Skip to content

Scroll for more

Shelter Harbor Inn Logo

Explore Coastal Rhode Island

Shelter Harbor Inn Logo
Shelter Harbor Inn Beach

Charlestown Beach

This beach offers a panoramic view of Block Island Sound and is known as one of the best salt water fishing areas in South County.

Shelter Harbor Inn Sunset

Block Island

Block Island is special in so many ways. It is unlike anywhere you have ever visited. Whether you enjoy a laid-back beach day, a vigorous bike ride, an adventure in a kayak or a paddleboard lesson, this little island is worth exploring.

Shelter Harbor Inn Boat

Block Island Ferry

Block Island Ferry is the only year-round ferry service to Block Island. Based in Point Judith, (Narragansett), Rhode Island, the Block island Ferry offers Traditional ferry service, (55 minute voyage) as well as the fastest ferry trip from the mainland on the High speed ferry service, (30 minute cruise).

Shelter Harbor Inn Beach

Dunes Park

Dunes Park is a great stretch of beach located right at the Weekapaug Breachway and is geared toward families. There are restrooms, bath houses, showers, and a concession stand available to customers of Dunes Park. With a very friendly parking lot staff as well as 2 lifeguards on duty each day, Dunes Park is a perfect place to visit.

Shelter Harbor Inn Beach

Napatree Point Beach

Napatree is a community resource and is open to the public year-round. Napatree Point extends 1.3 miles west into Little Narragansett Bay from Watch Hill, Westerly, RI and has been formally designated a “Globally Important Bird Area” by the National Audubon Society and a Climate Response Demonstration Site by the University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute. It is home to many species of federally and state-listed endangered species, including Piping Plovers, Least Terns, Osprey, and American Oystercatchers.