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Here's a handy guide for checking if parking lots at your favorite beaches are full: How to check parking at state beaches. The State Parks division at Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental ...
Misquamicut State Beach (MISS-kwahm-eh-kut [3]) is a seaside public recreation area in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island. [4] It occupies a portion of Misquamicut Beach, a 3-mile-long (4.8 km) barrier island that extends westward from Weekapaug to Watch Hill and separates Winnapaug Pond from the Atlantic Ocean. [5]
Atlantic Beach Park is a privately operated amusement center with 12 acres (49,000 m 2) of land and buildings within the Misquamicut section of beachfront. [10] [11] [12] It lies south of Misquamicut State Beach [13] and north of Winnapaug Pond, a source of Rhode Island quahogs and bay scallops.
Westerly New Town Beach a.k.a. Wuskenau Beach; Jim's Beach Misquamicut (contiguous) Misquamicut State Beach; Misquamicut Fire District Beaches (residents only, contiguous) [16] Lawton Beach; Benson Beach; Clark Farms Beach; East Beach (contiguous with neighboring beaches) Ocean House Beach; Watch Hill Beach [17] Napatree Point
Conrad Ferla, a beach-access advocate, said saving Misquamicut is also a matter of public access. Crescent Beach: Pollution closed this RI beach a century ago. By 2026, it will be open to swimmers ...
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Downtown Westerly on the Pawcatuck River is the municipal seat of the area, with the old town post office, library, YMCA, railroad station, former police headquarters (the current headquarters is located on Airport Road), granite buildings, and Wilcox Park. Misquamicut State Beach, an area in the village of Misquamicut.
Camping, beach activities East Beach State Beach: Charlestown: Washington: 400 acres 160 ha: 1967: Expanded by 250 acres in 2006; small, seasonal campground East Matunuck State Beach: South Kingstown: Washington: 144 acres 58 ha: 1956: Modern beach pavilion opened in 2012 Misquamicut State Beach: Westerly: Washington: 51 acres 21 ha: 1959