The Scituate Reservoir, Rhode Island's largest freshwater body, offers scenic drives and pastoral views from surrounding roads. Fall visitors shouldn't miss the Scituate Art Festival, one of New England's largest outdoor art shows held on Columbus Day weekend in the village center. Rural northwestern Rhode Island rewards country drives past farms, orchards, and woodlands, especially along Route 6 and Route 116. About 25 minutes east lies downtown Providence, where WaterFire lights up the riverfront seasonally, Federal Hill brims with Italian restaurants, and College Hill hosts galleries and bookstores. Late summer and fall bring orchard and farm-stand season along the country roads. Finally, North Scituate itself has a village diner and small shops for basic supplies and quick meals.
There is more within easy reach: The Scituate Reservoir — Rhode Island's largest body of fresh water, scenic from the surrounding roads; The Scituate Art Festival — a huge Columbus Day weekend festival in the village center; Nearby orchards and farm stands along the Route 6 / Route 116 country roads; A diner and small village shops in North Scituate itself. Seasonal highlights include Scituate Art Festival (Columbus Day weekend) — one of New England's largest outdoor art shows, Fall foliage drives around the Scituate Reservoir (October), Farm-stand and orchard season (late summer–fall). North Scituate rewards visits in every season, from green-season hiking and water days to brilliant autumn foliage and quiet, snow-dusted winters. And because North Scituate sits within easy reach of Providence, Warwick, Newport, it works well as a base for wider day trips across the region.