Charlestown Breachway State Beach

Charlestown Breachway State Beach
Rhode Island State Park
Charlestown Breachway
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
County	Washington
Town	Charlestown

Elevation	0 ft (0 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	41°21′24″N 71°38′21″W / 41.35667°N 71.63917°W / 41.35667; -71.63917Coordinates: 41°21′24″N 71°38′21″W / 41.35667°N 71.63917°W / 41.35667; -71.63917 ^[1]

Area	14 acres (6 ha)

Established	1952
Management	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation

Location in Rhode Island
Website: Charlestown Breachway

Charlestown Breachway State Beach is a state-operated recreation area on Block Island Sound next to the Charlestown Breachway in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA.^[2] Located on the east side of the manmade channel (the "Breachway") that connects Ninigret Pond with the Atlantic Ocean, the area offers 75 camping sites for self-contained RVs,^[3] ocean swimming and other beach activities, salt-water fishing, and a boat launch.^[4]

References

1 2 "Charlestown Breachway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Charlestown Breachway". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
↑ "Charlestown Breachway: Campground Details". Welcome to RI State Parks. Rhode Island State. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
↑ "Charlestown Breachway History". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

External links

Charlestown Breachway Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation

Protected areas of Rhode Island
Federal	Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Chafee National Wildlife Refuge Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge Touro Synagogue National Historic Site Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge Roger Williams National Memorial
State Parks	Beavertail Blackstone River Bikeway Brenton Point Burlingame Colt Fishermen's Memorial Fort Adams Fort Wetherill Goddard Memorial Haines Memorial Lincoln Woods Pulaski Rocky Point Snake Den World War II Memorial
State Beaches	Charlestown Breachway East Beach East Matunuck Misquamicut Roger Wheeler Salty Brine Scarborough
State Forests	Lincoln Woods George Washington Memorial Wickaboxet
Other protected areas	Arcadia Management Area East Bay Bike Path Ell Pond George Washington State Campground

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