Beavertail Trail
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Rhode Island · newport County

Beavertail Trail

Rocky shoreline route around Beavertail with lighthouse views and wave-battered ledges.

Rating
Length
1.8 mi
Difficulty
2
County
newport

About This Trail

Circle the dramatic southern tip of Conanicut Island past the historic 1856 Beavertail Lighthouse on this 2.3-mile loop in Jamestown. Wave-carved cliffs, sea caves, and barnacle-crusted ledges line the 153-acre park’s rocky perimeter with some of New England’s finest coastal vistas.

Location

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Coordinates: 41.4691957, -71.3906323

Getting There

From Jamestown, RI, take Route 138 to the last exit before the Newport Pell Bridge. Follow Conanicus Avenue south through town, turn right on Narragansett Avenue, left on Southwest Avenue, and continue onto Beavertail Road into the state park.

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