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Misquamicut State Beach. ... which is open to non-residents – fills up around 11 to 11:30 a.m. Only residents can park in the North and South Lots – except on weekdays after 1 p.m., when the ...
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 ]
1877 panoramic map of Westerly with list of sights. Westerly, R.I. prior to English colonization was known as Misquamicut, home to the Narragansett people prior to 1637, before the English had build an outpost, and forced the Narragansett people out of the region by 1661, allowing for the permanent settlement on the coast line.
Dune's Park Beach (private but open to public for fee) Seaside Beach Club Beach (members only) Westerly Town Beach (residents only, contiguous with neighboring beaches) Atlantic Beach (contiguous) Westerly New Town Beach a.k.a. Wuskenau Beach; Jim's Beach Misquamicut (contiguous) Misquamicut State Beach
Season passes for property owners and year-round residents are $40; for property owners and year-round senior residents 62+ are $20; non-resident season passes are $150 with only 100 available ...
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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.
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