Ashville Pond

41° 29.967' N    71° 45.078' W   See this location in: Google Maps   Map Server   Acme Maps

This is a site for launching hand-carried boats such as canoes or kayaks.

Description & Overview:

This is a DEM fishing access site in the Rockville Management Area. There was once a stone boat ramp here but it is so badly eroded that it is no longer usable for launching trailered boats. However, there is plenty of space from which to launch hand-carried boats. Ashville Pond is a 30 acre pond largely within the management area. The shoreline is forested with just one house tucked away near the southwest corner of the pond and the short stretch of road along the east end. There is a 10hp limit on motors on Ashville Pond. This area is stocked with trout several times throughout the spring.

This site provides access to the following water bodies in the Pawcatuck River watershed: Ashville Pond.

Location:

Town: Hopkinton

Driving Landmarks: From I-95 north or south take Exit 2. If coming from the south (from CT), turn left at the end of the ramp. If coming from the north (Providence) turn right at the end of the ramp. Go 1/4 mile to Route 3 and turn left (south). Go 0.6 miles on Route 3 and then turn right on Canonchet Road. After 1.2 miles on Canonchet Road (bearing right at the junction with Stubtown Road) the pond will appear on your left. Park in one of the gravel pull-outs next to the pond. There are various places along the road from which to launch hand-carried boats, especially near the southeast corner of the pond.

Access & Waters:

Water 'Features' At Site: pond

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.

Type of Access: Boat launch for hand carried boats

ADA Accessible Boat Launch? no

Shoreline: Sand and gravel shoreline with the remains of a stone boat ramp, no longer usable for launching trailered boats.

Float/Dock: no

Approximate Length of Carry between Car Access and Water: 10 feet

Parking:

Parking: on street, 10 spaces

ADA Accessible Parking Spaces? no

Nearby Amenities:

Town Center: The village of Hope Valley is 2 miles north on Route 3 from the junction of Route 3 and Canonchet Road.

Outfitter: URE Outfitters is in Hope Valley on Route 3 and sells a wide range of outdoor gear. Hope Valley Bait on Route 138 just east of Route 3 rents canoes.

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