Roger Wheeler State Beach

Roger Wheeler State Beach
Rhode Island State Park
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
County	Washington
Town	Narragansett

Elevation	13 ft (4 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	41°22′15″N 71°29′48″W / 41.37083°N 71.49667°W / 41.37083; -71.49667Coordinates: 41°22′15″N 71°29′48″W / 41.37083°N 71.49667°W / 41.37083; -71.49667 ^[1]

Established	1929
Management	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation

Location in Rhode Island
Website: Roger W. Wheeler State Beach

Roger W. Wheeler State Beach is a state-operated recreation area on Block Island Sound in the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA.^[2] It was named for Roger W. Wheeler, the founder of the Rhode Island State Life-Saving System.^[3] The area offers picnicking, ocean swimming, and a playground.

References

1 2 "Captain Roger W Wheeler State Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Roger W. Wheeler State Beach". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
↑ "Roger W. Wheeler State Beach History". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

External links

Roger W. Wheeler State 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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