From:

Providence Airport

NY City and Points South

Boston and Points North

·        From Providence Airport

1. Follow signs to Interstate 95, then stay to the left to go onto 95 South.

2. Take Route 4 South (left side Exit 9) toward North Kingstown, East Greenwich.

3. Route 4 South bends to the right and merges into Route 1 South after the second traffic light.

4. Take the next exit to Route 138 East towards Jamestown and the Newport Bridge. 

5. You will go over TWO bridges to get here -- the first is the Jamestown / Verrazzano Bridge and the second is the Claiborne Pell (Newport) Bridge ($2 toll) where you can see Rose Island on the south side (to your right).

6. Take the first exit off the Newport Bridge and turn right at the stop sign onto JT Connell Road that changes to Farewell Street at the traffic lights.

7. Proceed straight on Farewell Street between the two cemeteries (proof colonial people had a sense of humor).

8. Go right at the next stop light onto America's Cup Avenue towards the Gateway Visitor's Center.

9. Go through several more stop lights and stay in the right lane on America's Cup Avenue. You're going to keep the water on your right all the way to Fort Adams.

10. Take a right onto Thames Street at the light by the Newport Bay Club where you'll see a statue of a wave with feet coming out of it. Proceed south on Thames Street approximately 1/2 mile until you see a Shell Station on your left.

11. Take a right onto Wellington Avenue. Keep the water on your right. Follow Wellington Avenue past the Ida Lewis Yacht Club where the road turns left and goes up Halidon Hill past the New York Yacht Club.

12. Take a right at the next stop sign onto Harrison Avenue and follow Harrison to the next intersection and take a right - you're still on Harrison Avenue.

13. Proceed approx.1/4 mile past estates and farmland. Look on the right for two large black anchors at the entrance to Fort Adams State Park.

14. Take a right onto Fort Adams State Park on Fort Adams Drive and go up the hill to a stop sign. Continue straight and follow signs to the Visitor Center. You'll pass Sail Newport on your right and a church steeple on your left before you enter a large parking lot with black gooseneck street lights along the waterfront.

15. Be sure to note which dock you've been instructed to meet the boat!

16. The first dock on your right is ALOFSIN SOUTH, followed by Alofsin North. They're connected by floats and it looks like a playpen for boats. (If you remember getting a phonetic alphabet lesson: F=Foxtrot,  S=Sierra,  you're probably supposed to meet at this dock.)

17. The VISITOR CENTER DOCK is at the farthest end of the parking lot, under the last black gooseneck street light, opposite the red brick Visitor Center & Rest Room building.

18. A mile further across the water you'll see the Pell-Newport Bridge and the Rose Island Lighthouse beneath it . . . you're almost there!

19. If you're staying overnight, display your pink overnight RILF parking pass on your car dashboard.

20. Don't miss the boat!  Wave to the Jamestown-Newport Ferry or the Foundation's boat Starfish when you see it coming so the crew knows you are waiting to be picked up. Call only if you are late or get lost.

21. Phone numbers:  Starfish:  Joe Davis: 401-226-1765  or  Charlotte Johnson: 401-226-1206
                             Jamestown Ferry:  401-864-2985 (cell phone on board)

·        From NY City and Points South

1. Take Interstate 95 north through Connecticut into Rhode Island.

2. Once in Rhode Island, take Exit 3 (Route 138 East) and follow signs to Jamestown and Newport Bridge.

3. You will go over TWO bridges to get here -- the first is the Jamestown Bridge and the second is the Pell (Newport) Bridge ($2 toll) where you can see Rose Island on the south side (to your right).

4. Take the first exit off the Newport Bridge and turn right at the stop sign onto JT Connell Road that changes to Farewell Street at the traffic lights.

5. Proceed straight on Farewell Street between the two cemeteries (proof colonial people had a sense of humor).

6. Go right at the next stop light onto America's Cup Avenue towards the Gateway Visitor's Center.

7. Go through several more stop lights and stay in the right lane on America's Cup Avenue. Keep the water on your right.

8. Take a right onto Thames Street at the light by the Newport Bay Club where you'll see a statue of a wave with feet coming out of it. Proceed south on Thames Street approximately 1/2 mile until you see a Shell Station on your left.

9. Take a right onto Wellington Avenue. Keep the water on your right. Follow Wellington Avenue past the Ida Lewis Yacht Club where the road turns left and goes up Halidon Hill past the New York Yacht Club.

10. Take a right at the next stop sign onto Harrison Avenue and follow Harrison to the next intersection and take a right - you're still on Harrison Avenue.

11. Proceed approx.1/4 mile past estates and farmland. Look on the right for two large black anchors at the entrance to Fort Adams State Park.

12. Take a right onto Fort Adams State Park on Fort Adams Drive and go up the hill to a stop sign. Continue straight and follow signs to the Visitor Center. You'll pass Sail Newport on your right and a church steeple on your left before you enter a large parking lot with gooseneck lights along the waterfront.

13. Be sure to note which dock you've been instructed to meet the boat!

14. The first dock on your right is ALOFSIN SOUTH, followed by Alofsin North. They're connected by floats and it looks like a playpen for boats. (If you remember getting a phonetic alphabet lesson: F=Foxtrot,  S=Sierra,  you're probably supposed to meet at this dock.)

15. The VISITOR CENTER DOCK is at the farthest end of the parking lot, under the last gooseneck streetlight, opposite the red brick Visitor Center & Rest Room building.

16. A mile further across the water you'll see the Pell-Newport Bridge and the Rose Island Lighthouse beneath it . . . you're almost there!

17. Don't miss the boat!  Wave to the Jamestown-Newport Ferry or the Foundation's boat Starfish when you see it coming so the crew knows you are waiting to be picked up. Call only if you are late or get lost.

18. If you're staying overnight, display your pink overnight RILF parking pass on your car dashboard.

19. Phone numbers:  Starfish:  Joe Davis: 401-226-1765  or  Charlotte Johnson: 401-226-1206
                             Jamestown Ferry:  401-864-2985 (cell phone on board)

·        From Boston and Points North

1. From any point in the Greater Boston area, take Route 128 to Route 24 South, heading toward Fall River and Newport.

2. Route 24 South takes a jog along Route 195 West for one half mile, so stay right and take the next exit off I-195 to continue on Route 24 South to Newport.

3. Route 24 South merges with Route 114 and continues toward Newport.  The name changes to West Main Road through Middletown and continues down Broadway in Newport past Newport Hospital on your left.  Follow signs to the Gateway Information Center.

4. Take a right off Broadway onto Marlborough Street opposite Newport City Hall.

5. Go straight to the end of the street (the Marriott Hotel and the Gateway Visitor's Center will be in front of you; Newport's finest Fire Station is on your left and Cardine's Field is on your right).

6. Take a LEFT onto America's Cup Avenue and go through several more stop lights. Stay in the right lane on America's Cup Avenue. Keep the water on your right.

7. Take a right onto Thames Street at the light by the Newport Bay Club where you'll see a statue of a wave with feet coming out of it. Proceed south on Thames Street approximately 1/2 mile until you see a Shell Station on your left.

8. Take a right onto Wellington Avenue. Keep the water on your right. Follow Wellington Avenue past the Ida Lewis Yacht Club where the road turns left and goes up Halidon Hill past the New York Yacht Club.

9. Take a right at the next stop sign onto Harrison Avenue and follow Harrison to the next intersection and take a right - you're still on Harrison Avenue.

10. Proceed approx.1/4 mile past estates and farmland. Look on the right for two large black anchors at the entrance to Fort Adams State Park.

11. Take a right onto Fort Adams State Park on Fort Adams Drive and go up the hill to a stop sign. Continue straight and follow signs to the Visitor Center. You'll pass Sail Newport on your right and a church steeple on your left before you enter a large parking lot with gooseneck lights along the waterfront.

12. Be sure to note which dock you've been instructed to meet the boat!

13. The first dock on your right is ALOFSIN SOUTH, followed by Alofsin North. They're connected by floats and it looks like a playpen for boats. (If you remember getting a phonetic alphabet lesson: F=Foxtrot,  S=Sierra,  you're probably supposed to meet at this dock.)

14. The VISITOR CENTER DOCK is at the farthest end of the parking lot, under the last gooseneck streetlight, opposite the red brick Visitor Center & Rest Room building.

15. A mile further across the water you'll see the Pell-Newport Bridge and the Rose Island Lighthouse beneath it . . . you're almost there!

16. If you're staying overnight, display your pink overnight RILF parking pass on your car dashboard.

17. Don't miss the boat!  Wave to the Jamestown-Newport Ferry or the Foundation's boat Starfish when you see it coming so the crew knows you are waiting to be picked up. Call only if you are late or get lost.

18. Phone numbers:  Starfish:  Joe Davis: 401-226-1765  or  Charlotte Johnson: 401-226-1206
                             Jamestown Ferry:  401-864-2985 (cell phone on board)