Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteer Kevin Quirk, right, interacts with Regan Flynn, 3, at Roger Wheeler State Beach. Planning to hit the beach this summer ...

Unlike states where beaches and beach access can be made private, Rhode Islanders enjoy a right to the shore that is enshrined in the state’s constitution. That beach access expanded significantly ...

Want to enjoy a classic Rhode Island beach day with your dog by your side, but struggling to find a beach that allows pets in the summer? You might have to take a ferry. All state beaches in the Ocean ...

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — Scarborough North and Salty Brine state beaches will be opening early this year. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Tuesday that the ...