Narrow River – July 27, 2021

I needed to get back early for a conference call for work, so I decided to head down to the Narrow River.

The Narrow River, also known at the Pettaquamscutt River, is the tidal extension of the Mattatuxet River. It begins below the Carr Pond Dam at the Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and flows south for approximately 6.3-miles forming the border between South Kingstown and Narragansett before entering Pettaquamscutt Cove and then flowing out into Narragansett Bay.

The Narrow River gets its name from either the long narrow section from Bridgetown Road to Middlebridge Road, or the narrow mouth of the river below the Sprague Bridge where it empties into Narragansett Bay.

I put in at the Pollock Avenue Boat Ramp and paddled up through the “upper” Narrows. This section of the river is lined with boat docks and summer houses. Above and below the Narrows the river opens up again and you can paddle up to the Gilbert Stuart Birthplace or down into Pettaquamscutt Cove and the John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge.

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