Public
Beaches
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| Westerly
and Western coastal area |
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Westerly Town Beach:
Atlantic Avenue. Sandy Beach with concessions,
picnic tables and rest facilities. |
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Watch Hill Beach:
Location in the heart of Watch Hill tends to make
this small beach crowded. Gentle waves, good sand.
Bay Street, Watch Hill. |
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Napatree Point:
Half-mile-long barrier beach also has good swimming
on the south side. Conservation group requires
visitors to take care not to disturb beach grass and
dunes. Bay Street, Watch Hill |
| Misquamicut
State Beach: 7 miles of sandy, white
beach, clean, clear water with moderate surf and
undertow. There is parking for 3,000 cars. Located
on Atlantic Avenue |
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| Charlestown |
| Blue
Shutters Town Beach: A popular family beach
located on East Beach Road off Route. 1 |
| Charlestown:
Sandy, clean, clear beach with moderate to heavy surf |
| Charlestown
Breachway: Sandy beach and clean, clear
water. Very popular spot for motor home camping and
shore fishing. Located off Route 1 |
| Charlestown
Town Beach: Mostly sandy, clean beach.
Clean, clear, moderate to heavy surf, occasional
undertow. Off Route 1 |
| Quonochontaug
Beach: Excellent fishing at the breachway.
Central beach has very prestigious homes. Off Route 1 |
| South
Kingstown Coastal area |
| Carpenter's
Beach Meadow: Clean, sandy beach with
gradual drop and usually no undertow. 855 Matunuck Beach
Road |
| East
Matunuck State Beach: Located off Succotash
Road, off Route 1, South Kingstown. Clean and sandy with
gradual drop. Excellent for fishing from the shore.
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Roy Carpenter's Beach:
A nice sandy beach with some stones. Clean surf with
varying undertow. A good family beach. Off Card's Pond
Rd. (Take Matunuck Beach Road exit off Route 1) |
| South
Kingstown Town Beach at Matunuck: Clean
beach with moderate to heavy surf. Convenient and
attractive pavilion. Matunuck Beach Road, Wakefield |
| North
Kingstown Coastal area |
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North Kingstown Town Beach:
Beach Street, Wickford. Narrow, shaded lawn beach with a
retaining wall and picnic tables behind it. |
| Narragansett
Coastal area |
| Narragansett
Pier Beach: Ocean Road (Route 1A). Because
the beach faces easterly and the open ocean is to the
southeast, long, smooth-breaking waves come rolling in
at an angle. |
| Roger
W. Wheeler State Beach: Clean sandy beach.
Clear, clean surf protected by a jetty with no undertow,
no rough surf and very gradual drop. Safe family beach.
Sand Hill Cover Road, off Route 108 |
| Salty
Brine State Beach: Sandy, clean, pretty
beach. Gentle surf with breakwater shelter. No undertow,
gradual drop, near fishing port. Great for kids. Great
Island Road, Galilee |
| Scarborough
Beach: Ocean Road (Route 1A), Narragansett.
Clean, sandy beach. Moderate to heavy surf with
occasional strong undertow. Excellent for body surfing
or boarding. Large new pavilion. |
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For information on
prices and parking for beaches, or for programs,
playgrounds, camps and other recreational activities, call
the following local parks and recreation departments:
- Charlestown
Summer - (401) 364-1227,
Winter - (401) 364-1222
- Hopkinton
(401) 377-7795
- Narragansett
(401) 789-1044
- North
Kingstown
(401) 294-3331
- South
Kingstown
(401) 789-9301
- Westerly
(401) 596-1543
- West
Greenwich
(401) 397-5016
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