Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning

The Westerly Comprehensive PlanTable 6-6 Privately Owned Recreation Facilities in WesterlyRecreation Facility Location DescriptionGreen Meadows Driving Range 117 Dunns Corners Road Public Golf CoursePaul E. Trombino SportsComplexDunns Corners Road22.9 acres and home to Westerly NationalLittle League. Facility has one minor leaguefield, one major league field and one seniorleague field with bleachers, dugouts,concession stand, field house and a coveredpicnic areaPond View Racquet Club 252 Shore Road Indoor tennis, public by feeShelter Harbor Inn 10 Wagner Road Outdoor Paddle Club, public by feeThe Misquamicut Club60 Ocean View Hwy and FortRoadPrivate club for members and guestsShelter Harbor Golf Club Route 1 Private club for members and guestsSt. Pius X School (basketballcourt)32 Elm Street. Open to the public after school hoursWeekapaug Golf ClubWeekapaug Tennis Club265 Shore RoadChapman RoadSemi-private club, membership only fromMay 15 through October 15Available for residents of Weekapaug FireDistrictPrivate facility used for Westerly Pee WeeFootball and CheerleadingWesterly Pee Wee Football andCheerleading60 Old Hopkinton RoadWinnapaug Golf & Country Club 184 Shore Road Public Golf CourseWatch Hill Yacht Club 21 Bay Street Private Yacht ClubWesterly Yacht Club Watch Hill Road Private Yacht ClubWeekapaug Yacht Club 23 Spray Rock Road Private Yacht ClubSource: 1991 Comprehensive Plan, various private organization websites and peter j. smith & company, inc.Regional FacilitiesAn important consideration when addressing the recreation facilities in Westerly is identifying thesurrounding recreation facilities that serve the region. The regional facilities surrounding Westerlyinclude Barn Island Wildlife Management Area (Stonington, Connecticut), Burlingame State Park,Ninigret Park, Quonochontaug Breachway, a river/cultural corridor and a state bike route. Beloware brief descriptions of these facilities.Barn Island Wildlife Management AreaA state of Connecticut managed wildlife area located in Stonington, directly across from Watch HillHarbor on Little Narragansett Bay, this 1,013 acre coastal area is Connecticut’s largest coastalproperty managed for wildlife conservation. This area has the largest public boat launch on thePawcatuck River/Little Narragansett Bay waterway.Burlingame State ParkA state park located in Charlestown featuring 3,100 acres of rocky woodlands surroundingWatchaug Pond. The Park features 755 campsites.Ninigret ParkA 227 acre public park in Charlestown, on Route 1A, with four tennis courts, a 9/10 mile bicyclecourse, basketball courts, a Kid’s Place Playground, Frisbee disc golf course, recreational fields,“Little Nini” Beach, a spring fed pond and the Ninigret Park Frosty Drew Nature Center andObservatory.Westerly, Rhode Island 103