The largest city in the state of Rhode Island and home to prestigious Brown University, Providence is located in the northern portion of Narragansett Bay on the Providence River. Providence is about 25 miles northwest of Newport and 40 miles southwest of Boston (across land).

Leading up to Providence is the Providence River - home to dozens of marine facilities and popular coves and rivers like the Warren, Bullock Cove and the Pawtuxet River. Once you are in Providence, a wide array of facilities become available from which to base your shoreside exploration from.

Use NOAA Chart 13221.

The mouth of the Providence River is sandwiched between Conimicut and Nayatt points near quick flashing green buoy “15 and quick flashing red “16.” This is also the beginning of the Conimicut Point Reach, which will turn into the Bullock Point Reach at quick flashing green “19.” To starboard at quick flashing green 19 is Bullock Cove, which has a large mooring field and a few marinas for tie ups.

Once you have entered Bullock Point Reach. You will set a course toward quick flashing green “29” and quick flashing red “30” at Sabin Point. West of Sabin Point is a creek with three marinas. Past Sabin Point, the Sabin Point Reach turns into the Fuller Rock Reach, and then the Fox Point Reach, which leads you into the Providence waterfront. Most of the marinas in town are scattered around the the turn at Fox Point.

Local Notices to Mariners are now exclusively available online from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Providence and the surrounding waters of Narragansett Bay provide visitors with a multitude of activities to enjoy (fishing, boating, sailing, kayaking), but there are also hundred of activities related to art, history, and culture ashore. For a detailed calendar of events, see the “Helpful Links” section below.

Transportation in and around Providence is provided by the Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority. Busses and rail run on regular schedules inside the city, and also to outlying areas like Newport and Jamestown. The T.F. Green International Airport is located about eight miles south of the downtown area and is accessible via the RIPTA bus, or you can arrange a shuttle by contacting the airport. For detailed transportation schedules, see the “Helpful Links” section below.

City of Providence

Providence Chamber of Commerce

Calendar of Events

Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority

T.F. Green International Airport