East Greenwich Municipal Boat Ramp

41º39'24.01" N 71º26'53.27" W See this location in: Google Maps Map Server Acme Maps

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This 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.

Comments & Overview:

This is the municipal boat ramp on Greenwich Cove in the center of East Greenwich. There is a cement plank boat ramp here as well as a dock and a paved parking lot. This site provides access to Greenwich Cove, Greenwich Bay and Narragansett Bay beyond. Greenwich Cove is very sheltered but can be busy. Greenwich Bay can be rough if the wind kicks up and it can also be very busy in the summer so small boats should use caution. Most of the shoreline on the east side of Greenwich cove and on around to Sally Rock Point is Goddard Memorial State Park. (Some of the information about this site was adapted from Mike Krabach's kayak access website.)

This site provides access to the following water bodies: Greenwich Cove, Greenwich Bay, Narragansett Bay.

Location:

Alternate Site Name: Crompton Park

Town: East Greenwich

Driving Landmarks: Follow Route 401 into downtown East Greenwich. At the stop light at Route 1 go straight across Route 1 onto Rocky Hollow Road. At the stop sign turn left onto Crompton Street and look for the boat ramp on your right, next to the transfer station. Drop off your boat and gear at the launch, and then park in the overlook/picnic area just above the launch.

Access & Waters:

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.

Type of Access: Boat ramp

ADA Accessible Boat Launch? no

Shoreline: Concrete boat ramp

Float/Dock: low float or dock

Parking:

Parking: parking lot, 30 spaces

ADA Accessible Parking Spaces? no

Sources for More Information:

Website: Mike Krabach's kayak access website

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This site report was last updated on January 28, 2008