A 3,000-acre state-managed area for swimming, camping, and hiking connected to the Casimir Pulaski Memorial Park on the Burrillville-Glocester border. Primitive tent and trailer camp sites in a wooded area overlooking Bowdish Reservior. Swimming and hiking trails. No pets allowed Fees: Residents, $8; non-residents, $12. Permits issued by the park ranger on a first-come, first-served basis. Shelters: $20 per night. Camping Season is April 11 to October 15.
To Find It:On Route 44, 2 miles east of the Connecticut state line, 5.4 miles west from the junction of Routes 44 and 102.

Georgiaville Pond Beach
St. Michael’s Way
Smithfield, RI 02917
Phone: 401-949-4590

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Public beach, freshwater swimming. Stickers required to park, launch a boat, use a trailer. Georgiaville Beach located on Georgiaville Pond is open to the general public. Beach pass required by the Smithfield Recreation Department. Non-resident parking, boat sticker, and trail sticker are $20 each. Georgiaville Pond Stickers on sale at Smithfield Ice Rink, 109 Pleasant View Avenue, Smithfield.

Governor Notte Park
North Providence, RI 02904
Phone: 401-233-1445

The park has full recreational facilities including a freshwater beach, paddleboat rentals, ample parking, tennis courts, ball field, swings for children, picnic sites and a peaceful waterfall. Lifeguards are on duty daily during the summer.

Lincoln Woods State Park
2 Manchester Print Works Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
Phone: 401-723-7892

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Located between routes 146 and 123, Lincoln Woods State Park is A short ride from Providence, Pawtucket, and Cumberland. Visitors can enjoy swimming at the fresh water beach, trout fishing, playing ball, hiking, jogging, horseback riding, or just relaxing under a shade tree. A new addition to the park is the Eastern Mountain Sports kayak school (800-310-4504).

Mountaindale Beach
Smithfield, RI 02828
Phone: 401-949-4590

Public beach, freshwater swimming.

Pulaski State Park
Putnam Pike / Route 44
Glocester, RI 02814
Phone: 401-568-2085

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Park has 100 acres with lake. Swimming beach, picnicking, pavilion (reservation required). Open late May to early September.

Spring Lake Beach
Harrisville, RI
Phone: 401-568-9474

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Recreational facility with 750 feet of beach front offering volleyball court, food concessions, paddle boats, canoes, kayaks, entertainment, arcade. Admission fee.

Steere’s Pond
Glocester, RI 02814
Phone: 401-568-6209

Public beach, freshwater swimming.

Swimming Holes

Swimming holes can be found in or near rock quarries, streams, gorges, and waterfalls. Most are pristine, uncrowded, and surrounded by beautiful woods and forests. For details, see the web site www.SwimmingHoles.info

World War II Memorial State Park
Social Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Phone: 401-762-9717, seasonal 401-723-7892, year round

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This state-run park is in downtown Woonsocket off Social Street. The park has a man-made pond that is used for freshwater swimming July 1 through Labor Day. Restrooms, pavilion, picnicking. Lifeguards on duty 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Open year round from sunrise to sunset; swimming, July 1 through Labor Day.

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Charleston Beach
Champlin Road
New Shoreham, RI

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This is a popular beach with fishermen, especially along the jetty at its north end. For beachgoers, the jetty is a challenging walk. The beach is typically not crowded and is peaceful. From here, you can watch sail and power boats entering New Harbor, and view the grounds at the former Coast Guard Station. Parking is available at the end of Champlin Road. No amenities

Crescent Beach/Fred Benson Town Beach
Corn Neck Road
Block Island, RI
Phone: 401-466-7717

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Beach extends more than two miles along the east coast of Block Island from Old Harbor to Clay Head, also connecting Scotch and Mansion beaches. Near the ferry dock. Chairs, umbrellas, boogie boards for rent. No food concessions on the beach, but there are restaurants nearby. Lifeguards on duty 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., restrooms, picnic grounds, wheelchair accessible, free admission.

Mansion Beach
Mansion Road
New Shoreham, RI

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It's best to arrive by bike, as the limited parking spaces fill up quickly. No facilities. Free admission

North Light
Corn Neck Road
Block Island, RI
Phone: 401-466-3200

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The lighthouse, on Sandy Point, offers an interpretive center for visitors. National Wildlife Sanctuary trails lead to the lighthouse. Admission fee charged.

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Barrington Town Beach
Barrington, RI 02806
Phone: 401-274-1925

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Four acres of beachfront overlooking Narragansett Bay. Lifeguards on duty from June to September. Parking available to residents only with season parking passes.

Bristol Town Beach
Bristol, RI 02809
Phone: 401-253-7000

Public beach also offers playground, pavilion, volleyball, picnic areas, every kind of sporting field including skateboard park, inline hockey, tennis, etc. Six mile fitness trail. Admission Charged. Restrooms, food, wheelchair accessible.

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Union Street Beach
Bristol, RI 02809
Phone: 401-253-7000

Free admission.

Warren Town Beach
Warren, RI 02885
Phone: 401-245-0200

Public beach, picnic area, restrooms. Park is open to public with fee, parking free for Warren residents.

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Atlantic Beach
Purgatory Road
Middletown, RI 02842
Phone: 401-847-2750

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Free admission. Restrooms.

Beavertail State Park
Jamestown, RI 02835
Phone: 401-423-9941 seasonal 401-884-2010 year round

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Offers some of New England’s most beautiful rocky coastline vistas from four overlooks accessible by vehicle or on foot. Extensive hiking trails. Excellent saltwater fishing. Beavertail State Park is a premiere site for marine education. Educational programs include Tidal Excursion, an introduction to the tidal life and ecology and Aquarium Activities, an aquarium scavenger hunt or special programs relating to crabs, fish, whales or intertidal zones. Free admission, picnic area, restroom, telephone, smoking prohibited. Portable restrooms, parking, telephone, picnic areas, seasonal naturalist programs. Open year-round sunrise to sunset.

Brenton Point State Park
Ocean Drive
Newport, RI 02840

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Phone: Fort Adams State Park, 401-847-2400; Brenton Point (seasonal), 401-849-4562 Formerly one of Newport grand estates, the park offers spectacular views from the point of land where Narragansett Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. Picnicking, hiking, fishing, accompanied by majestic views of the Atlantic. Open year-round sunrise to sunset. Restrooms (open May 1 – October 31), public phone, concessions, parking, nearby fishing nearby, hiking, picnic area, scenic overlooks, public gardens.

Easton's Beach/First Beach
175 Memorial Boulevard
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-845-5810 401-845-5599

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Ocean beach adjacent to the start of Cliff Walk. Children's playground, picnic pavilion, snack bar, beach store with souvenirs, bathhouse, restrooms, showers, outdoor skateboard park, weekly free summer concerts, seasonal carousel, and "Exploration Center" operated by Save the Bay. Cabañas, beach chairs, surf boards, boogie boards, and umbrellas for rent. Over-sand wheelchairs available at no charge. Family Night with live band every Tuesday and Children’s Night with entertainment every Thursday in July and August. Enclosed rotunda may be rented for events. Admission fee.

Fogland Beach/Tiverton Town Beach
Tiverton, RI 02878
Phone: 401-625-6780

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Swimming, picnic facilities, fishing, children's playground, restrooms, showers, changing room.

Fort Adams State Park
Ocean Drive
Newport, RI
Phone: 401-847-2400

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Site of a 19th century Fort, the park also includes a bathing beach, picnic and fishing areas, a boat launch and two soccer and one rugby fields. Tours are available of the historic site, which was an active military fort from 1799 to 1945. Fort Adams sits on over 21 acres and held up to 2,400 troops. The original defenses still present include height walls, powder magazines, 3 tiers of guns and cannons, and listening tunnels.

Gooseberry Beach
Ocean Drive
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-847-3958

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Admission fee.

Goosewing Beach
Little Compton, RI 02837
Phone: 401-635-4400

No direct access. Park at adjacent South Shore Beach (fee to park) and walk to Goosewing. Restroom at South Shore Beach.

Grinnell's Beach
Tiverton, RI 02878
Phone: 401-625-6780

Small beach on the Sakonnet River. Good for children. Easy walk to the beach. Restrooms.

Heads Beach
Jamestown, RI 02835
Phone: 401-423-7260

Public access to shoreline. Admission is free.

Island Park Beach
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone: 401-683-2101

Lifeguards, restrooms, food concessions.

Kings Park Beach
Wellington Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-846-1398

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City-operated beach on Newport Harbor. King Park overlooks Newport Harbor, the Pell (Newport) Bridge, and Goat Island. This scenic location offers a beach, boat ramp, fishing pier, restrooms, picnic tables, playground, pavilion, Harbor Walk, Rochambeau Statue, and the King Park Gazebo. Wheelchair accessible. Operated by the Newport Parks and Recreation Department.

Mackerel Cove/ Jamestown Town Beach
Beavertail Road
Jamestown, RI 02835
Phone: 401-423-7260

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Public beach with lifeguards. Free admission, restrooms.

Sachuest Town Beach (Second Beach)
474 Sachuest Beach Road
Middletown, RI 02842

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Nature beach one-and-a-quarter miles long with sand dunes. Excellent swimming conditions and majestic views of the Atlantic Ocean. The beach season is from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Activities include beach combing, body surfing, volleyball and sandcastle building. Facilities include modern bath house with rest rooms, showers and changing facilities, concession stands, picnic tables. Lifeguards on duty during the summer. Seasonal parking stickers are required or a fee is collected daily 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No pets allowed.

Sandy Point Beach
Sandy Point Avenue
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone: 401-683-2101

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Picnic area, restroom, wheelchair access.

South Shore Beach
South Shore Road
Little Compton, RI 02837
Phone: 401-635-9974

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Lifeguards on duty. Admission fee. Restrooms.

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Teddy’s Beach
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone: 401-253-7482

No lifeguards, services or facilities, informal boat ramps.

Third Beach
Middletown, RI 02842
Phone: 401-846-2119

Third Beach includes Third Beach Boat Ramp, East Middletown Town Beach, Peabody and Third Beach Club. The last two are semi-private beaches.

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City Park/Buttonwoods Beach
Warwick, RI 02889
Phone: 401-738-2000

Beach park with three baseball fields, picnic areas and shelters, restrooms. Free admission, food concession, wheelchair access.

Conimicut Point Beach
Point Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: 401738-2000 ext. 6806

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This recreation area has saltwater swimming, boat access, fishing spots, picnic areas, a playground, and wonderful views of Narragansett Bay. The point is a sandy spit jutting out into Narragansett Bay toward Conimicut Lighthouse. On the south side of the point is a sandy beach ideal for sunbathing. The rotary at the point provides parking close to the beach and there is a ramp for handicap access to the paved walk around the rotary, the beach, and the grassy picnic area. Restrooms available. Open sunrise to sunset. Shellfishing on the point is prohibited due to pollution.

Goddard Memorial State Park
345 Ives Road
Warwick, RI 02818
Phone: 401-884-2010

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Newly renovated saltwater beach and bathhouse, a nine-hole golf course, an equestrian show area, 18 miles of bridle trails, 355 picnic tables, 11 game fields. Free admission, restrooms, food concessions, wheelchair access.

Gorton Pond
Warwick, RI
Phone: 401-738-2000 ext. 6404

Public beach with freshwater swimming.

Oakland Beach
Oakland Beach Avenue
Warwick, RI 02889
Phone: 401-738-2000

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Bay inlet beach with saltwater swimming and boat ramp on Bay Avenue. Admission fee, restrooms, food concession, wheelchair access.

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Atlantic Beach
321 Atlantic Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
Phone: 401-322-0504

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Family beach, amusements, kiddy rides, full service seafood restaurants, snack bars, carousel, batting cages, bumper boats, go-karts, miniature golf, game room, ocean view cocktail lounge. Free admission, restrooms, telephone, wheelchair accessible.

Beach Pond
Off Route 165
Exeter, RI 02822
Phone: 401-539-1052

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Freshwater swimming. Family-oriented beach. No admission fee. Bathhouse with bathrooms. No alcohol, grills, fires, or pets.

Blue Shutters Town Beach
469 East Beach Road
Charlestown, RI 02813
Phone: 401-364-1206

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Great view with saltwater swimming at three-mile-long public beach near Ninigret Conservation Area and adjacent to Ninigret Pond. Concession stand, picnic tables, restrooms, showers, beach accessible wheel chairs, telephone, food, wheelchair accessible. Admission fee, discount for seniors.

Briar Point Beach
Coventry, RI
Phone: 401-822-9107

Public beach, freshwater swimming.

Burlingame State Park
Sanctuary Road (Route 1)
Charlestown, RI 02813
Phone: 401-364-8910, seasonal 401-322-8910, year round

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The park has 3,100 acres of rocky woodland surrounding Watchaug Pond in Charlestown. Swimming beach and bathhouse, canoeing, kayaking, freshwater fishing, picnic tables, boat ramp, 73 fireplaces, restrooms, drinking water, telephone, wheelchair accessible. Open year round sunrise to sunset; restrooms open Memorial Day through Labor Day. Lifeguards on duty 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Charlestown Breachway State Beach
Charlestown, RI 02813
Phone: 401-364-7000 seasonal 401-322-8910 year-round

Public beach with saltwater swimming, saltwater fishing, shell fishing, fishing pier, panoramic view of Block Island Sound. Restrooms, but no shower facilities. Day parking for 100 cars. Boat ramp and parking area for trailers. Lifeguard on duty. Campsites. No pets allowed. Wheelchair accessible. Parking fee.

Charlestown Town Beach
576 Charlestown Beach Road
Charlestown, RI 02813
Phone: 401-364-7000, seasonal

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Fine sand and moderate to heavy surf, occasional undertow. Saltwater swimming. Adjacent to Charlestown Breachway. Admission charged, parking fee, picnic area, restrooms. Wheelchair access. No pets allowed.

Dunes Park Beach
Shore Road
Westerly, RI 02891

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Small beach is geared to families. Good sand, clear water.

East Beach and Ninigret State Beach
Off East Beach Road
Charlestown, RI 02813
Phone: 401-322-0450 seasonal 401-322-8910 year round

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Three-mile-long oceanfront beach, saltwater swimming, boating, shell fishing. Open April 15 through October 31, 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Lifeguard on duty 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Parking fee. Driving on barrier beaches requires a barrier beach permit. Facilities include portable restrooms, campsites. Parking fee.

East Matunuck State Beach
950 Succotash Road
South Kingstown, RI 02881
Phone: 401-789-8585 seasonal 401-789-8374, year-round

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Public saltwater beach, picnic area, restroom, pavilion, food concessions, wheelchair access. Open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day (weather permitting), 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Parking fee.

Misquamicut State Beach
257 Atlantic Avenue
Westerly, RI
Phone: 401-596-9097

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Seven miles of sandy, white beach, clean, clear, water with moderate surf little undertow. Parking for 3,000 cars. Picnic area, restroom, telephone, complete wheelchair access, warning signals for blind people, fire alarm signals for deaf people. Open only weekends, May through Memorial Day (weather permitting); open daily, Memorial Day through Labor Day, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Parking fee.

Napatree Point
Westerly, RI 02891

Half-mile beach separates Watch Hill’s Little Narragansett bay from the ocean. Saltwater swimming. Favorite spot for hikers and bird watchers. Provides year-round habitat for a variety of species. Free admission.

Narragansett Town Beach
Narragansett, RI
Phone: 401-789-1044

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Half-mile public beach with saltwater swimming, two pavilions, lifeguards, food concessions, restrooms, picnic area, first aid and handicap access. Rental cabanas, picnic areas, changing rooms, boardwalk for beach access. Recreational programming. Surfing lessons and leagues, aerobics classes, junior lifeguard program, musical concerts, sand castle contests, volleyball leagues. Admission fee.

Ninigret Park
Charlestown, RI 02813
Phone: 401-364-1222

This 227-acre park features a freshwater swimming pond with public beach, lifeguards on duty (seasonal), playground, ball fields, picnic areas, restrooms. Frosty Drew Nature Center and Observatory are privately operated; information can be obtained by calling 401-364-9508. Seasonal special events are held. Free admission, wheelchair accessible.

North Kingstown Town Beach
North Kingstown, RI 02852
Phone: 401-294-3331

Shaded beach with access to lawn. Saltwater swimming. Grill, picnic area, restroom, telephone, food, wheelchair accessible.

Quonochontaug Beach
Charlestown, RI 02813

Saltwater swimming, excellent fishing at the breachway. Undeveloped, privately owned barrier beach operated by the Quonochontaug Beach Conservation Commission. Swimming areas with lifeguards are restricted to property owners and require a pass. The public may park here during specified times, primarily off-season, and to walk to the beach and pond on marked sand trails.

Roger Wheeler State Beach
100 Sand Hill Cove Road
Narragansett, RI
Phone: 401-789-3563 401-789-8374
Toll-Free: 401-789-8374

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Also known as Sand Hill Cove Beach. Popular beach for young children, fully protected by breakwater. Saltwater swimming, lifeguard 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., picnic area, restroom, food concession, wheelchair accessible, no pets. Open weekends May 1 through Memorial Day; open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Roy Carpenter's Beach
240 Card's Pond Road
South Kingstown, RI 02879
Phone: 401-783-7418

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Sandy beach, clean surf. Good for families. Food concession, showers, restrooms.

Salty Brine State Beach
254 Great Island Road
Narragansett, RI
Phone: 401-789-3563, seasonal 401-789-8374, year round

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Sandy, clean, beach. Gentle surf sheltered by a breakwater. Saltwater swimming and fishing. No undertow, gradual drop, near fishing port. Great for young children. Restroom. Parking fee.

Scarborough State Beach
870-970 Ocean Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
Phone: 401-789-2324, seasonal 401-789-8374, year round

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Clean, sandy beach with saltwater swimming. Moderate to heavy surf with occasional strong undertow. Excellent for body surfing or boarding. Two pavilions, picnic area, restrooms, food concessions, showers, boardwalk with gazebos, wheelchair accessible. Lifeguard 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Open weekends May 1 through Memorial Day (weather permitting); open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Parking fee.

South Kingstown Town Beach
South Kingstown, RI 02879
Phone: 401-789-9301

Saltwater beach, boardwalk, play ground, volley ball court and picnic area. Admission fee, restrooms, wheelchair access.

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Watch Hill Beach
Westerly, RI 02891
Phone: 401-596-1543

Sandy saltwater beach with antique carousel, private bathhouses, picnic area, restrooms. Food concession and wheelchair access.

Wuskenau Town Beach
311 Atlantic Avenue
Westerly, RI 02891
Phone: 401-322-0110 401-348-2784

Another place to park!

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Located right next to the state beach, Wuskenau Town Beach now offers seasonal parking passes for anyone (not just residents) for just $70! Day passes are also available at the lot at a variable rate.
We've got three acres of public beach and are just steps away from Atlantic Beach Park, Water Wizz, and concession stands. Changing rooms available! Transferable cottage passes (for rental owners) availabl for $150 - please call for more information.