Aquidneck Island Outdoors

PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF- cobble beach bordering Narragansett Bay. P9. Ivy Avenue n P39. Saint Mary’s & Sisson HISTORIC SITES SCENIC VIEWS Aquidneck Island Outdoors Nearby Willow and Poplar streets are also Ponds WAY/FISHING/BOAT CRMC public rights-of-way from which This right-of-way is located in Island Park canoes or kayaks may be launched. There at Pole 14, at the intersection of Ivy Avenue Located on Union Street, Saint Mary’s and P25. Fort Butts N6. Forty Steps n Recreation Map RAMPS is no on-site parking available. and Seaconnet Boulevard. The right-of-way Sisson Ponds are stocked with trout, and is a grassy path leading about 20 yards fishing from shore is permitted. These are This site was a key position during Rhode This National Historic Landmark between two houses to a small rocky bank popular spots for birding. Island’s only major Revolutionary War is located at the eastern end of PARKS AND land battle in 1778. Old redoubts are Narragansett Avenue. This site provides N21. Ann Street Pier M22. Esplanade Drive n on the Sakonnet River. A shoreline access sign is present. still discernible, and a marker tells of the access to the midpoint of Cliff Walk. PLAYGROUNDS Located off Thames Street, one block This public right-of-way, located just at the M21. Shore Drive n battle. While Fort Butts is accessible from Forty granite steps lead down the face south of Christie’s Landing, this site is a bend in the road, offers a short path down Butts and Dyer streets, off Sprague Street, of the rocky bluffs above the ocean. public dinghy dock consisting of a long This right-of-way to the shore offers a well Fort Adams a concrete stairway onto Atlantic Beach. there are parking restrictions on both Some parking is available. N40. Abruzzi Park/ wooden pier, benches, and a small area for N15. King’s Beach Fishing maintained stone walkway down to the Roadside parking is limited. Sign present. tidal pools. Limited parking is available. streets. (Butts Street: No parking M-F; Goldberg Field N42. Hunter Park boats to dock. Boat rentals are available. Area Dyer Street: No parking 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.) Adjacent to the dock is a small cobble N14. Ocean Avenue This site is located on Maple Avenue Located along Van Zandt Ave and 3rd Next to Price’s Neck, off Ocean Avenue, beach. This spot is ideal for boater pick- P14. Fountain Avenue n (Ocean Drive)/ near Coddington Highway, near the St, this park has a large open field, 2 is a state-maintained fishing area in a well- M13. Taggart’s Ferry Road n up and drop-off. Parking is limited along P19. Founders Brook Park Community College of Rhode Island. tennis courts, a basketball hoop, and A right-of-way located at Pole 3 in the protected cove. There is also a large, open, Gooseneck Cove Thames Street. This popular fishing spot is located off Indian Founders Brook is marked as the site baseball field. It also includes a beautiful middle of Fountain Avenue, this site is grassy area west of the site and a small This state-maintained coastal road from Avenue and is a 50-foot-wide path leading to of the landing of the first settlers from N20. Aquidneck Park community mural. a grass strip leading about 20 yards to a cobble beach to the south of the parking the end of Bellevue Avenue to Castle the mouth of the Sakonnet River. Boston in 1638. Located on Boyd’s Lane, n concrete wall extending south to a cobble area. Hill and Ridge Road offers breathtaking This park is on Spring Street and is the P4. Anthony Road it also honors the founders of the town site of the Newport Public Library, senior P18. Island Park beach bordering the Sakonnet River. There views of the Atlantic Ocean, rocky and the Portsmouth Charter. center, and Martin Recreation Center. Playground A wide grassy right-of-way at Pole 39 is no parking in the right-of-way. The site is P24. Morningside Lane n shoreline, and historic mansions. offers a shady place to stop and enjoy marked with a blue shoreline access sign. The park offers lighted tennis courts, Located near Portsmouth Park, at the end Gooseberry Beach, Fort Adams, and Located at the end of Ormerod Avenue, beautiful views of Mount Hope Bay and Just west down the street is a concrete a playground, picnic tables, and an open of Morningside Lane off Water Street, this M19. Paradise Valley Park Brenton Point State Park are located this site features playground and athletic the Mount Hope Bridge. An opening in boat ramp with no available parking. field. The Paradise Valley Park grounds hold off Ocean Avenue. Parking is available. facilities for younger children. the rail fence indicates the right-of-way. right-of-way is a grassy path with concrete an 1810 windmill, moved to this site and Gooseneck Cove, at N14 on the map, is No parking is available. stairs leading down to a cobble beach on N13. Ballard Park P11. Gould Avenue n the Sakonnet River. A shoreline access sign restored by the Middletown Historical an Aquidneck Land Trust-preserved site Society, an 1875 one-room schoolhouse where a salt marsh restoration project Located on Wickham Road, off Ruggles This right-of-way is located in Island Park is present. n that now serves as the society museum, undertaken with Save The Bay and the Avenue, across from Rogers High P20. Aquidneck Avenue at Pole 9, at the extension of Gould Avenue walking paths, a stream, gardens, and a city of Newport has restored wildlife School, the site offers scenic views, Located near Portsmouth Park, this site off Seaconnet Boulevard. A kayak launch P3. Mount Hope View Third Beach Road gazebo. The park is located on Paradise habitat and provides scenic vistas. wildlife observation, and hiking through is a right-of-way off Aquidneck Avenue. provides access to the Sakonnet River. The Road n Avenue, and includes a short walking path. wooded paths. Parking can be found on This narrow right-of-way is a grass path site is marked with a blue shoreline access M15. Third Beach Road n adjacent side streets or the high school leading to a set of small concrete steps sign. This site is located in the Common Fence parking lot. between two houses and to a cobble Point area at Pole 56S, at the northernmost This right-of-way is located at the north P28. Patriots Park end of Third Beach. It is a footpath with a shore of the Sakonnet River. The site is end of Anthony Road. The path starts st boardwalk through dune grass to the beach. Patriots Park is a memorial to the 1 King Park marked with a blue shoreline access sign, N30. Goat Island between a picket fence and a fire hydrant. Rhode Island Regiment, known as the and a crosswalk leads to the right-of-way. Connector n The trail winds through the brush about The beach north and south of the access N19. King Park 500 feet to a rocky point surrounded by a way is private. No parking is available. “Black Regiment,” located at the junction Linking Newport to Goat Island, the northbound of Routes 114 (West Main This is a small, grassy park off Wellington cobble beach and intertidal areas. The point P15. Cedar Avenue n causeway is a popular spot for fishing. Road) and 24. It commemorates the site Avenue. The park offers a gazebo, play- affords an excellent view of Mount Hope n Parking is available. P21. Tallman Avenue where the Black Regiment fought off a ground equipment, benches, and a small Located in Island Park at Pole 6, this right- Bay, the surrounding coastal areas, and the Located near Portsmouth Park, at the Hessian attack in 1778 during the Battle but unobstructed beach area and a boat of-way consists of a narrow path that Mount Hope Bridge, and it is a nice spot intersection of Tallman and Atlantic avenues, of Rhode Island. Battery Park ramp. Parking in lot with sticker only. extends northeast from the intersection P16. Green Street n for walking and bird watching. This area is of Cedar Avenue and Beach Street to a closed to shellfishing. this right-of-way is a paved walkway leading Located in Island Park, just off the Coral to a concrete ramp and a set of concrete Purgatory Chasm N32. Battery Park M1. Linden School cobble area bordering the cove. A public Street intersection, this very narrow right- access sign is present. steps to a state-owned cobble beach on the Located on the corner of Battery and Playground of-way runs off Green Street to a grass P5. Narragansett Road n Sakonnet River. The site is marked with a M20. Purgatory Chasm Washington streets, the park is near the path leading to a set of concrete steps to This playground and field is located at blue shoreline access sign. Located on Tuckerman Avenue just city pier, with a cobble and rocky beach Located in the Common Fence Point area P23. Child Street n a salt marsh and tidal flat area at the south south of the junction with Purgatory below. The narrow park offers benches 141 West Main Road. at Pole 40, this site is a right-of-way at a end of Blue Bill Cove. This site is marked by Road, it is a short walk to a rocky with scenic views of Newport Bridge bend in the road near the northern end n N25. Mary Ferrazzoli Located in Portsmouth Park, this right-of- a blue shoreline access sign. N33. Van Zandt Avenue cliff that overlooks Sachuest Bay and and a place to launch kayaks and canoes. way is a paved road extension leading to of Narragansett Road. A 30-foot dirt path Park leads to a sandy cobble beach that is well Located just south of the Newport Bridge a bridge over a deep natural chasm in a cobble beach bordering the Sakonnet is a well-maintained pier that extends west the bedrock. From the cliff, there is a This small park located at the corner River. A public access sign is present. P7. Gull Cove State Boat suited for a picnic. No parking is available. Ramp from the intersection of Van Zandt Avenue Prescott Farm beautiful view of the ocean, Second of Washington Street and Long Wharf and Washington Street to Narragansett Bay. Beach, Sachuest Point, and the Norman has benches and overlooks the harbor. N34. Cypress Street n Located off Route 24/138 North, just P13. Ruth Avenue n Benches are available. There is no on-site Bird Sanctuary. It is part of the Newport Harbor Walk. M3. Prescott Farm Located off Third Street, this public access before the Hummocks Road and Common parking available. Off Park Avenue, near Island Park, the This historic site at 2009 West Main Road site offers a scenic water view. Fence Point exits, this state property is P30. Melville Ponds on a peninsula situated in the cove off the actual right-of-way is overgrown and offers (Route 114), owned by the Newport EXPLORATION Campground Sakonnet River. The facility has a single- no path to the shore. However, a 30-foot P1. Weaver Cove Restoration Foundation, depicts early n path from an adjacent parking lot leads to a American architecture and farming Follow signs on Route 114 (West Main P22. East Corys Lane width concrete slab boat ramp in fair Located off Burma Road, one mile south CENTER nice cobble beach. practices. Visitors can tour the historic Road) to this town facility, which has Located near Portsmouth Park, off East condition and an extensive gravel parking of Stringham Road, Weaver Cove has a Braga Park 1812 windmill, visit a Revolutionary War seasonal sites for tents and trailers. Corys Lane at the junction with Atlantic area. There are other possible launching concrete public boat ramp with plenty of guard house, and feed the ducks and geese N1. Save The Bay There is access to the shoreline of Avenue, this right-of-way is a path leading spots along the cobble shoreline of the vehicle and trailer parking. A dock with N36. Braga Park at the pond. Prescott Farm also offers Exploration Center and Narragansett Bay via a bumpy dirt road. to a cobble shoreline bordering the peninsula. This well-protected cove offers handicap access is also available. guided tours and educational programs. Located off Eustis Avenue on Ellery On-site parking is available. Sakonnet River. The site is marked with a boaters easy access to both the Sakonnet Aquarium Road, this site has outdoor basketball blue shoreline access sign. River and Mount Hope Bay. The area is also P26. Willow Lane The Save The Bay Exploration Center courts, ball fields, a playground, picnic N38. Miantonomi Park popular with quahoggers and bird watchers N41. Rose Island, Rose and Aquarium is an interactive marine tables, grills, restrooms, and water views. but is unsafe for swimming. A ramp and two boardwalk paths offer Miantonomi Park is located on Hillside n Island Wildlife Refuge science learning center located on P10. Edith Avenue access to the shore and beautiful scenic Memorial Boulevard at Easton’s Beach. N16. Brenton Point State Avenue. This area was historically used Rose Island is home to a 16-acre wildlife This right-of-way is located in Island Park n views. Willow Lane is located off Route 114 Park by the Narragansett Indians and early P12. Island Park Avenue (West Main Road) across from Prudence refuge, 18th-century fort, and lighthouse. English settlers. This park spans over 30 off Park Avenue and leads to a small rocky This right-of-way, located at Pole 6 at the Mount Hope View Road Island. The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation Located off Ocean Avenue at Brenton acres and was established as a memorial bank on the Sakonnet River. VISITOR CENTER Point, this large state park has a grassy intersection of Island Park Avenue and offers tours and other activities from to those who lost their lives in World Seaconnet Boulevard, is a grass strip leading July 1 to Labor Day. Access is via the area ideal for picnicking, is famous for War I. Amenities include picnic tables, n N26. Newport Visitor kite flying, and has spectacular ocean N31. Elm Street to a stone wall bordering the Sakonnet Jamestown Ferry. Overnight visitors are benches, a playground, volleyball, open River. There is a blue shoreline access sign. welcome at the lighthouse year-round. Information Center views. There is a 1-mile path along the fields, barbecue pits, and a forested This right-of-way is south of the New- oceanfront and more trails to explore Reservations required. Fee. nature trail. port Bridge and is suitable for fishing. It The visitor center, at 23 America’s Cup in the woods. Fishing is also popular consists of a paved road and walk, leading Avenue, Newport, is open daily from along the shore. Plenty of free parking is M7. Middletown Soccer to a concrete ramp and wooden pier, that N39. Sunset Hill 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information specialists available with picnic tables and seasonal Fields extends west from the intersection of This conserved area abuts staff the visitor center, and restrooms. Elm Street and Washington Street to a Miantonomi Park and has free maps and brochures These soccer fields on Wyatt Road a mature deciduous forest are available on local are conserved by the Aquidneck Land King’s Beach Taggart’s Ferry Road that serves as wildlife events, attractions, lodging, Trust. There is parking and a trailhead habitat. It is accessible shopping, and dining. Tickets kiosk for the Sakonnet Greenway Trail from Hillside Avenue. are for sale onsite daily Southern Loop. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for N4. Aquidneck Growers’ most major attractions and FARMS AND FARM P29. Maplewood Farm M11. Rocky Brook events. Services include an Wednesday Farmers’ Maplewood Farm, at 234 Hedly Street, Orchard ATM, postcards, stamps, and STANDS offers annual and perennial plants along Paradise Park Market Rocky Brook Orchard is a pick-your- a change machine. with over 30 varieties of herbs in 4-inch This farmers’ market is located at own apple orchard at 997 Wapping Road Brenton Point pots, cut sunflowers, and potatoes. P40. Almy-Thurston Memorial Boulevard and Chapel Street offering over 25 varieties of apples as Indicates publicly accessible properties permanently conserved by the Aquidneck N28. Cardines Field Farm and features local farm products every well as peaches, pears, and quince. Open Land Trust. For information about all the land conserved by the land trust, visit Wednesday between June and October M24. Newport Vineyards weekends in season, weekdays for groups www.ailt.org. Located at 20 America’s Cup Avenue This farm at 664 Union Street consists of from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. by appointment. near the Newport Visitor Information over 16 acres conserved in partnership Located at 909 East Main Road, this award- n Indicates a R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council public right-of-way to the winning vineyard offers tours, wine tastings, shore. For more information, visit www.crmc.ri.gov. Center, Cardines Field is believed to Morton Park with the Aquidneck Land Trust. It is best be one of the oldest ballparks in the known for its U-pick Christmas trees and P31. Escobar’s Highland custom labels, and events. M2. Simmons Farm N7. Morton Park berries. country and today is the home of the Farm This organic farm at 1942 West Main Road Newport Gulls, a member of the New AQUIDNECK ISLAND FOR DOGS Located on the corner of Spring Street This farm consists of 75 acres conserved in M10. Peckham Farm (Route 114) covers 110 acres, growing and Morton Avenue, this park offers Most of the parks and walking trails on the island are dog England Collegiate Baseball League. M5. Aquidneck Growers’ partnership with the Aquidneck Land Trust. The farm is located at 1299 Wapping Road vegetables, beef, dairy goats, and poultry. picnic tables, benches, a playground, friendly with a leash. Three notable exceptions include Sachuest It is a working dairy farm and is well known and has been run by the Peckham family The farm maintains a farm stand and N45. Coggeshall and a large open field. This park was Saturday Farmers’ Wildlife Refuge, Norman Bird Sanctuary, and Oakland Forest/ for its corn maze and family activities. The since the early 1900s. It specializes in petting zoo and offers educational tours. School Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as Market Meadow, where dogs are not allowed. The island’s beaches have farm is located at 133 Middle Road, and the tomatoes, pumpkins, and winter squash. The certain hours or seasons where dogs are allowed or not allowed A small city park of less than 1 acre, part of the Levi Morton estate. This farmers’ mar- corn maze is located at 251 Middle Road. farm also sells untreated Christmas trees M8. Sweet Berry Farm independent to each beach. Please check before going to visit any site to the site includes a small field and ket is located at and holiday wreaths. playground in Van Zandt and Evart N8. Murphy Field Newport Vineyards This is a farm and a specialty food store see rules and regulations for dog access and restrictions. Street neighborhoods. Located on the corner of Carroll & Winery, 909 East P41. Greenvale Vineyards at 915 Mitchell’s Lane offering the farm’s and Ruggles avenues, this site offers Main Road, and Located at 582 Wapping Road this historic P38. Quonset View Farm own fresh fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, ABOUT THE PARTNERS P6. Common Fence basketball and tennis courts, baseball features local farm farm, which has been in the same family Quonset View Farm at 895 Middle Road baked goods, and other local products. The Coastal Resources Center (CRC) at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography Playground fields, and restrooms. products ever y since 1863, is open for vineyard tours and offers blueberries, strawberries, Sudan grass, is dedicated to advancing coastal management in Rhode Island, the United States, and Saturday between wine tastings. Christmas trees, potatoes, and pumpkins. around the world. Online: crc.uri.edu. This site on Anthony Road has play- June and October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. N35. Newport Dog Park Rhode Island Sea Grant designs and supports research, outreach, legal, and education ground equipment, water views, on-street parking, as well as trash receptacles. Newport’s off-leash dog park is located programs that foster stewardship of coastal and marine resources. Online: seagrant.gso. at 105 Connell Highway at the base uri.edu.

M12. Demery Memorial of the Pell Bridge across from the The mission of the Aquidneck Land Trust is to preserve Aquidneck Island’s open Park Newport Playhouse. The park is open spaces and natural character for the lasting benefit of our community. To support the from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. This site on Riverview Avenue has land- BEACHES M18. Sachuest Beach CONSERVATION Aquidneck Land Trust’s conservation activities or to find out more, visit www.ailt.org. scaped grounds, benches, and a large N24. Perotti Park (Second Beach) AQUIDNECK ISLAND OUTDOORS open field. AREAS/TRAILS/ Located on America’s Cup Avenue just M23. Atlantic Beach This extensive sandy beach on Sachuest Norman Bird Sanctuary The Aquidneck Island Outdoors recreational map is intended to highlight some of the outdoor places, from farms to beaches, where residents and visitors alike can go to enjoy N27. Eisenhower Park south of Long Wharf, this small linear Located on Aquidneck Avenue just west Point Road fronts Sachuest Bay (Atlantic WALKS P36. Oakland Forest and park along Newport Harbor is the site Ocean). It is well known and gets quite outdoor activities – to have a picnic, take a walk, pick berries, launch a kayak, or enjoy a Eisenhower Park is located on Touro of the junction with Purgatory Road, this Meadow Preserve beautiful ocean view. of seasonal ferry service to Jamestown beach abuts Easton’s Beach in Newport crowded during the summer. Facilities Street in Washington Square and is M4. Albro Woods An Aquidneck Land Trust conserved area and Providence. There are park benches and has short-term parking for Middletown include a large parking lot (fees charged) This project is part of the Aquidneck Island Special Area Management Plan (SAMP), an surrounded by historic buildings. on Carriage Drive, the Oakland Forest and scenic views. residents. and a concession area with food, rest- Located on Mitchell’s Lane, this wooded effort to improve management of the island’s coastal areas. The SAMP is a public process and Meadow Trail is a pedestrian-only trail that addresses coastal access, development, and economic issues, among other topics. For rooms, changing rooms, and picnic tables/ property contains a public walking trail and P27. Portsmouth connects to the Sakonnet Greenway Trail. providing access to a unique ecosystem of more information about the SAMP visit seagrant.gso.uri.edu/ai. benches. old-growth American Beech tree forest Community Playground N11. East Bailey’s Beach There is a small parking lot on site. FUNDERS and meadow habitat. Parking is limited. Across from 162 Turnpike Avenue, This small public beach is located at the This project is funded by the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, Prince Chari- N9. Almy Pond next to the cemetery, this site offers end of Cliff Walk, adjacent to the private M17. Sachuest Point table Trusts, Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Aquidneck Land Trust. playground equipment, benches, and Bailey’s Beach. Conservation Area National Wildlife Refuge picnic tables. Parking is available. Located on Spouting Rock Drive off of The users of this map must understand that there are various risks and hazards associated with outdoor activities Located at the eastern end of Sachuest (not limited to falls, treacherous weather, traffic, dangerous conditions on trails, roads, and other outdoor areas, Coggeshall Avenue, this 19-acre con- and risky contact with others) and all users much therefore be fully prepared, act responsibly, use good judgment Fort Adams N23. Queen Anne Square servation area offers wildlife habitat and Point Road, this refuge occupies a during all such outdoor activities. Furthermore, the users of this map must be fully aware that this map may contain Queen Anne Square is the site of the public recreation opportunities. peninsula between the Sakonnet River and various errors and oversights. The makers of said map apologize for any such mistakes and resulting inconveniences. N17. Fort Adams State historic Trinity Church, at the corner of Rhode Island Sound. It offers a network Park Spring and Church streets. of trails with trailside exhibits and viewing N3. Cliff Walk platforms along the way as well as a Located off Ocean Avenue on Harrison Beginning at Memorial Boulevard, this 3.5- visitors’ center. Over 200 species of birds N10. Rovensky Park Second Beach Avenue, this historic fort and state Easton’s Beach mile scenic walkway overlooks the rocky have been spotted here during the year. park has many public facilities, including Located on Bellevue Avenue, this bluffs of the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Sportfishing for striped bass, bluefish, and 4-acre park is surrounded by Victorian- M16. Sachuest Beach a bathing beach with restrooms and N2. Easton’s Beach famous Newport summer mansions. The tautog is popular. Parking is available. showers, two fishing piers, two soccer era mansions, and offers benches and (Third Beach) (First Beach) pathway is paved most of the way and is fields, and a rugby field. Guided tours manicured landscaping. Located at the end of Third Beach Road, fully handicapped accessible between P34. Aquidneck Land Trust’s of the fort are available from mid-May Located at the end of Memorial Boulevard, this site offers a protected, sandy beach Memorial Boulevard and Narragansett Sakonnet Greenway Trail through October. Fort Adams is also N44. Spencer Park north of Cliff Walk, Easton’s Beach offers fronting the Sakonnet River. There is a Avenue. Between Ruggles Avenue and the location of the Sail Newport Sailing This small park south of King Park many facilities and amusements. The area concrete boat ramp and areas marked Bailey’s Beach, caution should be taken The Aquidneck Land Trust’s Sakonnet AQUIDNECK Center, the Museum of Yachting, and includes a grassy area and is lined with is good for hiking and fishing. Pay parking off for swimming, boating, and anchoring. due to the rocky conditions. Parking is Greenway Trail, the longest natural trail the Eisenhower House. The park hosts trees. It is located at Marchant Street is available. The site is suitable for boats up to 18 available at Narragansett Avenue, Memorial on Aquidneck Island, runs a total of 10 popular summer music festivals. Water and Wellington Ave. feet. Parking is available. A portion of this Boulevard, and Easton’s Beach (First Beach). miles from the Glen in Portsmouth, along ISLAND taxi service is available to Bowen’s Wharf, Mitchell’s Lane in Middletown, and loops N12. Gooseberry Beach beach is conserved by the Aquidneck Land Goat Island, Rose Island, and Jamestown. N29. Storer Park Trust in partnership with the Norman Bird to Wyatt road and Newport Vineyards. The site’s boat ramp is one of the largest N43. Easton Pond Walking Located on Newport Harbor, just Located on Ocean Avenue, this is a small, Sanctuary and others. Trail Notable stops include the Glen, Albro OUTDOORS in the state. Parking is available. north of the Goat Island causeway, this quiet beach in a large cove, with a well- Woods, and Newport Vineyards. The walk park is situated on land donated by the protected swimming area. Picnic tables and This short walking, jogging, and dog-walking passes by agricultural fields and grazing N5. Freebody Park federal government after World War restrooms are available. Parking is available P33. Sandy Point Beach trail follows the western side of Easton beef cattle, along boardwalks in wooded Toppa Field is located in Freebody Park II. The park has an ample grassy area for a fee. Located at the end of Sandy Point Avenue, Pond. There are access bridges at Braga wetlands, and through a golf course and on Middleton Avenue and Freebody for picnicking, fishing, and recreation. It off Route 138 (East Main Road), this is a Park and Old Beach Road. and other recreational areas. It provides a Street, off Memorial Boulevard. is within easy walking distance of the P17. Island Park Beach wide, sandy beach about one-half mile great snapshot of the landscape of inland Visitor Center parking facility and the long, forming a point in the Sakonnet River. N18. Newport Aquidneck Island over the course of the harbor shopping district. Several rights-of-way in Island Park lead to The beach has a dirt parking lot, picnic Harbor Walk ten miles. Parking at multiple locations Island Park Beach. along the trail. Leashed dogs welcome, and tables/benches, and a small bathhouse with Newport Harbor is an horseback riding in certain sections. Refer restrooms. This is a well-protected beach area of great historical to www.ailt.org for more information. The for swimming and a nice place for walking significance and hosts trail is closed during Mud Season in March along the shore. waterfront parks, shops, to early April to prevent erosion. restaurants, and marinas as well as working piers P2. Town Pond for fishermen, charter boats, shipyards, and other businesses. The Newport Harbor Town Pond, also known as Boyd’s Lane Marsh, is a restored 70-acre salt marsh that Glen Farm Walk begins near the Pell Bridge and runs south through Perrotti Park, along America’s provides habitat for coastal fish and wildlife. P35. Glen Park and Glen Cup Avenue and the wharves of Lower It is located between Mount Hope Bay and Thames Street and ends at King Park and Route 24, less than 2 miles south of the Farm Stone Pier. Some signs and informational highway’s Sakonnet River crossing in the Located off East Main Road and Glen Touro Park kiosks are available at points along the town of Portsmouth. There is a small parking lot and short hike on the pond’s edge. Road, this area offers soccer and softball N22. Touro Park Island Park Beach Sandy Point Beach harbor walk. For more information or tour fields, kitchen facilities, a horse ring, schedules, contact Jim Perrier of Friends of Located at Pelham Street and Bellevue P32. McCorrie Lane GREEN GOLF COURSES picnic areas, a playground, and a fishing Avenue, the park is the historic site of Fishing Area P8. Teddy’s Beach/Old the Waterfront at (401) 847-2576 or visit pier. This town-owned park hosts many a prominent stone mill and offers paved newportwaterfront.org. activities and events and is one of the At the end of McCorrie Lane, a large, sandy Stone Beach P37. Green Valley Country walking paths and benches. starting points of the Aquidneck Land parking area offers access to an extensive Located at the end of Park Avenue on Point M14. Norman Bird Sanctuary Club Trust’s Sakonnet Greenway Trail. The cobble beach perfect for swimming, fishing, Road, just south of the Old Stone Bridge, The Green Valley Country Club at 371 N37. Vernon Park/ The parking lot and sanctuary headquarters western side of the park is accessed or hand-launching a boat. this state-managed area has a small crescent Union Street offers public recreation Cottrell Field are located on Third Beach Road, north from Linden Lane and the eastern side of sandy beach with a sloping grassy area opportunities and serves as a buffer to behind it. No lifeguards are present. of its junction with Hanging Rock Road from Glen Road. Located at Vernon Avenue, this site is Lawton Valley Reservoir and St. Mary’s Pond. a recreational area with tennis courts, and Indian Avenue. The sanctuary offers an M9. Howland Park a playground, and a baseball diamond. extensive network of trails winding through M6. Newport National open fields, forest, wetlands, and rocky This park is located at the corner of ridges. The sanctuary also owns the section Golf Club Wapping and Third Beach Roads. of Third Beach running from the public The Newport National Golf Club, at 324 portion of Third Beach north across the Mitchell’s Lane, contains a section of the Maidford River and up to Peabody’s Beach. Sakonnet Greenway Trail, provides habitat The beach can be accessed from the south for a number of endangered species, and on the public beach or by the public right- includes an 18-hole publicly accessible golf of-way at the north end of the beach. The course. “It is our task … to hand down sanctuary has a natural history museum and undiminished to those who come gift shop and offers educational programs. after us … the natural wealth and There is a trail fee for nonmembers. There is no fee to walk the beach. Guided bird beauty which is ours.” walks are offered free on Sunday mornings. JOHN F. KENNEDY Sandy Point Beach Teddy’s Beach

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Atlantic PORTSMOUTH COORDINATES P22 P1. Weaver Cove C3 P23 PRUDENCE ISLAND East Main Rd. P2. Town Pond D1 Feet P3. Mount Hope View Road n E1

0 500 1,000 Rd. Main West P4. Anthony Road n E1 ater St. P24 P5. Narragansett Road n E1 W P6. Common Fence Playground E1 Morningside AAve.ve. P7. Gull Cove State Boat Ramp D1 P8. Teddy’s Beach/Old Stone Beach E2 N34 P9. Ivy Avenue n E2 Feet P10. Edith Avenue n E2 N35 0 500 1,000 P11. Gould Avenue n E2 P12. Island Park Avenue n E2 N33 n N45 Hedly St. P13. Ruth Avenue E2 N34 Cypress St. P14. Fountain Avenue n E2 MELVILLE West Main Rd. P15. Cedar Avenue n E2 NEWPORT N42 HARBOR N32 P16. Green Street n E2 WALK HN18 MELVILLE PONDS P17. Island Park Beach D2 N33 Ave. Connell Highway Van Zandt CAMPGROUND P18. Island Park Playground D2 P19. Founders Brook Park D1 P20. Aquidneck Avenue n D2 N32 Battery St. DYER P21. Tallman Avenue n D2 ISLAND PORTSMOUTH P22. East Corys Lane n D2 W

ashington St. NEWPORT P23. Child Street n D2 n Stringham Rd. P24. Morningside Lane D2 N31 P25. Fort Butts D2 P26. Willow Lane D2

N29 N28 Rd. Main East P27. Portsmouth Community Playground D2 N30 P28. Patriots Park D2 N26 McCorrie Lane P29. Maplewood Farm D3 N31 Elm St. P30. Melville Ponds Campground C3 P31. Escobar’s Highland Farm D3 Bridge St. N27

N29 Thames St. Middle Rd. P32. McCorrie Lane Fishing Area D3 N28 N25 N30 P33. Sandy Point Beach D4 N26 N24 P34. Aquidneck Land Trust’s Sakonnet Goat Island GREEN LAWTON Greenway Trail D4 Connector VALLEY RESERVOIR N27 COUNTRY P35. Glen Park and Glen Farm D4 Touro St. N23 Long Wharf CLUB P36. Oakland Forest and Meadow Preserve D4 N25 Burma Rd. P37. Green Valley Country Club D4 N24 Union St. P38. Quonset View Farm D4

P39. Saint Mary’s and Sisson Ponds C4 Spring Carriage Dr. P40. Almy-Thurston Farm C4 N23 America’ P41. Greenvale Vineyards D4

St. Church St. West Main Rd. (Rte. 114) ST. MARY’S POND MIDDLETOWN

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N22 N21 SISSON Chapel Greene Lane M1. Linden School Playground B5 POND Pelham St. Sandy Point Ave. M2. Simmons Farm C4 A

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A M3. Prescott Farm C4 St. NEWPORT HARBOR ve. M4. Albro Woods C4 N4 M5. Aquidneck Growers’ Saturday Farmers’ N21 Market C5 M6. Newport National Golf Club D5 SAKONNET M7. Middletown Soccer Fields C5 GREENWAY TRAIL N20 N M8. Sweet Berry Farm D5

East Main Rd. (Rte. 138) M9. Howland Park C5 Bowery St. M10. Peckham Farm D5 Thames St. Oliphant Lane M11. Rocky Brook Orchard D5 Spring St. M12. Demery Memorial Park D5 N19 P41 M13. Taggart’s Ferry Road n D5 N18 M14. Norman Bird Sanctuary D6 Mitchell’s Lane NEWPORT M15. Third Beach Road n D6 Feet NATIONAL 0 500 1,000 MIDDLETOWN GOLF M16. Sachuest (Third Beach) D6 NEWPORT COURSE M17. Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge D6 HARBOR M18. Sachuest (Second Beach) D6 WALK H N19 N18 M24 M19. Paradise Valley Park C6 M20. Purgatory Chasm C6 et Ave. N44 Rd. Wapping Wellington M21. Shore Drive n C6 M22. Esplanade Drive n C6 Old Mill Lane M23. Atlantic Beach C6 Wyatt Rd. M7 M24. Newport Vineyards C5 NAVAL STATION Coddington Highway West Main Rd. Aquidneck Ave. NEWPORT NEWPORT

Valley Rd. East Main Rd. Peckham Ave. N1. Save The Bay Exploration Center C6 Maple Ave. N2. Easton’s Beach (First Beach) C6 NARRAGANSETT BAY N3. Cliff Walk C6 N4. Aquidneck Growers’ Wednesday Hillside Ave. Farmers’ Market C5 COASTERS N5. Freebody Park B6 HARBOR N6. Forty Steps n C6 ISLAND Green End Ave. N7. Morton Park B6 N8. Murphy Field B7 NEWPORT PELL BRIDGE Admiral Kalbfus Rd. N9. Almy Pond Conservation Area B7 N10. Rovensky Park B7 Vernon Ave. N11. East Bailey’s Beach B7 Third Beach Rd. N12. Gooseberry Beach B7 NORMAN N45 Broadway Paradise Ave. N13. Ballard Park B7 Bliss Rd. Prospect Ave. BIRD N42 SANCTUARY Indian Ave. N14. Ocean Avenue (Ocean Drive)/ Farewell St. Gooseneck Cove A7 GREEN N15. King’s Beach Fishing Area A7 END N16. Brenton Point State Park A7 POND ROSE N17. Fort Adams State Park A6 ISLAND Ellery Rd. N18. Newport Harbor Walk B6 N19. King Park B6 Eustis Ave. EASTON GARDINER N20. Aquidneck Park B6 POND N43 POND N21. Ann Street Pier B6 Purgatory Rd. Sachuest Point Rd. N22. Touro Park B6

GOAT Esplanade Dr. N23. Queen Anne Square B6 ISLAND N24. Perotti Park B6 N25. Mary Ferrazzoli Park B6

Lower ThamesSt. Memorial Blvd. N26. Newport Visitor Information Center B6 Shore Dr. N27. Eisenhower Park B6

Spring St. Tuckerman Ave. N28. Cardines Field B6 N29. Storer Park B6 SACHUEST POINT N30. Goat Island Connector n B6 Middleton Ave. Middleton NATIONAL WILDLIFE N31. Elm Street n B6 FORT ADAMS N44 REFUGE N32. Battery Park B6 STATE PARK N33. Van Zandt Avenue n B6 Narragansett Ave. N34. Cypress Street n B6 CLIFF WALK N35. Newport Dog Park B6 N36. Braga Park C6 Bellevue Ave. N37. Vernon Park/Cottrell Field B5 N38. Miantonomi Park B5 Harrison Ave. Coggeshall Ave. N39. Sunset Hill B5 Ruggles Ave. BALLARD KEY N40. Abruzzi Park/Goldberg Field B5 PARK N41. Rose Island, Rose Island Wildlife Refuge A6 Ridge Rd. ——— CLIFF WALK N42. Hunter Park B6 N43. Easton Pond Walking Trail B6 ——— OCEAN DRIVE N44. Spencer Park B6 OCEAN Hazard Rd. Ocean Ave.Carroll Ave. N45. Coggeshall School Park B6 DRIVE NEWPORT ­——— SAKONNET GREENWAY TRAIL CLIFF WALK H HARBOR WALK Indicates publicly accessible properties permanently conserved by the Aquidneck Land Trust. Ocean Ave. GREEN SPACES For information about all the land conserved by BRENTON the land trust, visit www.ailt.org. POINT STATE PARK n Indicates a R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council public right-of-way to the shore. For more information, visit www.crmc.ri.gov.

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