# Mass Audubon Oak Knoll 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 Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, 1417 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703 - 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/oak-knoll - 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-oak-knoll-wildlife-sanctuary--listing-aa9fd655bd8044e8cfa3ad4b ## About 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 and around a lake. There is a nature play area for children, a universally accessible nature center and museum where homeschool and family programs meet the center's animal ambassadors, accessible restrooms, picnic tables and parking. Foot travel only on the trails; dogs, horses, collecting and feeding wildlife are not allowed (service animals welcome). GATRA Route 15 stops on request. ## Similar picks in Providence - [Mass Audubon Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/mass-audubon-allens-pond-wildlife-sanctuary--listing-a353fb0c93aa846b5bcd6e9f) — Trails open daily, dawn to dusk · Mass Audubon Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Westport · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. 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… - [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… - [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… - [Curious Creatures at Norman Bird Sanctuary](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/curious-creatures-at-norman-bird-sanctuary--listing-f2c43704c3cf6523fc36eca1) — Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown · Free · checked Oct 24. A free Halloween-season discovery day in Norman Bird Sanctuary's Curiosity Lab, built around the creatures that hide under rocks, in the water, in the dark and under the… - [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… - [Homeschool at Oak Knoll: Young Explorers](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/homeschool-at-oak-knoll-young-explorers--listing-62ee279c438a244c97836b16) — Selected Wednesdays 9am–12pm, Sept 9, 2026–Apr 14, 2027 (16 classes) · Mass Audubon Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, Attleboro · From $525 · checked Oct 24. A drop-off nature program for homeschooled young naturalists that follows the seasons through monthly themes such as Changes in Nature, Animal Classification and the Water Cycle… ## 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)