Cemal