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PLACES TO VISIT
Visitors to FarmCoast New England will find rural and picturesque landscapes that seem unchanged by time. Stone walls and fields roll down to the salt marshes and bays. Whether you are interested in walking, hiking, beachcombing, birding, bicycling, boating, kayaking, or touring by automobile, there will be many areas to visit in the towns of Tiverton, Little Compton, Westport, and Dartmouth.
Both through private and public action, there are numerous Open Space Areas and Nature Preserves listed below with walking trails. As you travel through the area, you will also discover many historic houses and buildings some of which are open to the public.
We have attached a list of some of the historic properties with information about when they might be open to the public.
ACCESSABLE BEACHES
TIVERTON
Excellent Windsurfing, life guards in summer, parking fees
Fogland Beach Road, South Tiverton
Website: www.tiverton.ri.gov/recreation/recreation.html
State Beach with large dunes & a view of the Elizabeth
Islands. Facilities, parking & campground.
Route 88 in Westport to John Reed Rd., Westport, MA
Tel: (508) 636-8816;
Website: www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/hbch.htm
OPEN SPACES & NATURE PRESERVES
TIVERTON
Open Space Areas
Earthmounds of Revolutionary War Fort
with observation tower.
343 Highland Road opposite Town Hall, Tiverton, RI
Emile Ruecker Wildlife Refuge (B1)
50 acre parcel of woods and salt marsh
along the Sakonnet River
Seapowet Ave, Tiverton, RI
Download trail maps at Web site: www.asri.org
Seapowet Marsh
Fogland Beach and Marsh
Weetamoo Woods and Pardon Gray Preserve (C2)
550 acres of varied habitats including rare coastal
oak-holly forest, Atlantic white cedar swamp.
Entrances at East Road, Lake Road,
and Lafayette Rd, Tiverton, RI
Download trail maps at Web:
www.tiverton.ri.gov/recreation/recreation.html
A private nonprofit charitable organization
dedicated to preserving the rural character and
scenic beauty of Tiverton, RI for generations to come.
Web site: www.tivertonlandtrust.org
LITTLE COMPTON
Open Space Areas
Wooded walking trails around Simmons Pond.
Colebrook Rd, Little Compton, RI
Environmental Organizations
Little Compton Agricultural Trust
WESTPORT
Open Space Areas
Allen's Pond (D5)
500 Acre preserve; exceptional bird life and salt marsh activity; trails.
1280 Horseneck Road
Westport, MA
Tel. 508-636-2437
Web site: www.massaudubon.org
Westport Town Farm (D3)
Historic Farm overlooking Westport River
Drift Road; .6 miles north of Hixbridge Road,
Westport, MA
Tel. 781-784-0567
Web site: www.thetrustees.org
Horseneck Beach State Reservation (C4)
State Beach with large dunes & a view of the
Elizabeth Islands. Facilities, parking & campground.
Route 88 in Westport to John Reed Rd., Westport, MA
Tel: (508) 636-8816;
Web site: www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/hbch.htm
Westport Conservation Land Trust
The Trustees of Reservations
Web site: www.thetrustees.org
DARTMOUTH
Open Space Areas
Wooded picnic areas, walking trails and sandy beach
Barney's Joy Rd, S. Dartmouth, MA
Web site: www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/deml.htm
Destruction Brook Woods
Environmental Organizations
Book of walking trails available
404 Elm St, S. Dartmouth, MA
Tel. 508-991-2289
Web site: www.dnrt.org
Lloyd Center for the Environment (E-5)
Natural history science center with walking trials.
430 Potomska Rd, S. Dartmouth, MA
Tel. 508-990-0505
Web site: www.lloydcenter.org
HISTORIC SITES & BUILDINGS
ADAMSVILLEHistoric General Store
Main Street, Adamsville, RI.
Tel: 401-635-4566
TIVERTON
Fort Barton (B1)
Earthmounds of Revolutionary War Fort
with observation tower.
343 Highland Road opposite Town Hall, Tiverton, RI
LITTLE COMPTON
The Wilbor House (A-4)
Historic c.1690 home and museum; headquarters
of Little Compton Historic Society.
Open late June thru late September
Thurs-Mon 2-5 or by appointment.
548 West Main Rd. (Rt 77), Little Compton, RI
Tel. 401-635-4035
Web site: www.littlecompton.org
Wilbur’s Store (B-3)
Historic General Store
50 Commons, Little Compton, RI.
Tel: 401-635-2356
WESTPORT
Historic Grist Mill still used as working mill to grind
corn for famous Jonnycake Meal. Tues.-Sun. 12-4 .
638 Adamsville Rd., Westport, MA.
Tel: (508) 636-6075
Web site: www.graysgristmill.com
Historical Societies
TIVERTON
LITTLE COMPTON
WESTPORT
Founded in 1965 and dedicated to preserving the
history of Westport and making that history
known to Westport citizens.
Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9 - 3
25 Drift Rd. (Head of Westport)
P. O. Box N188 Westport MA 02790
Tel. 508-636-6011
Web site: www.westporthistory.com
DARTMOUTH
Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust
Old Dartmouth Historical Society
The Whaling Museum (G-3)
Museum of Early Dartmouth, Westport and
New Bedford history. Artifacts, paintings and 1/2 scale
model of a whaling ship.
18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA
Tel. 508-997-0046
Web site: www.whalingmuseum.org