I'm giving this beach a 5 star rating because this is our favorite beach to visit. Beautiful…read morescenery, crystal clear water, and very clean! But, we visited yesterday (July 19th) and the horseflies were so bad that we had to leave. They were swarming on everyone, even with DEET bug repellent, we were still getting bitten. It was horrible. We have never seen it like this, and have been to this beach many times, at different times of the year. Everyone was leaving. I saw a man with so many bites that blood was running down his legs. Just want everyone to be informed in case you decide to visit. :(

This may be the cleanest (both sand and water) beach I've ever seen in the entire state…read more They offer nearby parking but be sure to check the towns website for resident and non residents rates.

I love the beach off season! Recently came here and enjoyed the big parking lot and small crowds…read more The water was clear and the sand was soft!! I hope I can have one more visit before the locals summer ends!

Rhode Island has some really amazing beaches. This by far has to be one of my favorites. For the…read moremost part it's clean well kept beautiful water, beautiful sand and there's normally no disturbances at this beach for the most part. It's pretty quiet and calm. Parking today was only five dollars which I think is cheap.!

Grew up in North Kingstown and spending the 4th of July here on this holiday was a monumental fun…read moretime in the Summer. From swimming, fireworks, the live Band was always a great time. Hope everyone has a fabulous 4th

Just lovely little beach and park. We visited for a gorgeous sunrise. We enjoyed watching the…read moresunrise views with boats in the water.

Beautiful, powdery-soft sand beach! The pavilion has a Salty's snack bar to give you snack options…read moreif you're going to spend a while at the beach (although be warned, the seagulls here are MEAN and you should not attempt to eat on this beach, they WILL attack you - I once had a seagull claw me in the head and steal a veggie burger right out of my hand. I wish I was kidding. Don't try it, leave your snacks in the car or eat right by the snack stand or they WILL go through your bag when you walk away to get any food!) The bathrooms / changing rooms and facilities are open until 6 - I desperately wish it was later because I love to watch the stunning sunsets here, which often happen much later than 6. Admission pricing went up for summer 2026 - this has always been a little bit of a pricier beach ($40 for weekends/holidays or $30 weekdays this year). Load up the car with the whole family or lots of friends to get the most bang for your buck! The parking lot is massive with multiple beach entrances, and porta potties throughout the parking lot at each entrance, next to a foot and body shower (porta potties often run out of toilet paper on a busy weekend day though, so come prepared with some spare napkins from the car to be safe if you're here after facilities close). The waves here differ from day to day - sometimes they are massive, other days it's very calm and you can have a relaxing swim, but most days they're enough to have a fun body surfing session, although they tend to break a little on the shallow side. The only reasons I'm taking stars off are for the useless recent renovation, and for the occasional red tide that shows up. I feel bad for people who pay the full admission fee, only to have tons of stinky red seaweed all throughout the water. I really wish they posted a seaweed status on their website or told you if it was bad at the entrance so you could leave before paying if you want, because sometimes it's really so thick and sharp and unpleasant in the water that it feels disgusting to swim. It really depends on the day though, and it's hard to predict. My other gripe with this otherwise incredible place is the expansion of the pavilion area that's new for summer 2026. They made the snack bar eating area larger, which wasn't really necessary since there are plenty of picnic tables just steps away and they're never really all full, and they took away the foot showers!! What kind of beach doesn't have foot showers at the main pavilion!? Even if you just want a quick walk on the beach after work and don't want to get sand in your car, the foot showers were a great and practical asset, but now the pavilion only has body showers. It's very hard to use those for just your feet without getting the rest of you wet. Since there is now more surface area than ever around the pavilion to put foot showers, I'm not sure why these were left out and reallllly hope they add them again soon - everyone looks for them when they head to the parking lot and they're very needed. The new walking path entrance is also very narrow, and if you get slow walkers or kids dawdling in front of you, there's no way to walk around them and you are stuck. Seems like these updates were not really thought through or mapped out properly. With some minor improvements this place really would be Heaven on Earth though!

What a beautiful beach. Way better than Easton's Beach which was super underwhelming…read more The biggest downside is the parking. We paid $30 cash for a weekday day pass as non-residents (July 2026). What a racket! There aren't any other parking options nearby either so just consider it the price of admission. To make it even more ridiculous, I believe they only accept cash or check, adding another layer of unnecessary silliness to the whole thing. Once you're on the beach though, it's absolutely gorgeous. The sand is soft, the water is clean and clear, and there are lifeguards on duty. It gets really busy with families but there's plenty of space to spread out if you come earlier in the day. The amenities are solid too. There are bathrooms, showers, changing areas, a concession stand, and when we visited there was also a Del's Lemonade food trailer. We came during a heat wave and the water was still cold so that tells you everything about the water temp. Overall, this was easily our favorite beach in the Newport area. If I had to choose between this and Easton's Beach, it's not even close. We'd come back here every time. Minus 1 star (should be 2) as the parking experience meaningfully detracted from the visit.

My favorite place to watch the sunset in RI! Camp Cronin is so pretty - It's a great place to spend…read morethe afternoon sitting in a lounge chair and reading a book. This is a popular fishing area, and people also swim here (although there isn't a lifeguard). There's no fee to park, and because of that the lot does fill up during peak times. Great view of the Point Judith Lighthouse, and be sure to take a walk up the stairs to see the memorial and the anchor made out of rocks down below.

This is a great free beach. The parking lot is really small and rocky. If you get there and the lot…read moreis full, you are out of luck. Unpopular opinion, but the city of Providence does own this beach (super random, yes) and I wish providence residents could get passes to go - similar to every other town that has town beaches. It is a really beautiful beach, no amenities and dog friendly. You can fish here too. On one side of the break wall it is great for swimming and the other side can get some amazing waves!

The South Kingstown Town Beach is right next to our beach in Matunuck. The town beach is only open…read moreto South Kingstown residents at this point. Approximately 650 season passes and 1,800 daily passes are annually. The beach is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. It's a great place for families since the playground allow kids to do non-beach activities as well.

Looks like a lovely sandy beach. The water was clear, but I know in early August it had a lot of…read moreseaweed. However, we were swarmed by hornets. Very scary. We kept moving in case we were near the nest and even left our food somewhere else at one point. We opted to just leave because there were just so many hornets.

We are here in Beautiful Goddard State Park for a week early Father's Day celebration with our five…read moreboys! This park is a vast well maintained full service state park in the smallest state in the union, Rhode Island! For a small fee, we rented a gorgeous little private shaded spot with two picnic benched and real bathroom facilities. We brought out food and a small grill to cookout. They did come check our permit, which you need to reserve to grill. Dell's lemonade truck is often present, so we treated ourselves to the famous Dell's frozen lemonade-yay! We were there a good 5 or 6 hours and it was a perfectly lovely and enjoyable day for our family to relax and enjoy our rare time to reconnect in person. What an invaluable experience. I can't stress enough having uninterrupted time with those you love. Cell service is non existent, so take this time to disconnect off the grid and just live and love. This place is a true simple gift-a Beautiful way to reconnect and just feed the soul. Take my advice, do it now, while you can. Make a happy plan before life makes other plans! Thanks for following me, Happy summer 2026! ~Tami from Miami

Beautiful, large park with many different sections. A great boardwalk by the narrow beach. A…read morewonderful place to take dogs, lots of benches to take rests, and an ample parking lot whose potholes were recently fixed, yay! Sometimes it's hard to find out what part of the park you're meant to meet someone in since there are so many sections. You can walk along the long beach or try a woodsy hiking trail. The trails on the right of the beach have either steps or a gradual slope to get up to the top of them, and you can look down over a small cliff to see the water below. The trails on the left of the gazebo are beautiful and give you many options, but people ride horses here, so be mindful of the droppings! This park has fantastic sunsets and multiple picnic areas, plus multi Porta potties that are usually in decent condition to use if needed. The bridge is great to look at, but can get crowded with families doing holiday photo shoots in the fall, so I've become wary of coming here since being stuck on one side of the bridge while a family made us wait to cross until they were done with pictures (ugh). I've come here for walks/hikes and even to wade at multiple times of year and always enjoy a beautiful day and peaceful experience here.

A small beach. Off-season, so there were no issues with parking. Nice views of the waterfront,…read morebut again, it's small, so there's not much space between the road and water, so it's not exactly a peaceful experience. Waves are small, and it's a simple little escape.

Love Mackerel Cove. So many great memories. Cherished place for all my family and friendsread more