Whale Rock Trailhead parking

Whale Rock Trailhead parking is a parking area in South County, Rhode Island. Whale Rock Trailhead parking is situated near the military installation Camp Varnum, as well as near the islet Gooseberry Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Camp Varnum and Whale Rock.

Camp Varnum

Military installation

Camp Varnum is a Rhode Island Army National Guard training facility in the Boston Neck area of Narragansett, Rhode Island. During World War II it was Fort Varnum, a coastal defense fort. Camp Varnum is situated 2,400 feet east of Whale Rock Trailhead parking.

Whale Rock

Islet

Whale Rock or Submarine Rock is the smallest island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It is located in the West Passage of the bay in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, west of the Beavertail area on Conanicut Island.

The Towers

Photo: Swampyank, CC BY 3.0.

The Towers is a historic structure located at 35 Ocean Road in Narragansett, Rhode Island. It is the only remnant of the Narragansett Pier Casino built in the 1880s. On November 25, 1969, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Towers is situated 1½ miles southwest of Whale Rock Trailhead parking.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Narragansett and Earlscourt Historic District.

Narragansett

Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Narragansett is in South County, Rhode Island. It includes the beach villages of Galilee, Scarborough, Point Judith, and Bonnet Shores. Families and students enjoy Narragansett especially in the summer because beaches are so close.

Earlscourt Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Earlscourt Historic District is a residential historic district in Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. It is centered on a stretch of Earles Court, between Gibson Avenue and Noble Street, and includes a few properties on the adjacent Gibson Avenue and Woodward and Westminster Streets. Earlscourt Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Whale Rock Trailhead parking.

Peace Dale

Village

Photo: Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peace Dale is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. Together with the village of Wakefield, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale. Peace Dale is situated 3 miles west of Whale Rock Trailhead parking.

Whale Rock Trailhead parking

Type: Parking area
Category: transport
Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.44932° or 41° 26′ 58″ north

Longitude

-71.44217° or 71° 26′ 32″ west

Open location code

87HCCHX5+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 255709067

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gooseberry Island and Whale Rock Lighthouse.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Boston Neck before Old Boston Neck (south) and 483 Boston Neck.

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Worth a closer look: Narragansett and North Kingstown.

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