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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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Donigian Park

Merino Park

Collier Point Park - TEMPORARILY CLOSED

Gaspee Point Drive

Meshanticut Pond

George B. Salter Grove

Pawtuxet Village Park

Aborn St. Boat Ramp

Stillhouse Cove

Rhodes on the Pawtuxet

Roger Williams Park

Roger Williams Park - Deep Spring Lake

Bold Point Park

South Water Street Landing

Pawtucket Town Landing

Greystone Mill Pond

School Street Pier

Hillside Avenue, Johnston

John L Curran Fishing Access

Sabin Point

Howard Conservation Area Canoe Launch

The location you clicked on is a site for launching boats from trailers. Boat ramps can normally be used to launch canoes and kayaks but please do your best to keep the boat ramp clear for boat trailers.

Site Name: Pawtuxet Village Park

Alternate Site Name: Asprey Boat House

Town: Warwick

Driving Landmarks: On Narragansett Parkway, at the south end of Pawtuxet Village, look for the Pawtuxet Park on the east side of the road. The parking lot is at the south end of the park.

ADA Accessible Boat Launch? no

Shoreline: The only reasonable place to launch boats at this site is on the boat ramp. The ramp ends above the low tide line with a small drop off onto a sand and gravel bottom. The ramp at the north end of Pawtuxet Cove is in much better condition and is more suitable for launching larger trailered boats.

Float/Dock: low float or dock

Parking: parking lot, 50 spaces

ADA Accessible Parking Spaces? no

Water 'Features' At Site: estuary, ocean/bay

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:There is an asphalt boat ramp at this site next to the Asprey Boat House in Pawtuxet Village Park, on Pawtuxet Cove. This small cove is the mouth of the Pawtuxet River, however it is not possible to paddle up the river from here because of the dam just above the bridge. It is possible to paddle out of the cove. The next 1/2 mile of shoreline south of the cove is protected by a breakwater so large waves are unlikely, making this a good area for less experienced paddlers as long as you keep an eye out for boat traffic as the area is very popular place to moor power and sailboats. Heading beyond the breakwater puts you in the Providence River, where caution should be used both because this is a large body of water that can easily become rough and because the river is used by large commercial vessels going to and from the Port of Providence.

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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. For more information about volunteering for the ExploreRI project, please visit the volunteer page.