Point Judith Pond with RICKA – July 23, 2022

Launching at Marina Park

It was a scorching hot day, but we still had 13 boats (12 kayaks and one canoe) for my annual RICKA Flatwater trip on Point Judith Pond.

Point Judith Pond, or the Great Salt Pond, is located along the border of Narragansett and South Kingstown, and is the second largest of the Rhode Island’s South County salt ponds. It is a shallow, four-mile long pond located behind the barrier beaches and sand dunes that form Point Judith. The pond is 20 miles around with many pretty islands and coves to explore.

Above the breachway

The weather was hot with a slight breeze from the south as we met at the town boat ramp at Marina Park. We headed out into the Upper Pond, paddled through the Narrows and out into Point Judith Pond. We explored the coves on the west side of the pond on the way to Gardner Island where we crossed the boat channel. We stopped at Beach Island for a break and a swim.

With everyone feeling refreshed we paddled down the west side of Great Island into Galilee. We crossed back over the busy boat channel near Snug Harbor – always a challenge with a large group – and had lunch at the beach between Snug Harbor and Jerusalem. Since the wind was blowing from the south we went back the way we came up the west side of Great Island. We stopped at the cottage for a picture before heading up the east side of Ram Island and back up to the put in.

The crew at Horseshoe Point

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