Recreation
The WRWC hosts regular paddle, hiking and biking trips with its friends and neighbors, to share the wonder, beauty and history of the Woonasquatucket River. Join us as we float different sections of the river, bike through history, and discover wildlife while meandering up the Woony River Greenway! Learn more here about how to support WRWC’s efforts to continue bringing paddles, hiking & biking to the Woonasquatucket River community!
Paddle Trips
From quiet ponds and reservoirs in the northern part of the watershed, to urban paddles through the heart of Providence, and even stretches of quick water and mild whitewater in-between, the Woonasquatucket River Watershed offers diverse paddling opportunities. One of the surprises in store for paddlers is discovering nature in even the most urban parts of the watershed. Join us this season on a guided paddle trip, or take yourself on a self-guided tour!
Register for a Paddle Tour!
Go on a Self-Guided Paddle! (Maps & Guides)
Hiking & Biking
Join us as we Bike to Breakfast in celebration of Bike Month, Ride through History with RI historians, explore our feathery friends at our annual Paul McElroy Bird Walk, and more! We’re always dreaming up ways to help people explore the Woonasquatucket – check out our events to see what’s happening next! Or take yourself on a two-wheel tour, using our Woony River Ride routes to guide you around the Watershed!
History
The WRWC has been taking people out on river tours since the 1990s, igniting a passion for transformation and learning along the way. Fred Lippitt and Jane Sherman were known for blazing a trail through the tall brush in what would later become our amazing parks and Greenway. This is how we have shown change makers, funders, and supporters the potential of the river corridor as a catalyst for change in the surrounding communities. And since then, starting in 2004, with our first guided paddle trips, we have been hosting more ways for people to explore the Woonasquatucket River corridor and become Woony River Heroes.