Section 250-RICR-100-00-1.36 - Area Specific RegulationsA. Bay Islands: 1. Camping in the Bay Islands is prohibited.2. From the period April 1st through August 15th annually the following areas are closed to entry: Dyer Island, Hope Island and Gould Island. During this time period, no person is allowed to enter these areas without official written permission from the Director. During this time period, disturbing or molesting any nesting birds at these areas is prohibited.3. All cats, dogs, and other domestic animals are prohibited at all times at Dutch Island, Dyer Island, Gould Island, Hope Island, and Patience Island; except that hunting dogs may be used at Hope Island while hunting small game or migratory birds only during the open seasons set by the Department, and hunting dogs may be used at Patience Island while hunting migratory birds only during the open seasons set by the Department.B. Beavertail State Park: The RIDEM Rules and Regulations for the Development and Operation of Beavertail State Park, Jamestown, Rhode Island, (Part 4 of this Subchapter) which were received by the Office of the Secretary of State on August 15, 1980, and which were submitted and recodified in 2017, shall remain in force and are incorporated herein by reference.
C. Charlestown Breachway: 1. Camping permits shall be issued at the Charlestown Breachway on a "first-come, first-served" basis. Camping is limited to fully self-contained vehicles. The permits shall run from 1:00 PM on date of issuance to 11:00 AM at end of camping period. 2. No camping units with any type of canvas shall be allowed in the day use or camping areas.3. No camping shall be allowed in the day use lot.4. At Charlestown Breachway the maximum period of permit is seven (7) days. There shall be a four (4) day minimum break prior to any reoccupancy.5. All visitors to the camping area will pay the daily parking rate and park in the day use parking lot.6. Only one (1) additional non-towed vehicle is allowed to be parked in the camping area per site. Vehicle pass is required.D. Campground Reservations: Reservations shall be accepted for State camping areas in accordance with the procedures and policies established by the RIDEM, and amended as necessary, for the proper administration of a campground reservation system and with a State authorized campground reservation system provider.
E. Salty Brine State Beach: The parking lot at Salty Brine State Beach is for the use of State Beach Patrons only. All vehicles using the lot must fit within the designated parking spaces and cannot protrude or obstruct any traffic within the parking lot.
F. Ninigret Conservation Area/East Beach:1. No more than thirty (30) day use barrier beach vehicles, RIDEM inspected, are permitted beyond the beach parking lot at any one time.2. Camping permits shall be issued at the Ninigret area on a "first-come, first- served" basis. Camping is limited to self-contained vehicles, properly RIDEM inspected and licensed. Only twenty (20) camping permits may be issued at any one time. The permits shall run from 1:00 PM on the date of issuance to 11:00 AM at the end of camping period. 3. At the end of a consecutive seventy-two (72) hour period, self-contained units must leave the Ninigret area and empty holding tanks at designated dumping stations. This operation shall be verified by the clerk on duty at the dump station.4. No person may occupy a campground for more than a continuous four (4) day period with a three (3) day minimum break prior to any re-occupancy. 5. Parking shall be allowed only in designated areas. All holes and ruts caused by immobilized vehicles shall be filled and the area left in good condition by the operator of the vehicle causing damage.6. All persons and vehicles must vacate the designated beach parking area by sunset. Parking is prohibited in the beach parking area before sunrise.7. Day use vehicles displaying a season pass or paying the daily beach fee will be allowed only in the beach parking area designated for this purpose, unless given official written permission to use the Back Track.G. Purgatory Chasm: 1. Parking is prohibited from sunset to sunrise the following day.2. Parking in excess of thirty (30) minutes is prohibited.H. Salter Grove: No person or vehicle shall be allowed within the limits of the State Park at Salter Grove, in the City of Warwick, between the hours of sunset and sunrise the following day except by official written permission by City of Warwick.
I. Meshanticut Grove: No person or vehicle shall be allowed within the limits of Meshanticut State Park, in the City of Cranston, between the hours of sunset and sunrise the following day except by official written permission.
J. Hatcheries: All State Fish Hatcheries are closed to public use.
K. Hillsdale (De Coppet): Hunting, horseback riding and cycling are prohibited.
L. Dutch Island: The entry upon Dutch Island is prohibited - no person is allowed to enter onto Dutch Island without official written permission from the Director.
250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-100-00-1.36
Amended effective 8/27/2019
Amended effective 8/2/2020
Amended effective 7/12/2021
Amended effective 4/21/2022