The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Surfer’s End at Sachuest Beach in Middletown for swimming because of high bacteria levels, and re-opening YMCA Camp Watchaug and Burlingame Picnic Area in Charlestown since bacteria counts there have returned to acceptable levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor the water quality regularly to assure safe bathing throughout the beach season. The status of a beach may change as new data become available. The most up-to-date beach information is available through a recorded message on RIDOH’s beaches telephone line (401-222-2751) and at www.health.ri.gov.
2019 Beach Season Closures
| Beach | City/Town | Closed On | Re-Opened | Number of Days Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Statewide (for bacteria) | ||||
| Third Beach | Middletown | 5/29/2019 | 5/31/2019 | 2 |
| Barrington Town Beach | Barrington | 6/6/2019 | 6/7/2019 | 1 |
| Spring Lake Beach | Burrillville | 6/11/2019 | 6/19/19 | 8 |
| Grinell’s Beach | Tiverton | 6/19/2019 | 6/21/2019 | 2 |
| King Park Beach | Newport | 6/20/2019 | 6/21/2019 | 1 |
| Third Beach | Middletown | 6/20/2019 | 6/21/2019 | 1 |
| Peabody’s Beach | Middletown | 6/20/2019 | 6/21/2019 | 1 |
| Sandy Point Beach | Portsmouth | 6/20/2019 | 6/25/2019 | 5 |
| Spring Lake Beach | Burrillville | 6/21/2019 | 6/23/2019 | 2 |
| Fort Adams Beach | Newport | 6/22/2019 | 6/26/2019 | 4 |
| Camp Aquapaug | West Kingston | 6/24/2019 | 6/25/2019 | 1 |
| Kent County YMCA Lower and Upper Ponds | Warwick | 6/24/2019 | 6/25/2019 | 1 |
| Ginny B’s Campground | Foster | 6/26/2019 | 6/28/2019 | 2 |
| Third Beach | Middletown | 6/27/2019 | 6/28/2019 | 1 |
| Sandy Point Beach | Portsmouth | 6/27/2019 | 6/29/2019 | 2 |
| Kent County YMCA Lower Pond | Warwick | 7/8/2019 | 7/12/2019 | 4 |
| Burlingame State Park Picnic Area | Charlestown | 7/10/2019 | 7/11/2019 | 1 |
| Camp Watchaug | Charlestown | 7/8/19 | 7/11/2019 | 3 |
| Harmony Hill School Beach | Chepachet | 7/18/2019 | 7/23/2019 | 5 |
| Kent County YMCA Upper Pond | Warwick | 7/21/2019 | 7/23/2019 | 2 |
| Kent County YMCA Lower Pond | Warwick | 7/21/2019 | 7/29/2019 | 8 |
| Scarborough Beach South | Narragansett | 7/24/2019 | 7/25/2019 | 1 |
| Easton’s Beach | Newport | 7/24/2019 | 7/25/2019 | 1 |
| North Kingstown Town Beach | North Kingstown | 7/24/2019 | 7/26/2019 | 2 |
| Saunderstown Yacht Club | Saunderstown | 7/24/2019 | 7/26/2019 | 2 |
| Barrington Town Beach | Barrington | 7/24/2019 | 7/25/2019 | 1 |
| YMCA Camp Grosvenor | Saunderstown | 7/24/2019 | 7/29/2019 | 5 |
| Gooseberry Beach | Newport | 7/24/2019 | 7/26/2019 | 2 |
| Bonnet Shores Beach | Narragansett | 7/24/2019 | 7/26/2019 | 2 |
| Fort Adams State Park Beach | Newport | 7/25/2019 | 7/26/2019 | 1 |
| Third Beach | Middletown | 7/25/2019 | 7/27/2019 | 2 |
| Peabody’s Beach | Middletown | 7/25/2019 | 7/27/2019 | 2 |
| Sandy Point Beach | Portsmouth | 7/25/2019 | 7/27/2019 | 2 |
| Dunes Park Beach | Westerly | 7/25/2019 | 7/27/2019 | 2 |
| Scarborough Beach South | Narragansett | 7/30/2019 | 8/1/2019 | 2 |
| Scarborough Beach North | Narragansett | 7/30/2019 | 7/31/2019 | 1 |
| Camp Wachaug | Charlestown | 7/31/2019 | 8/2/2019 | 2 |
| Briar Point Beach | Coventry | 7/31/2019 | 8/2/2019 | 2 |
| Burlingame State Park Picnic Area | Charlestown | 8/1/2019 | 8/2/2019 | 1 |
| Easton’s Beach | Newport | 8/1/2019 | 8/2/2019 | 1 |
| Kent County YMCA Upper Pond | Warwick | 8/1/2019 | 8/5/2019 | 4 |
| Kent County YMCA Lower Pond | Warwick | 8/1/2019 | 8/5/2019 | 4 |
| Conimicut Point Beach | Warwick | 8/2/2019 | 8/3/2019 | 1 |
| Roy Carpenter Beach | South Kingstown | 8/2/2019 | 8/6/2019 | 4 |
| Yawgoog Scout Reservation | Hopkinton | 8/2/2019 | 8/3/2019 | 1 |
| Kent County YMCA Upper and Lower Ponds | Warwick | 8/9/2019 | ||
| YMCA Camp Fuller | South Kingstown | 8/15/2019 | 8/16/2019 | 1 |
| YMCA Camp Watchaug | Charlestown | 8/16/2019 | 8/20/2019 | 4 |
| Burlingame State Park Picnic Area | Charlestown | 8/16/2019 | 8/20/2019 | 4 |
| Third Beach | Middletown | 8/16/2019 | 8/20/2019 | 4 |
| Surfer’s Rock at Sachuest Beach | Middletown | 8/20/2019 |