Family place. Nice view, well preserved, calm and nature. Nice place to a romantic walk. Also for a family picnic or dog walk.
This is my favorite place in Providence. It is especially beautiful in the Fall, on a sunny day. It is also magic at dark, when the lights come up and the city looks very different from above.
We were in town for the day and made this part of our visit. The park is located close to Brown U and there was plenty of street parking when we visited, on a Friday morning. The parking was good for 2 hours which was sufficient for the visit, walk around Brown, and lunch.The view is pretty nice you get to see the capital building and more. The statue is surrounded by fence so you can get too close; close enough for pictures though.Worth seeing if you're visiting Providence.
We love to go to Prospect Park! It is quiet and above the city. Wonderful for picnics, or views. Beautiful to look out at the city next to Roger Williams! Nice spot to look at waterfire or fireworks. Great views of the statehouse!
A hike up the steep Congdon Street is well worth the effort to visit Prospect Terrace. It's a small but tranquil park that offers stunning views of downtown Providence. The park is usually dotted with people walking their dogs and students from Brown and RISD. It's best to visit at twilight when you can see the city cast in a lovely purple glow.The park has a statue of founder Roger Williams looking over the downtown Providence. The monument also serves as a burial ground for his bones. Try to find the inscription at the base that says as much.
There isn't really anything to do here in this little park spot, but it gives you a great view overlooking downtown Providence. Safe place to walk at night. Not well lit, but never a problem. Parking on street is usually easy to come by.
My wife and I walked hear while touring Benefit Street in order to see the nice view of Providence. While you can't touch the statue as it is surrounded by a fence you have nice photo opportunities and can see the entire Providence downtown with a nice view of the State House from a distance. This location is quite hilly so I'd recommend driving here unless you feel adventurous and are ready to tackle some hills like us.
Try and time your visit just before sunset. In the summer, the leaves block the view. As the leaves drop the view emerges more fully. The weather is not as nice, but the view gets better and the temps get colder.
I found this tiny park and huge statue highly representative of Providence, very contradictory issues of scale in play. As for the views, again, there are issues. Trees blocking the bulk of the view of the city below. Back of the statue is the view from the park. Front of the statue looks to be only visible to some of the high rises from miles away. Strange this was approved for construction.
I'm not fully aware of the area but I'm assuming this refers to the park on Congdon Street in Providence, RI. It's a very tiny park(well it has to be to fit in Rhode Island, right?) but the view of the city is incredible. The lights are gorgeous and I plan to return to take more pictures of them. It's well worth a visit.