Bar Rock

Bar Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bar Rock

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bar Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.49491, -71.03956. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bar Rock

• Demarest Lloyd State Park · sanctuary · Bristol · ~7 km · Must-see
• Slocums River Reserve · sanctuary · Bristol · ~9 km · Must-see
• Quicksand Pond · lake · Newport · ~10 km · Must-see
• Westport Town Farm · sanctuary · Bristol · ~13 km · Must-see
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Bristol · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dumpling Rocks Light · beach · Bristol · ~14 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church · church · Newport · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cuttyhunk Light · beach · Dukes · ~15 km · Must-see
• Harold E Watson Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sakonnet Light · beach · Newport · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~18 km · Must-see
• Acushnet Fort · fort · Bristol · ~20 km · Must-see
• Clark's Point Light · fort · Bristol · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hazelwood Park · park · Bristol · ~20 km · Must-see
• Buttonwood Park Zoo · sanctuary · Bristol · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Columba's Chapel · church · Newport · ~21 km · Must-see
• Butler Flats Light · beach · Bristol · ~21 km · Must-see
• St. John the Baptist Church · church · Bristol · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bar Rock

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bar Rock

• Gull Rocks · river spot · Newport · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rose Island · river spot · Newport · ~31 km · Must-see
• Martha's Vineyard · river spot · Dukes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point · river spot · South · ~91 km · Must-see
• Nantucket · river spot · Nantucket · ~101 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~120 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~130 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~131 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Flat · river spot · Bristol · ~3 km
• Big Ram Island · river spot · Bristol · ~4 km

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