Quonnie Pond 2025

End of West Beach Road, off Post Road / Route 1Charlestown, RIPhone:

The boat ramp Quonochontaug Breachway gives access to both Quonochontaug Pond and Block Island Sound. This is a large salt pond with many coves and channels. Good for canoes, kayaks, and other small boats. This is a site for launching boats from trailers. Heavy use from fishermen, boaters and day-trippers. Portable toilets usually on site in the summer.

Parking: Parking lot with 50 spaces; wheelchair accessible
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Requirements to attend this paddle
· arrive 1/2 hour prior to posted launch time
· light
· whistle
· 14 foot kayak or longer recommended
· Coast Guard approved PFD (inflatable PFDs are not allowed)
· spray skirt (recommended)
· bilge pump
· appropriate clothing for the water temperature
· Event start time is in your boat, in the water, and ready to paddle! You will need to transport your boat a few hundred feet, from the parking lot to the beach to launch.
Suggested
We strongly recommend that you bring along the following:

• drinking water
• food
• sunscreen
• a change of dry clothes in a dry bag
• familiarize yourself with the area prior to paddling
• check weather conditions for wind speed direction and tides

Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of canoeing and kayaking involve the risk of serious injury or death. Southern New England Paddlers (SNEP) although safety conscious, cannot gu