RI heads back to the beach
With temperatures rising and the days lengthening, all of Rhode Island is finally settling into beach season.
Lincoln Woods’ Frank Moody Beach, one of the busiest beaches in the state parks system, is starting to pack in the crowds. The beach and swimming area provides summer relief to thousands of city dwellers from Pawtucket, Central Falls, Woonsocket, and Providence.
“We had a great opening weekend with great weather,” said a worker at the facility’s main office. “And we’re looking forward to an even better summer.”
Last year, a new beach pavilion was constructed at Lincoln Woods State Park, which has all-new concessions, restroom and shower facilities, an expanded nature center, and improved parking areas. State beaches, including Scarborough North, Roger Wheeler, East Matunuck and Misquamicut state beaches, are now open on a daily basis through Labor Day.
The daily beach parking fee for Rhode Island residents is $6 on weekdays and $7 on weekends and holidays. The non-resident beach parking fee is $12 on weekdays and $14 on weekends and holidays. The fee for a season pass is $30 for Rhode Island residents and $60 for non-residents.
Glocester’s two public swimming areas – the DiFonzo Recreation Area on Spring Grove Road and the Marion Irons Beach on Snake Hill Road - opened June 17. Lifeguards will be on duty at both facilities, which are open to town res-
idents only from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 27.
The beaches at Pulaski State Park and the George Washington Campground in Glocester are also open through Labor Day.
Spring Lake Beach in Burrillville is open for the 2018. The beach in Glendale is open daily until Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Aug. 27 to Sept. 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
General admission is
$3 per person for residents of Burrillville and $6 for non-residents. Family passes are $30 and individual passes are $20. A bus group rate (15 people or more) is available at $5 per person for non-residents and $2.50 per person for town residents.
Admission is free for up to 3 children per family ages 3 and under when accompanied by an adult.
Swim lessons (a total of 5 lessons) sponsored by the
Burrillville Lions Club and YMCA will be available Monday through Friday from July 9 through July 17 for town children ages 3-12. Lessons are given by certified lifeguards. Registrations will be accepted at the admission booth at the beach facility. The cost is $25 per session.
Created at the turn of the century as a summer recreational area, Spring Lake Beach is a popular sum-
mer destination in Northern Rhode Island, offering paddle boats, an ice cream stand, volleyball on the beach, and a penny arcade with antique arcade games.
Spring lake Beach feature all sorts of amenities, including swim dock, beach shop, food concessions, restrooms with outdoor showers, children’s slides at the water’s edge and boat rentals. Picnic tables are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and there are full-time lifeguards. The Champlin Recreation Hall located at the beach is also available for rent throughout the season.
According to Beach Manager Judy Lopez, there are new recreation activities for the kids this year, including table tennis, bouncy house, paddle boards, volleyball and a new water slide.