Center Trail

Total Miles
3.3

Technical Rating

2

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

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Center Trail
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Trail Overview

Center Trail is the longest trail in the Northwest Rhode Island Trail Network. It runs from Pulaski State Park on its West end (photos 1-3) to Olney Keach Road on its East end (photo 7). The gate on its West end in Pulaski State Park is closed during the winter, but you can still use the rest of the trail. Several other trails go off of it. Carl Erickson Covered Bridge on Inner Border Trail off of Notre Dame Trail is just 300 yards from this trail. Photo 4 shows where it meets the George Washington State Park Trail. Photo 5 shows where it meets Ross Trail. Photo 6 shows a shallow water area 0.2 miles from its East end.

Photos of Center Trail

Center Trail
Center Trail

Difficulty

This trail is a "2" all the way though - mostly well-maintained with an occasional rough spot.

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

Mike S
Oct 18, 2025
4x4
Open
Normal
Dusty
Easy trail for my 3rd gen tundra w/lift 35s, but there was a stock form Forester out there that did the same trails. Just about any 4wd will be fine on the center trail, Olney keach and the outer trails get more difficult
Tommy P
Sep 21, 2025
2005 Toyota Tundra
Open
Normal
Rough/Deteriorated
Short fun easy trail I’m in a 05 stock tundra had no problems
Bronco Billy
Jul 18, 2025
2024 Ford Bronco
Open
Muddy/Wet
Coming from CT I was so thankful to find the handful of open trails in Pulaski State Park and Recreational Area. The Center trail was a mostly easy 1-2 difficulty but there were a couple puddles and rocks in the trail that would be a little challenge for stock lower clearance rigs. But then there’s a couple off-shoots/ side trails that got pretty rocky. There were also a few areas I did not explore that seem like play areas and many other trails not charted on this app. Overall very doable and I’ll definitely go back to explore more. There also a lake or 2 in the area.
Ben Reilly
Jul 04, 2025
2019 Toyota Tacoma
Open
Normal
Pretty easy and chill trail. I was the only one out there on July 4th except for one group of hikers that I passed by. There was a deep muddy puddle and the water got up to my doors. Besides that it was all dry

Center Trail can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • High-Clearance 4x4
  • SUV

Center Trail Map

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