Block Island, Rhode Island Travel Information

Block Island (With or Without a Car): Offshore Touring Anchored 12 miles off the coast of mainland Rhode Island, this bite-sized island (a mere 11 square miles) is strewn with wildflowers, dotted with shingled cottages and placid pools, crisscrossed by hu... New Shoreham, RI

Block Island, Rhode Island The island attracts many sailors because of its fine harbor. Great Salt Pond has a 24-foot-deep channel that is 300 feet wide, cut in 1895 and dredged out periodically. New Harbor has many marina faci... New Shoreham, RI

Block Island, Rhode Island Seven-mile-long Block Island is for beach lovers. While not perfect— it can be crowded and noisy near the Old Harbor—the island still has all the ingredients necessary for an old-fashioned beach vacat... New Shoreham, RI

Block Island, Rhode Island From the 19th Century until fairly recently, Block Island was a popular (but slightly funky) summer destination for middle-class Rhode Island and Connecticut families, who maintained vacation homes, a... New Shoreham, RI

Block Island, Rhode Island From the 19th Century until fairly recently, Block Island was a popular (but slightly funky) summer destination for middle-class Rhode Island and Connecticut families, who maintained vacation homes, a... New Shoreham, RI

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Mohegan Bluffs Trail (Distance: 0.0 mi) The breathtaking cliffs that constitute Mohegan Bluffs rise 200 feet above the ocean, distinctly marking nearly five miles of Block Island’s coastline. It is hard to imagine the child who wouldn’t sta...

Block Island, RI - Hiking - length:4 mi

Block Island (Distance: 1.6 mi) Here is a ride that offers a rewarding minivacation for Long Islanders, providing at once a superb bicycling tour, travel on deep seas, and a visit to a displaced piece of New England., all in one day...

New Shoreham, RI - Road Biking - length:17 mi

New Harbor, Block Island (Distance: 1.9 mi) A quintessential Block Island paddle around the Great Salt Pond. This paddle through the bustling Great Salt Pond is a nice way to get a taste of Block Island. From Block Island, experienced paddlers ...

Block Island, RI - Sea Kayaking - length:4 mi

Rodman Hollow (Distance: 1.9 mi) Thanks to the Nature Conservancy, 42 percent of Block Island is preserved as open space. In addition to land preserves, many acres are kept free from development through easements with private propert...

Block Island, RI - Hiking - length:2.1 mi

Rodmans Hollow (Distance: 1.9 mi) Formed over 22,000 years ago at the end of the last period of glaciation in New England, Rodmans Hollow is also known as the birthplace of conservation on Block Island. Preserved through a thirty-year...

New Shoreham, MA - Hiking - length:unknown

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Shelter Harbor Shelter Harbor Golf Club Private Equity, 18 holes 7006 yards, par 71 14.7 miles from center of Block Island, Rhode Island

Par 3 Shelter Harbor Golf Club Private Equity, 9 holes 1206 yards, par 27 14.7 miles from center of Block Island, Rhode Island

Weekapaug Weekapaug Golf Club Private Non-Equity, 9 holes 3094 yards, par 36 16.6 miles from center of Block Island, Rhode Island

Winnapaug Winnapaug Golf & Country Club Public, 18 holes 6361 yards, par 72 17.0 miles from center of Block Island, Rhode Island

Point Judith Point Judith Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6688 yards, par 71 17.1 miles from center of Block Island, Rhode Island

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