Carter Preserve Personal Experience4/23/2018 When I first visited the Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve in Charlestown Rhode Island on April 1st 2018, I was taken about by the sheer size of it. Charlestown just so happens to be a town I am very familiar with, and somewhere I used to visit every weekend throughout my childhood. But somehow I had completely overlooked this massive, and beautiful, preserve not 20 minutes from my grandmothers house.
Without knowing exactly which entrance I had arrived at at the time, although there were more than enough posted signs telling me this, I simply grabbed a map went off on my way. The loop I ended up taking consisted of the Grassland Loop, Grassland Connector, and Narragansett Loop trails. This gave me a good look at all the different kinds of ecosystems resent within the preserve, and really gave me a good idea at what it had to offer visitors. When I went to visit the preserve, New England was in the middle of experiencing four intense storms back to back. Even with that in mind, the trails were in pristine condition. Throughout my hike I think I only ran into two or three down trees, and even these were of no issue and could easily be stepped over. The loop I walked took about 45 minutes to an hour to complete, at a nice stroll, and was not overly physically tasking. That being said, I am more than confident that no matter what activity level you are looking for, you can find it at the Carter Preserve. While the trails that delve deeper into the woods can become more of a “hiking” experience, those that run along the grasslands as well as run parallel to the Pawtucket River are much more level and easy for people of all ages. I personally feel that this ability to have various hiking experiences, is something that the Carter Preserve facilitates very well. With a multitude of different trails to explore with at least four different ecosystems, there is always something new to find or experience when going to the preserve.
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