Big River

490 Harkney Hill Road, Coventry Rhode Island 02816
41°39'54.8"N 71°37'07.5"W
This access site is on Johnson Pond, next to the bridge that divides Johnson Pond from Reynolds Pond. Since Johnson Pond is built up and also tends to be a busy place in the summer, most paddlers who put in at Zeke's Bridge will want to head south under the bridge right next to the boat ramp, into Reynolds Pond. This bridge is low enough to keep larger boats from getting into Reynolds Pond and Reynolds Pond is also too shallow for fast boats. Reynolds is a beautiful winding pond with a mix of white pines and cedar swamps along the shore. It is largely within Big River Management Area so the shoreline is undeveloped. At the far end of Reynolds Pond you can keep going under I-95 (the tunnels under the highway are long but you can see the other end from the start) and on up Big River.