Rhode Island Free Camping Rank and Rules
Rhode Island ranks #46 of 50 for free camping
Rhode Island ranks #46 of 50 for free camping, with 1.0 known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi.
Data as of
Rhode Island free camping in numbers
Rhode Island ranks #46 of 50 for free camping, with 1.0 known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi.
- Rank
- #46
- Known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi
- 1.0
- Known dispersed sites
- 1
- Land area
- 1,034 sq mi
- Developed campgrounds
- 9
- State-land rule
- Not confirmed
- Forest restrictions tracked
- 0
Dispersed camping in Rhode Island
Can you camp on Rhode Island state land?
Not confirmed. We could not confirm the rules for state land. There is no National Forest in the state either, so there are no forest roads to camp along. Every state, with the rule behind each answer: dispersed camping on state land, state by state.
Where is dispersed camping restricted in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island has no National Forest land, so no forest restriction applies here.
Each restriction, cited and dated: where dispersed camping is restricted.
How the rank works
We divide the known dispersed campsites in a state by its land area, in square miles, and multiply by 1,000. The rules above sit beside the rank but never change it. The count includes only sites that public sources map, so mapping effort affects the result. Roadside camping corridors and the points we place inside state wildlife and forest areas are not counted.
- See Rhode Island in the full ranking (Free Camping by State: The 2026 Ranking), with the methodology and the limits.
- Campgrounds and camping rules in Rhode Island, the state hub.
- Download the data for every state (CSV), licensed CC BY 4.0.