A Walk At Napatree Point, RI

We took this walk on November 13, 2011. In November all the shops in the Watch Hill section of Westerly, RI were closed with the exception of two tee shirt shops. Therefore, we were able to park on the street. In season, these spaces are only 2 hour parking. Also, off season you can park in a small lot adjacent to the water. In season, you would have to pay for parking, if you could find a space.

The temperature here is pretty comfortable. The ocean water is still warm from summer. Even though there is a breeze, it is not cold. Dress in layers. It will probably be warmer than you think.

From the street, we walked across the parking lot, behind some cabanas and there we found the path to Napatree beach.

We started out on a path that took us to the bay side of Napatree point. (Shown in the photo)

After walking halfway down the bay side, we take a path over to the ocean side. There are several opportunites to do this.

Off in the distance we someone windsurfing. A little while later we see two more young men in wetsuits coming down the beach with windsurfing equipment.

The sand is very smooth and hard packed to walk on.

Little sandpipers are along the shore. They are fun to watch. The scoot out as the waves go out and then run back in before the wave can hit them. There are four of them and they look as their marching is coordinated. They are so fast, I couldn't get a picture. They eat small invertebrates picked out of the sand.

We were hoping to find a path to the bunkers left over from Fort Mansfield. We found one path but it was so closed in with brambles, we would have needed a machete to get through.