Beavertail Lighthouse
Lighthouse · Jamestown, Rhode Island
A granite tower on the bare southern tip of Conanicut Island, at the mouth of Narragansett Bay, surrounded by Beavertail State Park. A light was first established here in 1749, making it the third lighthouse established in the Thirteen Colonies after Boston Light and Brant Point — though the tower standing today dates from 1856, and the distinction between the station and the structure is worth keeping straight. A museum in the assistant keeper's house has run since 1993, and the rocks below are among the best places in the state to watch a storm.
Beavertail Road, Jamestown, Rhode Island, 02835, United States
The lighthouse grounds and the surrounding Beavertail State Park are FREE and open daily in daylight, year round, with free parking. ⚠ THE TOWER ITSELF CANNOT NORMALLY BE CLIMBED — it is an active aid to navigation and is not routinely open to visitors, which is the most common wrong assumption people make before driving out here. ⚠ THE MUSEUM IN THE ASSISTANT KEEPER'S HOUSE IS SEASONAL and keeps limited days, broadly through the warmer months, with free entry or a small suggested donation; it holds a Fresnel lens and the history of Rhode Island's lighthouses. Occasional special openings are run by the museum association. The car park fills on fine summer weekends and on storm days and has no overflow.
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