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Lincoln Woods State Park

State park in Providence County, Rhode Island

Field	Value
name	Lincoln Woods State Park
photo	Lincoln Woods State Park in Rhode Island USA.jpg
photo_caption	Olney Pond
map	USA Rhode Island
map_size	280
map_caption	Location in Rhode Island
relief	1
location	Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
coordinates
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area_acre	627
area_ref
elevation	197 ft
established	1908
named_for	Abraham Lincoln
administrator	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation
website	[Lincoln Woods State Park](https://www.riparks.com/Locations/LocationLincolnWoods.html)

The Bridge at Lincoln Woods State Park. — Image of Lincoln Woods State Park's Main Entrance Point.

Lincoln Woods State Park is a public recreation area covering 627 acre around Olney Pond 4 mi northwest of Pawtucket in the town of Lincoln, Rhode Island. The state park is known for its giant glacial boulders and the stony nature of its terrain which prevented most of the parkland from being used as farmland or for other development.

History

Named in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, the park traces its origins to the state's purchase of Quinsnicket Pond and 71 additional acres in 1908. It had its official founding on the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, February 12, 1909. Until the 1940s, the park was popularly known as Quinsnicket, a faux Indian name commonly said to mean something like The Domain of Many Rocks. Quinsnicket was actually a name invented by white settlers, and the original Indian name for the area was Caucaunjaivatchuck.

Activities and amenities

The park offers a freshwater beach, extensive picnicking facilities, trails for equestrians, mountain bikers, snowmobilers, and hikers, boating, ice skating, and fishing areas and game fields. Canoe rentals, kayak rentals and kayaking lessons are offered by a concessionaire. The park is also known for bouldering, a type of rock climbing that does not utilize ropes or harnesses.

In popular culture

The park was a favorite haunt of the author H. P. Lovecraft, who spent summer days walking in the park and writing long letters recording vivid accounts of the park's landscape and ambiance. In 2011, part of the film Moonrise Kingdom was filmed at the park.

References

{{cite gnis. 1218939. Olney Pond
"Lincoln Woods State Park". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation.
"Lincoln Woods State Park History". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation.
Thomas Williams Bicknell. "The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ''(Volume 5)''".
"''Quinsnicket Park'' by H. P. Lovecraft". Hearthside House Museum.
"Lincoln Woods". Mountain Project.
(May 1, 2011). "Upcoming filming locations for 'Moonrise Kingdom' in Rhode Island". OLV.

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