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Dune's Park Beach
4.6★ · 390 Google ratings · Westerly, Rhode Island
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
120 ft away
Walk
150 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
Yes
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
3 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
2.7 miles of shoreline
Sand
200 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 4 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Mon 6pm
Map of Dune's Park Beach
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1Parking120 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 8 visitors · 2016–2026
Good for fishing and crabbing
The jetty and rock walls offer reliable opportunities to catch striped bass, bluefish, and crabs.
Arrive early on weekends
The parking lot fills up by late morning on nice days, with some days reaching capacity before noon.
Budget $25-30 for parking
Daily parking fees are $25 on weekdays and $30 on weekends, with weekly and yearly passes available.
Plan to leave by 5:30pm
All facilities including bathrooms, changing rooms, showers, and the snack bar close at 5:30pm when lifeguards go off duty.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
71°F · partly cloudy
Water
70°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.9 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
7 mph from the W
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:58 | High tide | ↑ |
| 07:48 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 14:56 | High tide | ↑ |
| 21:41 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 12:57 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 665 Atlantic Ave, Westerly, RI 02891
🅿 Parking 120 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 150 yd away, about 2 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Dune's Park Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 120 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Dune's Park Beach?
210 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 Dune's Park 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 Dune's Park Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 6pm and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
