East Beach State Beach

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

Elevation	3 ft (1 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	41°20′42″N 71°40′56″W / 41.34500°N 71.68222°W / 41.34500; -71.68222Coordinates: 41°20′42″N 71°40′56″W / 41.34500°N 71.68222°W / 41.34500; -71.68222 ^[1]

Area	250 acres (101 ha)

Established	2006
Management	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation

Location in Rhode Island
Website: East Beach State Beach

East Beach State Beach is a state-operated recreation area in Charlestown, Rhode Island, encompassing 3 miles (4.8 km) of oceanfront beach^[2] abutting Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge on Quonochontaug Neck, the barrier island separating Block Island Sound and Ninigret Pond.^[3] The area offers a small, seasonal campground (20 units), salt-water fishing, ocean swimming, and beach activities.^[4]

References

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

East Beach 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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