Such a beautiful and peaceful place. If the small parking lot is full you are out of luck though. A great place to bring kids. The rock can be very slippery though. You are not supposed to swim either.
Brian S.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Warwick, RI
Water rocks and broken hearts Diana’s Pool is an area of small waterfalls and pools that is a popular trout fishing and hiking area. Although swimming is not allowed here people still do and it has become a popular party and swimming place for the local college kids. Unfortunately the rocks are quite treacherous and it seems every summer you read about someone getting hurt. Vast amounts of alcohol and slippery rocks are not a good combination. There are several explanations for the name depending on who you talk to. One is that a woman named Diana had her heart broken by a lover and leaped into the pool. Another version said that Diana slipped on her own tears and fell in the pool. Still another said that Diana was running form the Indians and fell from a cliff into a pool. A more mundane, plausible but far less interesting story says that Diana was a family in the area that owned a popular concession stand by the pools during the 1800’s. As with many stories the real truth is lost in the mists of time. The pool has a small parking area and some small trials leading down to the water. Once at the water you will find several waterfalls and rapids. The water level depends upon the time of year and ranges from a trickle to a virtually tsunami and wall of water. The area has become popular with white water kayaks and during the right time of year can boast some treacherous class 4 or 5 rapids. A really good place to die if you don’t know what you are doing. One of the most interesting thing about the pools are the rocks. Lots of big boulders and huge areas carved out of the rock walls. It’s obvious at one time the water was moving much faster and with a lot more fury. Hard to tell if these scars were from the glaciers melting 15,000 years ago or some more recent cataclysmic event. Maybe a combination of both. Diana’s pool isn’t a great hiking place although you can go along the river for quite a ways if you thread carefully. It is a nice place to come in the colder months when no one is around and you can listening to the rushing water and look at all the cool rocks and cliffs. Perhaps even wonder what really happened to poor Diana.
