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Photo: East Matunuck State Beach, South Kingstown. A. Grandchamp

Array of photos of people enjoying the outdoors from the 1950's

Spend your summer outside! Join our team of seasonal workers as a lifeguard, park ranger, naturalist, or behind the scenes in a clerical or facility operations role and help ensure an enjoyable experience for Rhode Islanders and other visitors to our world-class beaches and parks. Learn more and apply.

Counting down until summer? Now is the perfect time to buy your 2024 state beach season parking pass.

Upcoming Events

Apr 20

Expired Marine Flare Collection Event

Location: West Marine, 379 W Main Road, Middletown

9:00am 3:00pm

Apr 27

Expired Marine Flare Collection Event

Location: West Marine, 399 Bald Hill Road, Warwick

9:00am 3:00pm

May 4

Expired Marine Flare Collection Event

Location: West Marine, 91 Point Judith Road, Narragansett

9:00am 3:00pm

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Get the latest updates for your Rhode Island state beaches, parks & campgrounds.

A group of hikers dressed for cold weather stand on a rock overlooking Olney Pond at Lincoln Woods State Park

Latest news Get the latest operational updates for state parks, beaches & campgrounds.

Roger Wheeler State Beach in the off-season with a white sandy beach and calm waves.

Beach season is coming! Buy your 2024 RI State Beach Season Parking Pass online today!

A crushed plastic cup lies in the sand next to a discarded cigar with a lifeguard chair and waves in the background atMisquamicut State Beach in Westerly

Carry in, Carry out Show your love for our natural spaces by doing your part to keep them clean.

A lifeguard watches lifeguard qualification candidates standing in the surf while wearing a t-shirt that says "Scarborough Surf Rescue"

Do you have what it takes? Learn about lifeguard training opportunities, certification requirements, and testing dates.

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DEM Environmental Police, RI State Fire Marshall Bomb Squad, West Marine Hosting Free Expired Safety Flare Collection Events for Boaters

Thursday, April 11, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Environmental Police Officers from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (DEM) ...

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A Rite of Spring, Rain or Shine: Opening Day of Trout Season is Set for April 13; DEM has Stocked 60,000 Fish in Over 100 Waterbodies

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – As sure a rite of spring as the budding of willows and peeping of peepers, Opening Day of the trout season is set for Saturday, April 13, and the Rhode Island Department ...

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DEM Announces Brush-Clearing Project to Lessen the Threat of Uncontrolled Wildfire at Carolina Management Area

Friday, April 05, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that it will conduct a project of thinning dense tree cover and removing underlying brush within the Carolina M ...

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The DEM Division of Parks manages over 8,200 acres of land, including parks, beaches, campgrounds, bike paths, historic sites, picnic areas, trails, athletic fields, dams, fishing access, and boat ramps.

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