Jamestown, Rhode Island

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The island is 9.5 square miles with a good highway system following most of its shoreline. Its small downtown has become increasingly popular with the addition of several restaurants. The south end of Beavertail Light at Beavertail State Park is a high rocky coast projecting into the Atlantic Ocean, and features some of the best surf cast fishing in the world.
Narragansett Bay surrounds the northern end of the island. Community Information Jamestown, RI

Historically, Jamestown is in the middle of the Bicentennial picture. You may walk Narragansett Avenue where the British marched in 1775 while burning the town; Indian and colonial artifacts from pre-historic and early settlements are displayed in the Sydney L. Wright Museum; and memorabilia from the 300-year-old Jamestown ferry system can be seen in the Jamestown Museum.

Board sailors and sport fishermen gather at Taylor Point Overlook and Potter Cove. Visitors can take a walking tour through pastures, hayfields and woodlands at Watson Farm. Snorkelers who are strong swimmers can spy tropical species of fish swept north by the Gulf Stream late summer and fall off Fort Wetherill State Park. Fort Getty Park features tidal pools and is a beachcomber's paradise.

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