Be sure to wear orange
"DEM is thrilled to ring in the New Year with a First Day
Hike at Burlingame State Park and Campground," said DEM Acting Director
Terry Gray. "We invite Rhode Islanders to get out of the house, breathe in
the fresh air, and get their hearts pumping after all the holiday
celebrations."
DEM will be offering commemorative 2022 first-day hike pins to participating hikers. For safety, please maintain social distance from other groups who are hiking. DEM advises everyone to follow guidance about COVID-19 from Governor McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health. More information about COVID-19 precautions can be found here.
Opened in 1934, Burlingame is Rhode Island's first camping grounds. It includes 755 campsites plus fishing, swimming, picnicking, boating, and hiking while the area north of Buckeye Brook Road, abutting the Pawcatuck River, is primarily a hunting area.
In August, DEM crews spent weeks cleaning
up Burlingame after 150 trees came down during Tropical Storm Henri. Numerous
species of animals can often be spotted at Burlingame including white-tailed
deer, eastern cottontail rabbits, gray squirrels, Eastern chipmunks, muskrat,
mink, raccoon, red fox, white-footed mouse, short-tailed shrew, river otter,
short-tailed weasel, and as many as 80 species of birds.
For information on DEM programs and initiatives, visit
www.dem.ri.gov. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RhodeIslandDEM,
Twitter (@RhodeIslandDEM), or Instagram (@rhodeisland.dem) for timely updates.
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