Narragansett BayBoating Map & Navigation Guide
Narragansett Bay boating map and navigation guide (Rhode Island). Plan routes with turn-by-turn water routing, 9,330 depth soundings.
What we chart on Narragansett Bay
Navigating Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay, RI is a coastal waterway in Rhode Island, and this page collects what Navi Wake knows about navigating it. The waterway is charted for routing, which means Navi Wake can plan a path across open water that stays off the land and follows the channel instead of drawing a straight line through a peninsula.
We hold 2,452 charted navigation aids on Narragansett Bay. That breaks down into 338 channel markers, 1,642 marked hazards, 161 lights, and 311 special-purpose markers. We also chart 50 public boat ramps and 149 marinas on the shoreline, mapped separately from the aids above. Depth coverage comes from 9,330 surveyed soundings and 1,695 depth contours, which is what lets the chart shade the shallows.
Ramps and marinas on Narragansett Bay
Public boat ramps
50 charted in total. Named ramps include:
- boat ramp
- Brownell Street Boat Ramp
- Colt State Park Boat Ramp
- Cook Pond Access
- Stillwater Basin
Marinas
149 charted in total. Named marinas include:
- Allen Harbor Marina
- Alofsin Pier
- Barrington Yacht Club
- Bowen's Wharf Marina
- Brewer's Cove Haven Marina
- Bristol Marine
- Bristol Yacht Club
- Church Street Marina
- Coasters Harbor Island Marina
- East Greenwich Marina
- Harbour facility
- Mooring
- New England Boatworks
- Newport Marina
- Newport Yacht Club
- Quonset Davisville Navy Yacht Club
- R I Yacht Club
- Safe Harbor Allen Harbor
- Safe Harbor Island Park Marina
- Sail Newport
- South ferry
- Stanley's Boat Yard
- Striper Marina
- The Marina
Frequently asked questions
- Can Navi Wake plan a boat route on Narragansett Bay?
- Yes. Narragansett Bay has a generated water grid, so Navi Wake plans routes that stay on navigable water, route around land, and follow the channel rather than cutting across it.
- Does Narragansett Bay have a depth map?
- Yes. We hold 9,330 depth soundings, 1,695 depth contours, and 1,690 charted depth areas for Narragansett Bay, which the chart uses to shade shallow water.
- Where can I launch a boat on Narragansett Bay?
- Navi Wake charts 50 boat ramps on Narragansett Bay, including boat ramp, Brownell Street Boat Ramp, Colt State Park Boat Ramp, Cook Pond Access, Stillwater Basin. Each one appears on the interactive chart so you can route to it from the water.
- What marinas are on Narragansett Bay?
- We chart 149 marinas on Narragansett Bay, including Allen Harbor Marina, Alofsin Pier, Barrington Yacht Club, Bowen's Wharf Marina, Brewer's Cove Haven Marina, Bristol Marine.
- Are there restricted areas on Narragansett Bay?
- We hold 285 charted zones on Narragansett Bay, covering areas such as restricted, caution, and anchorage zones. Always defer to posted signage and current notices to mariners.
- Does Navi Wake show tides for Narragansett Bay?
- Yes. Narragansett Bay is coastal, so Navi Wake pulls tide predictions for it - which matters because a depth that clears at high tide may not clear at low.
- Is Navi Wake a replacement for official charts on Narragansett Bay?
- No. Navi Wake is a planning and situational-awareness tool built from public data sources. It is not a substitute for official NOAA charts, local notices to mariners, a working depth sounder, or your own judgment on the water.
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