Guidebook for Portsmouth

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Guidebook for Portsmouth

Parks & Nature

5 miles of hiking trails through Melville Park. Hike down to Narrangannsett Bay and enjoy the view.
Melville Ponds Campground
181 Bradford Ave
5 miles of hiking trails through Melville Park. Hike down to Narrangannsett Bay and enjoy the view.
Short trail system to hike with amazing New England views. This park also has a very nice welcome center and museum.
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Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
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Short trail system to hike with amazing New England views. This park also has a very nice welcome center and museum.
With over 300 acres and seven miles of hiking trails, there is plenty to see at all times of the year. You can bring your binoculars and go for a walk along 7 miles of well-maintained trails. You will be sure to see a variety of local and migratory birds, depending on the season.
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Norman Bird Sanctuary
583 3rd Beach Rd
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With over 300 acres and seven miles of hiking trails, there is plenty to see at all times of the year. You can bring your binoculars and go for a walk along 7 miles of well-maintained trails. You will be sure to see a variety of local and migratory birds, depending on the season.
Beavertail State Park, located in Jamestown, Rhode Island, is known for offering some of the most beautiful vistas along the New England coastline. The Park attracts people from all over the country, to enjoy its pristine environment. Beavertail’s most popular activity is sightseeing, and can be done from the comfort of a vehicle, in one of the four overlooks or on foot, from the rocky coastline. Beavertail also provides some of the best saltwater fishing in the area, along with offering hiking trails, and a naturalist program that attracts hundreds of people each year.
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Parque Estatal Beavertail
Beavertail Road
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Beavertail State Park, located in Jamestown, Rhode Island, is known for offering some of the most beautiful vistas along the New England coastline. The Park attracts people from all over the country, to enjoy its pristine environment. Beavertail’s most popular activity is sightseeing, and can be done from the comfort of a vehicle, in one of the four overlooks or on foot, from the rocky coastline. Beavertail also provides some of the best saltwater fishing in the area, along with offering hiking trails, and a naturalist program that attracts hundreds of people each year.

Essentials

Full service local grocery store.
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Clements' Marketplace
2575 E Main Rd
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Full service local grocery store.
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Stop & Shop
1360 W Main Rd
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Beer, wine & liquor store right around the corner from the campground.
Portsmouth Liquors
1557 W Main Rd
Beer, wine & liquor store right around the corner from the campground.

Food Scene

Natural food grocery with pre-made sandwiches and daily hot specials.
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The Green Grocer
934 E Main Rd
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Natural food grocery with pre-made sandwiches and daily hot specials.
Some call the best clam cakes and chowder in Rhode Island. Walk up, order and enjoy the view. Low key and local.
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Flo's Drive In
324 Park Ave
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Some call the best clam cakes and chowder in Rhode Island. Walk up, order and enjoy the view. Low key and local.
Great offering of soft serve and the best hard ice cream in New England, Giffords of Maine. The burger is pretty darn good too.
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Schultzy's Snack Shack
346 Park Ave
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Great offering of soft serve and the best hard ice cream in New England, Giffords of Maine. The burger is pretty darn good too.
Right around the corner from the campground. Located on the marina this is a local spot that most tourists never find.
The Gulf Stream Bar and Grille
1 Lagoon Rd
Right around the corner from the campground. Located on the marina this is a local spot that most tourists never find.
As seen on Food Networks Diners, Drive Inns and Dives -- Anthony’s restaurant serves lunch and dinner and is open daily. You will find everything from their Seaworthy starters and fried classics to baked, grilled and boiled favorites. The retail market showcases over 28 feet of fresh, high quality seafood. They maintain an extensive selection of fresh and prepared favorites, such as jumbo stuffed shrimp and sole, clams casino, chowders, stuffies and much more.
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Anthony's Seafood
963 Aquidneck Ave
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As seen on Food Networks Diners, Drive Inns and Dives -- Anthony’s restaurant serves lunch and dinner and is open daily. You will find everything from their Seaworthy starters and fried classics to baked, grilled and boiled favorites. The retail market showcases over 28 feet of fresh, high quality seafood. They maintain an extensive selection of fresh and prepared favorites, such as jumbo stuffed shrimp and sole, clams casino, chowders, stuffies and much more.
Choose from a variety of New England-influenced dishes as you sit oceanfront at a table or perched by the bar. Specialty menu with New England plates that focus on local and upscale comfort food. Wonderful oceanfront restaurant in Newport for lunch or dinner, or just simply people-watching the "Cliff Walkers", you’ll take pleasure in the ocean breeze and sound of the waves below.
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The Chanler at Cliff Walk
117 Memorial Blvd
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Choose from a variety of New England-influenced dishes as you sit oceanfront at a table or perched by the bar. Specialty menu with New England plates that focus on local and upscale comfort food. Wonderful oceanfront restaurant in Newport for lunch or dinner, or just simply people-watching the "Cliff Walkers", you’ll take pleasure in the ocean breeze and sound of the waves below.

Sightseeing

The Newport Cliff Walk is, along with the Newport mansions, among the most popular Newport RI attractions. Once you begin walking the path you'll understand why. This National Recreation Trail, designated as such in 1975, runs for 3.5 miles along some of the most beautiful coastline in all of New England. Much of it goes through the property on which many of the Newport mansions are situated.
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Cliff Walk
117 Memorial Blvd
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The Newport Cliff Walk is, along with the Newport mansions, among the most popular Newport RI attractions. Once you begin walking the path you'll understand why. This National Recreation Trail, designated as such in 1975, runs for 3.5 miles along some of the most beautiful coastline in all of New England. Much of it goes through the property on which many of the Newport mansions are situated.
One of the most popular things to do in Newport is to visit the Newport Mansions. See the Gilded Age opulence of the "summer cottages" that the Astors (Beechwood), Vanderbilts (Marble House) and Doris Duke (Rough Point) called home. Rosecliff may look familiar to those of you who have seen The Great Gatsby or True Lies. More about the Newport mansions
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Newport Mansions Preservation Society
424 Bellevue Ave
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One of the most popular things to do in Newport is to visit the Newport Mansions. See the Gilded Age opulence of the "summer cottages" that the Astors (Beechwood), Vanderbilts (Marble House) and Doris Duke (Rough Point) called home. Rosecliff may look familiar to those of you who have seen The Great Gatsby or True Lies. More about the Newport mansions