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This mapper will help you locate boat launches and other points of interest to for small boat recreation throughout the state of Rhode Island. To get started, click anywhere on the map to zoom in on that area. To zoom out use the zoom control to the left of the map. Once you have zoomed in, boat launches and other points of interest will show up on the map as clickable red icons (see the key below the map). Click on an icon to get more information about that location. If you prefer to search by criteria or simply look up a site by name, try the boat launch search page. If you have a high-speed Internet connection (e.g., DSL or Cable), you may want to try our Google-based mapping system which also includes sites in the Narragansett Bay Watershed in Massachusetts.
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Site Name: Locustville Pond
Town: Hopkinton
Driving Landmarks: From I-95 north or south take Exit 3B for Route 138 West towards Hope Valley. This will put you on Route 138 west. Go 1/3 mile and bear left onto Route 3. Go 1.1 miles south on Route 3 and take a sharp right onto Bank Street. This turn is actually a "double turn" that takes you around a brick building that houses "The Remnant Shop," after which you are headed back northeast almost parallel to Route 3. Once on Bank Street, go 100 feet and turn left onto Fairview Avenue. Go 0.3 miles and look for a small road (Sunset Road) on the left. Turn left here and then go right at the fork just ahead of you. Go another 1/10 mile and look for the boat ramp on your left, where Sunset Road bends to the right.
ADA Accessible Boat Launch? no
Shoreline: Gravel shoreline suitable for use as a boat ramp
Float/Dock: no
Hours of Operation: Closed from 1/2 hr. after sunset to 5 am, except for fishing and boating
Parking: parking lot, 2 spaces
ADA Accessible Parking Spaces? no
Water 'Features' At Site: lake/reservior
Note: Because one boat launch can access, say, both a lake and a river or both the upstream and downstream portions of a river, not all paddling trips at a given site will necessarily encounter all of the features listed.
Comments & Overview:Locustville Pond is a long, narrow, 82-acre pond. The gravel shoreline at the launch site is suitable for use as a boat ramp. No motors over 10 HP may be launched or hauled at this ramp. Much of the shoreline of the pond is lined with houses.
For more details see the full site report
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Credits: The data for the base maps was provided by the Rhode Island Geographic Information System (RIGIS) and the Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. The site data came from numerous sources and organizations. Much of it was collected through the hard work of volunteers for various conservation, watershed and outdoor recreation groups around the state of Rhode Island.