COLT STATE PARK, BRISTOL, RI
Directions: Take I-95 south to Route 24 South.
Take the RT-24 S / I-195 W exit- exit number 41W- towards FALL RIVER. Go 0.25 miles
Merge onto MA-24 S. Go 0.67 miles
Take the RT-24 S exit- exit number 8A- towards TIVERTON R.I. / NEWPORT R.I.. Go 0.41 miles
Merge onto MA-24 S. Go 7.20 miles
Take the exit- exit number 2- towards PORTSMOUTH / BRISTOL. Go 0.14 miles
Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp. Go 0.04 miles
Merge onto BOYDS LANE. Go 0.50 miles
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto RI-114 / MOUNT HOPE BRIDGE. Go 0.79 miles
Follow RI_114 N past CHESTNUT ST. ( on right )
to ASYLUM ROAD ( on left ).
Turn LEFT onto ASYLUM ROAD and into park.
Park road makes a large loop around entire park.
Kiters can usually be found on the western shore
of the park.
Facilities: Parking, Picnic Tables, Fireplace Sites (FEE), Bathrooms
Concession Stands, Hiking/Jogging Trails,
Access: Year round, sunrise to sunset.
Flying Area: Grassy fields with views of the water and no sunbathers.
Best wind directions are from the WEST, NW.
COLT STATE PARK
Comments: Colt State Park is known as the gem of the RI parks system. The entire western border of the park is an
open panorama onto Narragansett Bay. Four miles of bicycle trails pass along the edge of the Bay and through 464
acres of fruit trees, carefully nurtured flowering bushes, and manicured lawns.