Aborn St. Boat Ramp

41º45'54.47" N    71º23'20.76" W   See this location in: Google Maps   Map Server   Acme Maps

This is a site for launching boats from trailers. Boat ramps can normally be used to launch canoes and kayaks but please do your best to keep the boat ramp clear for boat trailers.

Comments & Overview:

This substantial boat ramp provides access to the head of Pawtuxet Cove near where the Pawtuxet River empties into the cove. You can paddle under the bridge to see the falls over the dam at the mouth of the river, but since there is no portage around this dam, that is is far as you can go up the river. The 1/2 mile of shoreline south of the cove is protected by a breakwater so large waves are unlikely, making this a good area for less experienced paddlers as long as you keep an eye out for boat traffic as the area is very popular place to moor power and sailboats. Heading beyond the breakwater puts you in the Providence River, where caution should be used both because this is a large body of water that can easily become rough and because the river is used by large commercial vessels going to and from the Port of Providence. There is no parking right at the boat ramp, but you can often find parking on Broad Street. If there is parking on Broad Street or if you have a trailer, turn right on Broad Street at the end of Aborn St., then right on Sheldon Street in two blocks, and then left on Commercial Street in one block, and look for the parking lot on Commercial Street.

This site provides access to the following water bodies: Pawtuxet Cove, Providence River.

Location:

Town: Cranston

Driving Landmarks: From Broad Street just north of the bridge over the Pawtuxet in the middle of Pawtuxet Village Park, look for Aborn Street. Follow Aborn Street 400 feet to were it ends at the boat ramp.

Access & Waters:

Water 'Features' At Site: estuary, ocean/bay

Note: Because one boat launch can access, say, both a lake and a river or both the upstream and downstream portions of a river, not all paddling trips at a given site will necessarily encounter all of the features listed.

Type of Access: Boat ramp

ADA Accessible Boat Launch? no

Shoreline: The boat ramp is a concrete slab ramp in good condition. The rest of the shoreline in the area is occupied by private docks and businesses.

Float/Dock: no

Parking:

Parking: on street

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