Local favourite beach · Kent, Rhode Island
Big Beach
Big Beach is a beach in Kent, Rhode Island.
Big Beach: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Big Beach
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Big Beach — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.63514, -71.55300. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Big Beach
- Mishnock Pond · lake · Kent · ~5 km · Must-see
- Station Fire Memorial Park · fort · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
- Money Swamp Pond · lake · South · ~9 km · Must-see
- Flat River Reservoir Dam · lake · Kent · ~10 km · Must-see
- Elizabeth Spring · attraction · Kent · ~10 km · Must-see
- Varnum House Museum · museum · Kent · ~11 km · Must-see
- First Baptist Church · church · Kent · ~11 km · Must-see
- Chepiwanoxet Point · beach · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
- Warwick Center for the Arts · church · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
- Wickford Harbor · beach · South · ~14 km · Must-see
- Poplar Point Light · fort · South · ~15 km · Must-see
- Wickaboxet Management Area · sanctuary · Kent · ~18 km · Must-see
- Tomaquag Indian Museum · museum · South · ~19 km · Must-see
- Warwick Lighthouse · fort · Kent · ~19 km · Must-see
- North South Trail · trek · Kent · ~19 km · Must-see
- Conanicut Island Light · fort · Newport · ~21 km · Must-see
- Plum Beach Lighthouse · beach · South · ~21 km · Must-see
- Scituate Reservoir · lake · Providence · ~23 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Big Beach
- Chepiwanoxet Point · beach · Kent · ~13 km · Must-see
- Wickford Harbor · beach · South · ~14 km · Must-see
- Plum Beach Lighthouse · beach · South · ~21 km · Must-see
- Bullock's Point Skeletal Tower Light · beach · Rhode Island · ~24 km · Must-see
- Conimicut Lighthouse · beach · Rhode Island · ~24 km · Must-see
- Bullock Point · beach · Rhode Island · ~25 km · Must-see
- Nayatt Point Light · beach · Bristol · ~26 km · Must-see
- Barrington Beach · beach · Bristol · ~27 km · Must-see
- Sassafras Point · beach · Providence · ~28 km · Must-see
- Fuller Rock Skeletal Tower Light · beach · Providence · ~28 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Big Beach safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Big Beach yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Big Beach?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Big Beach?
Nearby: Mishnock Pond (lake, 5 km), Station Fire Memorial Park (fort, 8 km), Money Swamp Pond (lake, 9 km), Flat River Reservoir Dam (lake, 10 km), Elizabeth Spring (attraction, 10 km), Varnum House Museum (museum, 11 km).