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Three centuries packed into one headland
Beavertail State Park sits at the bottom of Conanicut Island, right where Narragansett Bay spills into the Atlantic.
You get 153 acres of exposed rock, four overlooks, and coastline on both the east and west sides of the island. That means sunrise and sunset views from the same park.
It costs nothing to walk in, and the gate stays open dawn to dusk, 365 days a year. But the views are just the start…