Date visited: 10/6/2022

First of all, the rules for dogs here are quite confusing. The town of Tiverton's website indicates that leashed dogs are allowed off-season, but it isn't specific as to what time of the year constitutes "off-season". They charge for parking between Memorial and Labor Day, but based on the signage at the actual beach, dogs aren't allowed until Columbus Day and only allowed on off-beach areas. But this wasn't the actual beach. I believe we were at the conservation area, but the whole thing is quite confusing. There were five other dogs here when we arrived, so we just went with it! At any rate, we walked the 1.2 mile trail outlined in the All-Trails app, but it really wasn't a trail. It was more of a path along a rocky road at first, and then just along side the shore. It was okay, but this is far from the best "beachy" area we visited in Rhode Island. Still, it was a nice day, and the dogs enjoyed wading into the water.

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Date visited: 7/17/2022

I had a difficult finding a place to take the dogs in Tiverton. There's a lot of waterfront, but none that I could find that let me take my dogs. We wound up at historic Fort Barton. The fort was originally named the Tiverton Heights Fort and dates back to 1777. It was renamed for Lt. Col. William Barton, who led a successful raid against British forces near here during the Revolutionary War. We climbed to the top of the observation deck and took in the views from the top. There are a series of trails behind the observation deck, but we didn't hike them since we had already done a long hike earlier in the day.

Date visited: 9/24/2022

This was the third stop we made on this day. We stopped here because I needed another mile or so to close my rings on my Apple Watch. There's actually about 5 miles of trails here, as the Pardon Gray Preserve connects to Wetamoo Woods, which has a great name! We just walked a mile loop that I think was completely part of the Pardon Gray property. The trail was well maintained, but there was nothing that interesting on the route we hiked.

Date visited: 10/10/2024

When we visited Fogland Beach Conservation Area two years ago, there was some confusion as to when the dogs are actually allowed on the beach. I went to the town's website for clarification before this visit, and it said "Dogs are NOT allowed on beaches during beach season. Dogs are allowed during off-season and in off-beach areas, but should be leashed." It doesn't specify exactly what dates constitute "beach season". There is a sign on the beach property that says dogs are allowed after Columbus Day...is that still a thing? I actually had to ask Siri when Columbus day was. I guess we were four days early, but I don't think it really matters! The beach itself is only okay. The beach is on the south side of Fogland Point, and you can see all the way out to open water, but there are no real waves here. It's also not a large area. The entire beach is only a half mile long, and we walked the length of it and back. It was a good walk, but not the best beach we've visited in Rhode Island.

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Date visited: 7/28/2025

This is primarily a fishing spot. Most people fish off the bridge, but there are access areas on either side of the bridge. One one side, you have to hop over a guard rail to get to the short trail that leads to the water. There are no real trails here, so we also walked around a short block near the bridge, consisting of Bridgeport Rd, Highland Rd, and Main Avenue. Of course, the dogs also went in the water while we were here.

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Date visited: 9/21/2025

We stopped here on our way back from some beaches in Little Compton. This is a well-known historic area of Tiverton at the corner of Routes 77 & 179. There are a number of small shops and restaurants, as well as a few different art galleries. We walked around the area, and also through the Meeting House Sculpture Park.

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Date visited: 9/21/2025

We visited a few of these outdoor sculpture parks in recent months. I didn't even know about this one. We stumbled upon it while walking through the Four Corners historic district. This park is much smaller than the others, and some of the pieces were difficult to take good photos of with the late afternoon shadow. Still, these parks are always interesting and fun to walk through.

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Date visited: 7/3/2026

We continued along the shoreline from the Little Compton section of the preserve. Actually, I'm not sure if this portion of the beach is part of the preserve or not, but the only other way to access it looks to be from some properties along the shore. We eventually reached an outcropping of rocks. We got some nice photos from the rocks, but there was no safe way to continue to the beach on the other side, without going through the water. We might have done that, but the water was a bit deeper here, and Mandy and Lexi don't like it when their paws can't touch the bottom. We sat on the rocks for a bit and had a water break, before heading back to Little Compton the way we came.

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Date visited: 9/4/2026

We were here to walk the Sakonnet River Bridge Bike Path, but we also checked out the boat ramp area. There is a parking lot here, and a waterfront access point used to launch boats and to go fishing. The dogs enjoyed getting in the water here, getting nice and wet to keep them cool on the rest of the walk. To reach the bike path, there's about a quarter mile walk with a 200 foot climb along Evans Avenue. There boat launch is right where the old Sakonnet River Bridge used to be, and there is also a gravel path where an old railroad bridge used to be. Unfortunately, at the end of the gravel path, there is trash and garbage everywhere from fishermen who don't care about the environment. Other than that, this is a great spot for the dogs to get a quick dip in the water, and a good place to park to access the bike path.

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Date visited: 9/4/2026

This is the bike and pedestrian bridge that runs along the Sakonnet River Bridge that connects Tiverton to Portsmouth. There are three bridges that connect Aquidneck Island to the mainland, but this is the only one that has pedestrian access. We parked at the Sakonnet Bridge Boat Ramp, and walked up to the trail head via Evans Avenue. The bridge is a little over a mile long, and it has a nice wide path for walking or biking. These are the photos from the Tiverton side of the bridge.

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Date visited: 10/30/2026

When we were in the area recently, we drove down Main Road, and I thought to myself that it might make a good walk, so we came back to check it out. We walked between the boat ramp on Riverside Drive and Grinnell's Beach on Main Road, and back. The route is a little over a mile in each direction and passes the Tiverton Yacht Club, Standish Boat Yard, and Coastal Roasters, a colorfully painted coffee shop. There weren't as many photo opportunities as I had anticipated, but we were still able to get a few good ones. Mandy and Lexi made friends with a number of people as we passed the coffee shop. We stopped to visit the beach before heading back to the car and off to our next adventure.

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