Potter Pond - July 26, 2022

Above the Breachway in Galilee

It was a bright sunny morning - no fog or wind – so I decided to stay local and paddle over to Potter Pond.

Potter Pond is connected to Point Judith Pond by a tidal inlet that flows through Snug Harbor and the 182-acre Succotash Marsh. The barrier beach that forms East Matunuck State Beach creates the southern shore of the pond. The northern end is a wooded kettle pond. With the exception of the villages of Snug Harbor to the east and Matunuck to the west, most of the land around Potter Pond is undeveloped.

Matunuck on the west shore

I paddled down the west side of Great Island into Galilee, and sat at the top of the Breachway to watch the boats come and go before crossing over to Snug Harbor. I then paddled along the inlet into Succotash Marsh. The tide was up and there were birds foraging in the shallows. After paddling under the bridge at Succotash Road, I played in the current in the channel where the inlet enters the pond. 

Once in Potter Pond I headed west past the Matunuck Oyster Farm to the Ocean Avenue Waterfront Access in Matunuck to check out the beach before heading back. It was about an hour-and-a-half after high tide at Point Judith when I returned to the inlet, and I was able to paddle up with no difficulty – the current was gone. The wind was blowing from the north, so I paddled up the east side of Great Island through Bluff Hill Cove and Welcome Cove on the way back to the cottage.

On the rocks at Matunuck Point

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