The farm is located within the boundary of Snake Den Park. The 150–acre farm, located on Brown Avenue in Johnston, was founded in 1789 and was maintained as a working farm for over 200 years. Owned by the Rhode Island (RI) Department of Environmental Management, it is managed by the RI Department of Environmental Management.

Snake Den Farm is the home of several diverse farms working in collaboration with each other on the land. It is the Northern RI Conservation District’s (NRICD's) mission to use a sustainable, conservation-minded approach to bring historic Snake Den Farm back into agricultural production. Using this approach, they strive to:

• Use Best Management Practices that enhance the integrity of Snake Den Farm’s natural resources
• Foster a community bond between the farm and its neighbors
• Provide land for successfully growing agricultural enterprises

While getting the land back into production is NRICD’s primary goal, in time they plan to make Snake Den Farm a place to be enjoyed by the public, re-open the historic farm museum, and make Snake Den a community attraction. 

Snake Den State Park is located along US-6 in Johnston, Rhode Island. The 1,000-acre undeveloped property boasts self-guided walking trails, beautiful trees, flowers, plants, and a working farm as well. The foliage is something to behold in the fall. Snake Den is accessible at a small parking lot past Dame Farm on the right-hand side, which is located on Brown Avenue in Johnston.