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  1. Rocky Point Park. /  41.68917°N 71.36750°W  / 41.68917; -71.36750. Rocky Point Park was an amusement park on the Narragansett Bay shore of Warwick, Rhode Island. It operated from the late 1840s until it closed in 1995. In 1996, the park officially filed for bankruptcy.

    • 1995
    • Closed
    • 1847
    • Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
  2. Jan 17, 2022 · 227. The Skyliner gondola ride station nicolab (Atlas Obscura User) Remnants of the Rocky Point Amusement Park are still visible today. In operation from the 1840s to 1996, the amusement park was ...

  3. Rocky Point Park. The Story of Rocky Point Park. The Rocky Point Amusement Park was a highly popular destination on the Narragansett Bay side of Warwick, Rhode Island. It operated from the late 1840s until its financial collapse in 1995. First conceived by Captain William Winslow, Rocky Point began to offer amusements and serve dinner in 1847 ...

  4. Apr 16, 2018 · Learn how Rocky Point Park became Rhode Island's popular playground for more than 150 years, from its discovery by Captain Winslow to its closure in 1995. Discover the park's attractions, legends, events and current status.

  5. Rocky Point Park is the site of the long-standing Rocky Point Amusement Park, which operated from the 1840s until it closed in 1995. It has now been preserved as a public park by the City of Warwick and the State of Rhode Island and is open to the public for picnics, hikes with or without a four-legged companion, or just taking in the view of Narragansett Bay.

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  7. May 6, 2024 · WARWICK – The start of summer in Rhode Island used to be marked by the rides powering up at Rocky Point Amusement Park. That ended when Rocky Point closed in 1995 after a 148-year run. But the ...

  8. May 8, 2019 · The park was open to the public for more than 150 years. When the park closed in 1995 and subsequently fell into ruin, it seemed that a Rhode Island legacy was lost. It was a popular site for vandalism in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Only a shadow of its former self, the smell of clam cakes and chowder no longer filled the breeze at Rocky ...

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