Planning Your Time

By car, it's an hour or less from any one place in Rhode Island to another. Although distances are short, the state is densely populated, so allow extra time for traffic congestion.

Most sights in Providence can be seen in a day or two. The Blackstone Valley and Tiverton/Little Compton make good half-day side trips from Providence. Newport, though not even 12 square miles, offers enough to fill two days, and the same can be said for South County, with its superb beaches. If you have a full week, you can visit all four regions of the state, as well as Block Island.