The Roger Williams National Memorial is a landscaped urban park located on a common lot of the original settlement of Providence, Rhode Island, established by Roger Williams in 1636, bounded by North Main, Canal, and Smith Streets, and Park Row. The memorial commemorates the life of the co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and a champion of the ideal of religious freedom. Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his beliefs, and he founded this colony as a place where all could come to worship as their conscience dictated without interference from the state. This park is the 20th smallest National Park System unit in the nation.

Very friendly staff in the visitor center!! Welcoming and excited to share their knowledge about the site, Rodger Williams, and the history of Providence. Also directed me toward other nearby historic sites of interest. Overall a great little stop in Providence for anyone interested in U.S. history!!

Perfect little get away in downtown providence. Steps away from the State House and great food options just up the hill on the East Side. A great picnic spot and full of history. The welcome center has the national park stamp for collectors and a quick little video about rodger Williams, the founder of RI.

Great space in the downtown area, close to various historical, train station & places to eat. The rangers available on weekends to give a history lesson. Tables to sit and eat. Clean. Handicap parking available.

The only national park in Rhode Island (and the smallest one in the country), this place doesn’t look like much upon first glance. It’s a nice park, well-maintained and picturesque, but it’s very small for a national park and for the most park looks like any other park in the city.The cool part about this park is the history behind it. This is pretty much where Providence was founded, and Roger Williams lived very nearby. There’s a historic well, plenty of informational signs, and a wonderful visitor’s center.If you’re looking for a breath of fresh air or a stroll through a park, this is an alright option with plenty of better alternatives. If you want to learn more about the history of Providence and Rhode Island, there’s a lot to discover here.

Limited hours due to.covid. the rangers did come.out and answered some questions. They got us some Jr Ranger packets for the road and helped an other couple get a stamp. Strong work rangers

Great place to relax in the summer on a blanket listening to the city move about around you.

Altho we just sort of stumbled across this place on a stroll around downtown, it was a highlight of the trip. We knew nothing about Roger Williams before, but were lucky to get a quick education on him from Ranger Dave Lewis, who was so enthusiastic and knowledgable. At this time (7/5/20) the visitor center is closed, but staff has set up a exhibit area and small movie theater on the lawn area just to the south. If you have any interest in history, you wont be disappointed in stopping by to read the placards and chatting with the rangers

I love this park. Walk my dog here several times a week. As many do. Its always clean and when theres litter, I pick it up. The Rangers do a great job. It has very interesting markers that I still re-read. Always a great experience.

Awesome day w the family, park was clean, spacious, warm and welcoming... i look forward to my next trip

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. We talked for quite a bit about slavery and religious freedom. They have the stamp for the National Passport Book. The 5 minute movie really helped me to understand the issues of the day. Roger was kicked out of Massachusetts for proclaiming separation of church and state then 100 year later Thomas Jefferson wrote it into our constitution. Incredible stuff!

Providence - really nice place for vacation. Here you can see a lot of huge and gorgeous buildings, beautiful parks and other really good things.

Nice smaller park. There was an open area and vendors at the Pow Wow we all went to Sept 19. Vendors with unique crafts, reasonably priced food, and genuie kindness.We brought a small blanket and got a nice shaded seat.There were interesting historic placards. The first 9 houses built, 2 were owned by women (Unheard of then)The grass was soft and they had a poop bag station for dogs. There were 3 Porta Potties and Im not sure if they are only there for this event.Ill let you all know the next time we trek that way. They also have Waterfire tonight as well#RockFromRI

One of the unsung heroes of the independence era, love the concept of Liberty of consciousness

Great view. Atmosphere was good.

Words cannot describe the beauty of the park at sunset or sunrise.Now I know why its a real favorite of the joggers and dog walkers at these times.A lot of Photographers visit the park to capture the Images & beauty of this Historical Landmark Park.Definitely a must to visit & take pictures, have a picnic, a bike ride, canoeing or fishing.Maybe seeing an image of Mr. Roger Williams himself strolling by around the park.You wont believe or think your in Little ole Rhode IslandHave fun and come back again.

This is a small but interesting museum. The grandkids liked exploring the chest comparing Native American objects and their corresponding settlers equivalent. (wooden toy/toy of bones - money/wampum. A small garden plot demonstrated an early replica garden - corn planted with beans climbing up the stalk surrounded by a squash plant. Ranger was great with kids and even included I promise to clean my room in their Jr. Ranger oath.

Lovely national park, historic site, visitors center. Beautiful place for some R&R, a picnic lunch (solo or with friends), and to learn some history about this lovely state, at your own pace and stress-free. (Theres no quiz at the end. Laugh!) The ranger in the visitors center is delightful. Despite the fact that this National Park is in the smallest state, at a whopping 4 acres it is NOT the smallest National Park. (There are more than 25 smaller national parks.) There are benches, picnic tables, parking spots (including HC). I am pretty sure I saw a bike rack. The park is well maintained; I noted no graffiti or other vandalism. It is easy to reach via RIPTA on the R-line and some other line/s. It is easy to reach by motor vehicle, and would be somewhat easy to reach by bicycle. (I cannot comment about the safety of bicycling in that area.) I truly enjoyed my visit and look forward to another.

Beautiful and fun to visit for historical learning too. Not overwhelming.

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Very very interesting park, well-interpreted visitors centre with extremely friendly staff. Also very much appreciated linking freedom of thought and conscience to modern rights movements in a progressive way. Well-done!

Pleasant, clean and a nice spot of quiet green-space in the busy city. Parking goes quicker than you expect but there are busses available and its within walking/driving distance of various main thoroughfares. Good for a festival or a relaxing moment.

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I love coming to the park and having my alone time.

Cool little site that shows you a quick video on Roger Williams.

Check out the visitors center to collect cancellations for your National Park passport! Its a small park but well shaded and easily walkable. Sometimes they will host events like flower planting.

Never met the guy

Very nice place to go with the kids and learn some history.

Crazy park in the middle of town. Stop in the visitor center to get a couple cool nps cancellation stamps for you national park passport. Rangers very friendly.#adventurekrewe tip: you can park right in front of the visitor center on a Sunday afternoon to run in and get your stamps.

Perfect spot for a powwow. Had a great time.

A fun and interesting place to visit in Providence. The site is small, but has a lot of good information and engaging displays. It is a good place for people of all ages, and the staff is delighted to be of any help. The park outside the building is a great place to enjoy the outdoors.

This was a nice park with a nice message of respect for different beliefs. The park surrounding the visitor center was also nice and shady on a hot day. The staff were great and were able to teach me that although I am from Canada and can be forgiven, it is still not a great idea to wear my NY Yankee cap in Red Sox territory!!! LOVE this park!!! Its where Roger Williams founded RI! Its a good size park to bring kids to run around after touring the RISD Museum, and then have a picnic lunch! Plus.... theres free parking!

Its quite and the park rangers are nice with no problems you respectt them and your surounding its all good

Its a pretty little park perfect place to eat lunch on a autumn day

Friendly, knowledgable staff. Federally owned land. The land hosts a powwow there every year. Personally, its a little small for a powwow but the land is great. Considering it is in the middle of the street (think median, only longer and a little wider) and parking is limited in their small lot, it is a nice piece of land. There are plenty of benches and informational signs all around the grounds. There are plenty of benches and places to sit, but the grass is better in my opinion because for just a moment, you dont feel like you are in the middle of the city. The memorial on site is amazing. Well worth the visit.

Great place to relax friendly people friendly pets people respect in the area well they walk their pets always a smile and also the park rangers are amazingly helpful and friendly

Nice and quaint. More of a National memorial than a National park.

Wonderful spot to read a book or have a picnic lunch!

Dads buried here and although the reason why I come is less than pleasant, the grounds are well-maintained.

Its a pretty nice looking historical park.

Love the quiet open area and the people in that area are great as well.

Great little spot to visit! Beautiful garden and new visitors center!

A small national park, right in the center of Providence.

This was a nice museum to visit while doing other things in Providence.

Its a peaceful and happy place John the park ranger is a people person and and he is a nice person to

I go here so men can be real respected,masters,and be tough and strong like men.Im the kind of chic that men is what im for,to do anything they need,i will serve all men,even if they talk down to me,they can ofcourse

Nice quiet place to sit and eat lunch in the middle of downtown. Learn a little about the the littlest national park in the smallest state.

Roger Williams was such an important figure of early new England. Well worth a visir

This is a out door all year round it nice in the summer time the Park RangerJohn M he is a nice person he

Interesting short movie about Roger Williams. Friendly, professional & informative!

Friendly and helpful Park Rangers. Brief but informative education on Roger Williams ... We need more people thinking and behaving like him. Nice place to stop when visiting Providence. Park Service always does a great job.

A must see and learn from Providence. Here the staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. The staff was great with a big crowd of teenagers and kept them engaged and inquisitive about the first 100 years of the history of Providence, RI, and Roger Williams impact in not only RI in the 1600s but how his vision and values are still an important part of the current society issues.

Great little park to check out the history of Providence and learn about Roger Williams!

We enjoyed the easy walk and reading the historical information about Roger Williams.

The food and delivery is amazing never had a problem

Nice park but needs a little TLC. What i assume is a well is full of trash. Overall, good experience.

Gorgeous place to stop and have lunch!

While small in size this park is big in heart. Nice history display and great outdoor summer concerts. Staff here are really informative and helpful. They also run the junior ranger program, which gives you something to do with your littles. Very nice park, if small - but a nice little green walk in the middle of the city! I love this local park. great place to wallk dog and they sometimes have doggy bags. Well mantained. Occasioanlly homeless.

We randomly decided to check out Providence on a day off and stumbled upon this park! Super informational, we loved learning about Rhode Island :)

Great park. An hour visit or so to fully experience the park

Beautiful Scenery. Peaceful Nature Walk.

Lisa said to me that there was a Rally and there free food also music too. This is she that it start at 2:00 and end at 6:00 she volunteer there. I Love my daughter Lisa she really really get me out of the house so I appreciate that.

The park is very nice, walking the colonial houses across the street and up the hill was a treat. The building is a small, one room display with a video about the history behind Roger Williams. Its very nice, but quite small. I wouldnt make a big trip to it but if you are nearby do make the stop.

Because I love to help out with the people

So clean

This is a great place to have lunch on a nice summer day and its literally 2 seconds walk from my job

Great Historical place to visit. Make sure that you go inside the visitors center, the Park Rangers and volunteers are very nice, they will answer questions and show a video on Roger Williams. Worth your time.

The tour day by bus turned out to be cold and rain. Our group decided to forego the stop at Roger Williams National Park.

Wonderful place .

Very nice park. Alot of areas to sit and take in the day

Roger Williams was way ahead of his time re human rights

Attended the first of five concerts schedule this summer. Due to rain, it was in the building. I hope the rest will be in the beautiful park grounds.

Also a child hood memory place... And also a big part of history for Rhode island

A walkable gem in the city.

Ive been to many of our nations great national parks. This is not one of them. Other National Parks are characterized by epic landscapes, crucial battlefields, or beautiful historic buildings. This one has free parking and air conditioning.Most of the land is composed of a city park, with some plaques that admittedly have a bit of useful information. It also features the spring of Providence, which at the time of our visit, was filled with garbage.The tiny one room visitors center had a few plaques, but the main feature was the gift shop. Many of the products were hats and shirts branded as the Roger Williams National Memorial. Too bad they didnt have I went to the Roger Williams National Memorial, and all I got was lousy t-shirt, because this was the one place I may have bought one.

Lovely little park in the middle of the city. Nice to learn who founded Providence and the history of the city.

Walk your dog here. Play bocce. Thats what we did.

Went to the rally for recovery today I had a great time thank you to everyone who was there!

Great space to sit and relax. Enjoy the shade,nice quiet place to read.

Fantastic especially the cost if u know what bring and how to store them. Tip on a hot day freeze yr drinks the night before

Quiet peaceful respite from the noises of the bustling city

Wonderful open air space in downtown Providence!

A beautiful urban park. Small museum on-site with activities for families and kids. Very nice area for walking around, and the scene of frequent social events (pow-wows, farmers markets, etc.).

My dog and best friend, Mickey, loves this place. He freaks out when we get close.

Another excellent area to play Pokemon Go at or spend time with friends and family. Ive grown up in and around the area of the memorial and it still is a great place to hang out at.

Because Roger Williams was a great man who fought for freedom from religion, separation of church and state. He and his counterparts dont get enough praise. There should be a holiday. Im related to him also

Always clean ..

Great place to visit and learn about Roger Williams and RI history

Nice place in a busy city

Nice, quiet park. Educational visitor center with good staff. A nice, quick historical visit with kids. Unfortunately not a lot to see, and nothing remains from the 17th C.

Nice place to play

Very minimalistic park for the memory of Rhode Islands hero. Very nice visitor center giving an overview of the history of the area.

Very well presented with an excellent park ranger.

Appreciated Much Ado...thank you headtricktheatre!

Shade and Sculpture, the park Rangers are eager to help, and the speaking pulpit is fun.

A little gem in Providence. Original letter by Roger Williams from 1677 on display today.

This is a great little park honoring Roger Williams, his statue is actually in a different part of the city and also worth the visit (the view of the city is great!). And if you happen to find the park ranger you will be treated to a wealth of knowledge about the history of Rhode Island.

This beautiful and surprisingly quiet public park serves as a tribute to the historical contributions made by Roger Williams to the city of Providence. The space is charming, quaint, and a worthwhile respite from the nearby hustle and bustle.

Beautiful park

Its okay, just needs to be cleaned up