Kayak Launch Location

Directions

King Park, Wellington Ave, Newport: (Town Park) Directions from downtown Newport, turn South onto Thames St. at the Red Parrot Restaurant, go by Salas' restaurant, (will be a one way) then turn RIGHT (west) onto Wellington Ave. King Park is the waterfront area before the Ida Lewis Yacht Club. Some of the street parking along the Park is for residents only. Boat parking is farther along, on both sides of the steet near the launch site. Launching is from the concrete ramp or from the sandy beach to the right of the ramp. There are no public restrooms by the launch, but there is one next to the basefall field which is open during the summer.