Harrisville Pond (North End)

41º58'15.85" N 71º40'42.96" W See this location in: Google Maps Map Server Acme Maps

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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:

The cement plank boat ramp at this site provides small craft access to Harrisville Pond and the Clear River. Harrisville Pond is a small, 22-acre pond with a dam at the south end. This boat ramp about 600 feet up the Clear River from the north end of the pond. The boat ramp is next to the Route 98 bridge over the Clear River and there is a gravel parking lot here for the ramp. This area is stocked with trout several times throughout the year.

The Clear River below Harrisville Pond can often be paddled in the spring when the river is high but it is a whitewater run suitable for skilled paddlers only. Most paddlers who want to make this run will choose to put in at the south end of Harrisville Pond. See the separate listing for that site.

This site provides access to the following water bodies in the Blackstone River watershed: Harrisville Pond, Clear River.

Location:

Alternate Site Name: Clear River

Town: Burrillville

Nearest Town Center: Harrisville, RI

Driving Landmarks: From the middle of Harrisville, where Route 98 and Route 107 intersect, take Route 98 north for 1/3 mile to where Route 98 crosses the Clear River at the north end of Harrisville Pond. Look for a gravel pullout on the left next to the river.

Access & Waters:

Water 'Features' At Site: flatwater/slow moving river, pond

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: cement boat ramp

Float/Dock: no

Parking:

Parking: parking lot

ADA Accessible Parking Spaces? no

Sources for More Information:

Website: Town of Burrillville website with information about the Clear River and other places to go fishing in Burrillville

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This site report was last updated on January 28, 2008