The Narrow River - July 25, 2022

I woke up to clouds and gusting winds, so I needed to find someplace to paddle that would be sheltered from the wind. I decided to head over to the Narrow River.

The Narrow River, also known as the Pettaquamscutt River, forms the boundary between the towns of Narragansett, South Kingstown and North Kingstown. Not truly a river, it is actually a 7-mile long tidal estuary connected to Narragansett Bay by a narrow channel above the Narragansett Town Beach and the Dunes Club.

There are five distinct sections of the Narrow River – the Upper Pond, the Lower Pond, the “Narrows” from Bridgetown Road and Middlebridge Road, the Pettaquamscutt Cove, and the “Narrows” at the mouth of the river where it enters into Narragansett Bay.

I put in at the Narrow River Fishing Area off Pollock Avenue and paddled up into the the “Narrows” between Bridgetown Road and Middlebridge Road. This section of the river is lined with boat docks and summer houses. Above Bridgetown Road are the Upper and Lower Ponds. Below Middlebridge Road is the Pettaquamscutt Cove. Unfortunatley, it was too windy to try to paddle these.

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My Pictures

Narrow River Preservation Association
Paddle Map - Upper Narrow River
Paddle Map -  Lower Narrow River