Block Island

Boating

Charter boats are available for deep-sea fishing or you can simply cast your line in the surf. the 365 fresh water ponds are home to bass, perch, and pickerel. you can snorkel, scuba dive, kayak, or parasail.

Beaches

If you are looking for a place to spend some quality time at the beach block island is ideal. the seashore is everywhere. the island encompasses 17 miles 27 km of beaches and offers many choices. within walking distance of the ferry landing is three-mile crescent beach, which is divided into three parts: the fredrick j. benson beach, scotch beach, and mansion beach which is positioned beneath cliffs and the stone walls of a vanished mansion. the beach has lifeguards and restrooms. food is available from nearby old harbor restaurants and concessions. parking and beach admission are free.

Fishing charters from Old Harbor, Block Island for striped bass tuna, and sharks on a safe and fast diesel powered Ridgeway express. Block Island's best charter boat!

Block Island Fishing Charters, LLC

New harbor, phone: +1 401- 787-2321 or 466-5944, inshore and offshore trips for experienced anglers and newcomers alike. target striped bass, blues, fluke & gamefish with licensed, professional captain. nighttime trophy bass trips and island tours also offered. (http://www.blockislandfis...)

Children's activities

Include a story hour at the library, nature conservancy hikes, and a petting zoo.

Hiking on The Greenway

More than 40 % of block island is protected as open space. both the nature conservancy and the block island conservancy have been instrumental in these preservation efforts. as a result, block island retains its rural and undeveloped character. hikers can enjoy twenty-five miles 40 km of trails through grassy meadows, stone walls, inland moors and mohegan bluffs. the main greenway trail runs from the great salt pond south to rodmans's hollow and the south shore. a second trail system starts on payne rd. west to fresh pond and then connects to the rodman's hollow trails. the third major trail system is clay head trail, starting in the north end of the island off sachem pond and following the bluffs of the north-east coast. in the center of the trail are the mazes, a series of trails through woods and brush. the clay head trail can be accessed at three points on corn neck rd. a map of the trails is available from the nature conservancy and can be bought in many island stores.

Bird Watching

Block island is a hotspot during spring and fall migration as it is on the eastern flyway. during the breeding season, northern harrier and merlin patrol the skies while eastern towhee and gray catbird are common in the thickets.

Block Island Parasail & Watersports

Old harbor dock, phone: +1 401- 864-2474, provides an abundance of fun and diverse watersport activities such as banana boat rides, parasailing, jetboat rentals, sunset cruises and island tours. (http://www.blockislandpar...)