Fort Adams State Park

Newport, Rhode Island
Managed by The Swim Guide

This beach is located in Fort Adams State Park at the mouth of the Newport Harbor. Visitors to Fort Adams State Park can enjoy saltwater swimming, fishing, and boating. In the summer, the park hosts a variety of concerts and music festivals. You will also find sports fields, the Museum of Yachting, and a sailing facility.

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WATER QUALITY
  • No data available
  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 7th, 2016. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
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CURRENT WEATHER
17°C
Cloudy with a few clear breaks
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MONITORING FREQUENCY

Fort Adams State Park is sampled weekly from May 26th to September 1st

SOURCE INFORMATION

Rhode Island Department of Health monitors water quality at all licensed beaches in Rhode Island. Water samples are collected from Memorial Day weekend to Labour Day weekend. The monitoring schedules follows a tiered monitoring plan. Tier I beaches are sampled at least weekly. Tier II beaches are samples monthly.

Tier III beaches are sampled twice per season.

The Rhode Island Department of Health does not share weekly test results. Only official beach advisories are shared publicly. The current threshold for triggering a possible advisory is 60 CFU of enterococcus per 100ml of marine water. When a test result exceeds this threshold, resamples are taken and other factors, such as weather and water conditions, are used to determine whether an official advisory should be issued.

Swim Guide does not actively update Rhode Island beaches.

Please note that smoking is banned at all Rhode Island public beaches.

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Fort Adams State Park

Newport, Rhode Island
Managed by The Swim Guide
WATER QUALITY
  • No data available
  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 7th, 2016. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
For water quality icon legend, click:   
CURRENT WEATHER
17°C
Cloudy with a few clear breaks

This beach is located in Fort Adams State Park at the mouth of the Newport Harbor. Visitors to Fort Adams State Park can enjoy saltwater swimming, fishing, and boating. In the summer, the park hosts a variety of concerts and music festivals. You will also find sports fields, the Museum of Yachting, and a sailing facility.

Get directions to this beach
  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Fort Adams State Park is sampled weekly from May 26th to September 1st

SOURCE INFORMATION

Rhode Island Department of Health monitors water quality at all licensed beaches in Rhode Island. Water samples are collected from Memorial Day weekend to Labour Day weekend. The monitoring schedules follows a tiered monitoring plan. Tier I beaches are sampled at least weekly. Tier II beaches are samples monthly.

Tier III beaches are sampled twice per season.

The Rhode Island Department of Health does not share weekly test results. Only official beach advisories are shared publicly. The current threshold for triggering a possible advisory is 60 CFU of enterococcus per 100ml of marine water. When a test result exceeds this threshold, resamples are taken and other factors, such as weather and water conditions, are used to determine whether an official advisory should be issued.

Swim Guide does not actively update Rhode Island beaches.

Please note that smoking is banned at all Rhode Island public beaches.

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