Worst Access in RI

[Young Salt]

Where is it the worst??? i get around a bit....fished most areas in RI from westerly to tiverton. Sakonnet being the only area i haven't fished yet.
When most towns have a couple spots with bad access, some towns have almost no public access, some areas provide no parking unless you're there to spend money.
Some towns have many access points and Right-of-Ways, but no parking signs and resident only stickers make them unusable to nearly all of us.

[bart]

not on the list but N. Kingstown is pretty bad access-wise...

[fishweewee]

Pffft. Try fishing in Connecticut.

[Joe]

Its actually North Kingstown - they have the most shoreline. Block & Bristol have the best.

[Young Salt]

I knew that i would end up leaving one out

[Saltheart]

Little compton is a shame. beautiful fishy coast with little to no access.

[Nebe]

Naragansett is horrible..plus there are no fish.

[Bliz]

I think that RI Sea Grant has recently updated their booklet on shore access...

[Saltheart]

Where can you get a copy of that booklet Bliz?

[Bliz]

Coastal guide offers more than beach reading
Misquamicut. Scarborough. Matunuck.
Sure.
Conanicut Island Sanctuary. Blackstone Park. Gull Cove.
What?

Rhode Island's 420 miles of shoreline offer more than swimming at well-known beaches—there are hidden places to fish, hike, bird-watch, and canoe, if you know where to look. To help people find both the well-known and the lesser-known places, the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program, the Coastal Resources Center at the University of Rhode Island, and the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) have produced an updated Public Access to the Rhode Island Coast, a select guide to over 340 public access sites in Rhode Island.

"Access to our coastal resources is one of the most important elements for stewardship. Without access there is no appreciation, and thus no support for wise management, of these precious resources," says Grover Fugate, CRMC executive director.

The guide includes parks, wildlife refuges, beaches, fishing sites, boat ramps, pathways, and views in the state's 21 coastal towns and provides site descriptions, maps, and articles about coastal habitats and uses. Included sites are owned by governments and managed for the public, owned by private organizations that welcome the public, or are rights-of-way officially designated by CRMC and suitable for public use.

Public Access to the Rhode Island Coast is available from Rhode Island Sea Grant Communications for $10 plus $3 shipping and handling. For more information or to order, call (401) 874-6842 or e-mail jgallo@gso.uri.edu. Copies may be borrowed from local libraries.

[Young Salt]

I have the book and it is a good resourse. I'm glad they updated it because alot of the parking around these access had dissappeared since the last one was printed. Myself and two other RISAA members got a mention on the inside of the new one.......if you want i will sign your book - for a modest fee

Another good one is the annual progress report from the CRMC. they have a town-by-town listing of all the row in the state. i posted the link awhile back, you can get it off their wesite. I've been working on a project of mapping the ROW's listed in the report.

[riverrat2]

Im going to have to say the little compton area.