Goddard Memorial State Park is Rhode Island's most popular metropolitan park, with spacious lawns, fields and forested areas holding trees from all over the world. Visitors use a nine-hole golf course, an equestrian show area, 18 miles of bridle trails, 355 picnic tables, 11 game fields and a performing arts center for weddings and concerts. There is a swimming area with a seasonal lifeguard, an accessible boat ramp and saltwater fishing. Reservations and rental fees apply to pavilions, shelters and fields from April 1 to October 31; outside those dates areas are first come, first served.