United States

Blue Flag Beaches in Rhode Island

Rhode Island is one of United States's Blue Flag coastlines — 130 beaches across 39 beach towns, mapped below with certification status for each.

Every flag here is a season's award for water quality, safety, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means covers the certification in depth.

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Beach towns

130

Beaches mapped

Beach towns

Barrington1 beach mapped Block Island2 beaches mapped Bristol2 beaches mapped Charlestown11 beaches mapped Coventry3 beaches mapped Cranston1 beach mapped East Greenwich1 beach mapped Exeter1 beach mapped Foster2 beaches mapped Glendale1 beach mapped Glocester11 beaches mapped Greenville1 beach mapped Harmony1 beach mapped Hope1 beach mapped Jamestown2 beaches mapped Johnston1 beach mapped Lincoln1 beach mapped Little Compton5 beaches mapped Middletown5 beaches mapped Narragansett8 beaches mapped New Shoreham1 beach mapped Newport11 beaches mapped North Kingstown1 beach mapped North Providence2 beaches mapped Pascoag3 beaches mapped Portsmouth1 beach mapped Riverside1 beach mapped Rockville1 beach mapped Saunderstown4 beaches mapped Smithfield2 beaches mapped South Kingstown8 beaches mapped Spring Grove1 beach mapped Tiverton1 beach mapped Warren1 beach mapped Warwick5 beaches mapped West Greenwich1 beach mapped West Kingston3 beaches mapped Westerly21 beaches mapped Woonsocket1 beach mapped

Beaches

Westerly

Alfies
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Andrea Hotel
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Atlantic Beach Casino Resort
Sand beach
Not currently certified

18 more beaches in Westerly

South Kingstown

Aquapaug Scout Reservation
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Camp Fuller Ymca Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
East Matunuck State Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

5 more beaches in South Kingstown

Middletown

Atlantic Beach Club
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Easton's Point
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Peabody's Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

2 more beaches in Middletown

Block Island

Ballards Inn
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Surf Hotel
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Barrington

Barrington Town Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Charlestown

Blue Shutters Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Burlingame State Park Campground
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Burlingame State Park Picnic Area
Sand beach
Not currently certified

8 more beaches in Charlestown

Narragansett

Bonnet Shores Beach Club
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Capt Roger Wheeler
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Dunes Club
Sand beach
Not currently certified

5 more beaches in Narragansett

Glocester

Bowdish Lake Campground
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Camp Aldersgate
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Camp Cookie
Sand beach
Not currently certified

8 more beaches in Glocester

Coventry

Briar Point Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Colwell's Campground
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Westwood Ymca Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Little Compton

Briggs Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Fogland Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Goosewing Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

2 more beaches in Little Compton

Bristol

Bristol Town Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Camp St. Dorothy
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Pascoag

Buck Hill Family Campground
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Echo Lake Campground Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Episcopal Conference Center Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Exeter

Camp Canonicus
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Saunderstown

Camp Grosvenor
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Camp Nokewa
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Plum Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

1 more beach in Saunderstown

West Kingston

Camp Hoffman
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Kingstons Camp
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Larkin's Pond Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Johnston

Camp Massasoit
Sand beach
Not currently certified

North Providence

Camp Meehan
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Governor Notte Park Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Smithfield

Camp Shepard
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Georgiaville Pond Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Warwick

City Park Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Conimicut Point Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Gorton Pond Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

2 more beaches in Warwick

Spring Grove

Difonzo Recreation Area
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Foster

Dyer Woods Nudist Campground
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Ginny-B Campground Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Newport

Easton's Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Elm Street Pier
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Fort Adams State Park Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

8 more beaches in Newport

New Shoreham

Fred Benson Town Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

East Greenwich

Goddard Memorial State Park
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Tiverton

Grinnell's Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Harmony

Harmony Hill School
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Hope

Hope Community Services Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Lincoln

Lincoln Woods State Park Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Jamestown

Mackerel Cove
Sand beach
Not currently certified
Potter Cove
Sand beach
Not currently certified

North Kingstown

North Kingstown Town Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Riverside

Rose Larissa
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Portsmouth

Sandy Point Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Greenville

Slack's Pond Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Glendale

Spring Lake Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Cranston

Stillhouse Cove
Sand beach
Not currently certified

West Greenwich

W. Alton Jones Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Warren

Warren Town Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Woonsocket

World War II Memorial State Park Beach
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Rockville

Yawgoog Scout Reservation
Sand beach
Not currently certified

Run the beaches for a town in Rhode Island? The Government Portal puts your daily water quality and safety flags on these pages.

Field notes — quick answers

How many Blue Flag beaches are in Rhode Island?

Our Rhode Island roster is still being charted for the 2026 season. Certified beaches appear here with their certification year as we verify them; the interactive map shows the latest coverage.

What does Blue Flag certification tell you about Rhode Island's water?

A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality plus safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory, not affiliated with FEE, the certifier.