Public lands in Rhode Island

5 units whose boundary reaches Rhode Island. They are 5 national wildlife refuges, largest first within each type.

Acreage in Rhode Island

National wildlife refuges
2,608 acres

Each figure is the acreage inside Rhode Island for one kind of unit, summed over the units listed below. A unit that crosses into another state counts only the part of its boundary that lies in Rhode Island.

National wildlife refuges

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Refuge · USFWS
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
886 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge
800 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
546 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
245 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
131 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state or territory its boundary reaches. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.