# Mass Audubon Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary > Place to go for families in the Providence–Warwick area (RI / MA). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Trails open daily, dawn to dusk - Where: Mass Audubon Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, 1280 Horseneck Rd., Westport, MA 02790 - Ages: All ages - Price: All Ages free - Schedule: Trails open daily, dawn to dusk - Organizer: Mass Audubon - Official page: https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/allens-pond - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/mass-audubon-allens-pond-wildlife-sanctuary--listing-a353fb0c93aa846b5bcd6e9f ## About Hundreds of acres of protected beach, fields, woodland, pond and salt marsh on the Westport–Dartmouth coast, with about 7 miles of trails and ocean and pond views from many points, plus a half-mile universally accessible trail. There are three entrances: the main parking lot beside the Field Station on Horseneck Road (just past Bayside Restaurant), Stone Barn Farm at 786 E. Horseneck Rd. in Dartmouth, and the Allens Neck trailhead lot on Allens Neck Road. Admission is free. Foot travel only; dogs and horses, collecting and feeding wildlife are not allowed. ## Similar picks in Providence - [Mass Audubon Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/mass-audubon-oak-knoll-wildlife-sanctuary--listing-aa9fd655bd8044e8cfa3ad4b) — Trails open daily, dawn to dusk · Mass Audubon Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, Attleboro · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free wildlife sanctuary a few minutes from downtown Attleboro. About 1.5 miles of wooded trails and boardwalk wind through a red maple swamp, upland forest and freshwater marsh… - [Haunted Haywagon Tour at Norman Bird Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/haunted-haywagon-tour-at-norman-bird-sanctuary--listing-80c822a5cd5dabf892be6793) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown · Ages 8+ · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A 45-minute haunted haywagon ride at dusk through the shrublands and open fields of Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown. As the sun goes down, riders travel the sanctuary trails… - [Norman Bird Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/norman-bird-sanctuary--listing-eecced3fd36dfc4086849e28) — Welcome Center & trails open daily 9am–5pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. · Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown · From $3 · checked Oct 24. More than 300 acres of varied habitats with 6 miles of hiking trails near Third Beach in Middletown, including a Universally Accessible Trail built to ADA standards for visitors… - [Wonder Wold: Celebration of Trees at Blithewold](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/wonder-wold-celebration-of-trees-at-blithewold--listing-621ad6fd06bcfc7632134a7f) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A fall day on Blithewold's front lawn and grounds celebrating its Champion Trees and autumn foliage. Children can join scavenger hunts, nature crafts and lawn games, and go up… - [Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/audubon-nature-center-and-aquarium--listing-dd355e90c2768011e63b1d86) — Winter hours (mid-October to mid-April): open Wednesday–Sunday 9:30am–4:30pm; closed… · Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium, Bristol · From $7 · checked Oct 24. The Audubon Society of Rhode Island's nature center in Bristol has a natural history museum with interactive exhibits on the state's habitats and wildlife. Children can look at… - [Woodward Discovery Days: Bats & Spiders at Oak Knoll](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/woodward-discovery-days-bats-and-spiders-at-oak-knoll--listing-3574ad27d4e2ccd9a14e4233) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Mass Audubon Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Center), Attleboro · Free · checked Oct 24. Oak Knoll's monthly free drop-in morning in its Nature Center takes on two of the sanctuary's spookiest residents for Halloween week. Families move at their own pace between… ## More for families - [This weekend in Providence](https://grassyknees.com/providence/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/providence/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Providence](https://grassyknees.com/providence) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/providence.md)