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Dog Beach (South Kingstown)
4.2★ · 13 Google ratings · South Kingstown, Rhode Island
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
625 yd away · fills up
Walk
550 yd · 7 min
Water
70°F
Tide
3 ft range today
Length
2.9 miles of shoreline
Sand
320 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Wed 12pm
Map of Dog Beach (South Kingstown)
Guide
Good to know
Ideal for off-leash dog swimming
The beach offers shallow, warm water and welcomes dogs in an off-leash setting.
Park at the lab entrance instead
Free parking is available in front of the lab with a short walk to the beach.
Arrive before 10am in summer
Parking fills completely by late morning during busy season, leaving no viable spaces.
Check for ticks on the access road
Dogs can pick up ticks quickly along the narrow road leading into the beach.
Expect a narrow one-way road
The access road is single-car width, requiring backing up when meeting oncoming traffic.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
70°F · mostly clear
Water
70°F
Waves
2.2 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the NE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:35 | High tide | ↑ |
| 06:58 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:10 | High tide | ↑ |
| 21:30 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 1:00 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 South Kingstown, RI 02879
🅿 Parking 625 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 550 yd away, about 7 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Dog Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 625 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Dog Beach?
110 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Dog Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Dog Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Wed 12pm and the busiest at Sat 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
