Beavertail Lighthouse Review

Great place. Love the views. The aquarium is cute, very small but has lots of local species. Nice park.

I rate this lighthouse a 4 simply because of its unique style for New England lighthouses. Most are white & tubular. This is a stone lighthouse brownish in color & rectangular in shape. It's fairly easy to get to, with free parking. Some of your better photos will be taken from the rocks. I believe there is a small aquarium on the grounds due to signs I saw. I didn't have much time to spend so I didn't get to look around as much as I would've liked to.

Awesome views! Never disappointed after photographing

Gail was the best guide ever!!! Beautiful spot and extremely interesting

Ocean views, fishing, hiking. Great museum. Richard is a great docent with personal history at the light house.

I will probably go back for a few more visits, Rhode Island is so beautiful.

Very nice place to visit, lots of people, but you can still find solice in solitude by the sea if you're clever.

2nd oldest lighthouse in the US. Very cool museum... easy access and if you like lighthouses you can't miss this. Spectacular sunsets and good photo ops.

My go-to place to get away either on my own or with the family. I can lay out and tan my son can play on the rocks we can check out some ocean life and have a restful day. I didn't even mention the gorgeous views!

Plenty of parking. Bring a picnic and enjoy the views. Plenty of paths to the water from various parking areas.

It was nice seeing kne if the oldest lighthouses in the nation...the kids loved the little aquarium

Great historical tribute to the lighthouse and it's history

A wonderful place to visit with kids, as a group of adults or alone. Seascapes, pounding surf, salt spray, history, you name it.

This place was very cool, lots of history and neat things to see. Didnt take long at all to go through so it was the perfect add on to our day!

Absolutely beautiful! This was one of our favorite stops on our tour around New York, Massachusetts, Rhode island, and Connecticut! The road Google took us on was pathetically rough through Newport. But the 33 foot RV traveled and parked nicely at Beavertail State Park! I will be going back!

Clean safe beautiful beach, rocks amazing views clean restrooms.

Top five places to visit in Rhode Island. Phenomenal views all around of the water and the bay. Plenty of room to go for a walk. The rock formations around here just amazing. Perfect for picnics. Clean bathrooms.

Perfect day for a stroll and some history. Great job of restoring the structures. People were fishing of the rocks, relaxing in chairs, and simply enjoying the sights and sounds of the land and the lighthouse.

This landmark is fabulous any time of year. It is free to stroll the around and marvel at its beauty.

go here often, went during a passing of a tropical storm that was off the coast, it was a awesome display of power

Picturesque, one of my favorite places in Rhode Island to watch a sunset or a storm roll in to see the waves crash along the rocky shoreline. Have a picnic, take a walk or go for a run, sit and read a book. It's a heavenly spot.

Not you "picturesque" light house but the park is awesome and the cliff area is a great climb.

Wonderful views. Nice museum in the keepers quarters.

We hiked the Beavertail trail. The views are magical.

Incredible place. Best to go during the week. Make sure you take a kite

Another stunning location on Rhode Island's southern coast. Located in Beavertail State park. Great location for picnicking, sun bathing, kite flying, cast fishing, photography, hiking, jogging, sightseeing, and surf watch. Beware of ticks, and drop offs on the rocks. Be aware the rocks are slippery. Hold onto your kids and over confident teens.

Extremely beautiful!! Will definitely visit again!!

Great views and a good place to relax but in the tide pools dont get your hopes up on seeing sea stars

If your looking for a place of peace this is it.. there just something about the waves beating on the Stoney shore that is soothing

Strange being in Newport when Aquidneck Island was my hometown. Everything seems so different but it was a nice visit today. Also beavertail. Nice view from the top of the lighthouse :-)

Situated at the end of the island, you got some incredible views, especially on a nice evening watching the sun go down from parking lot 3

Very beautiful views on the cliffs! We spent hours walking on the rocks and enjoying the views. Very quiet place. Cute little lighthouse with a free museum of it's history inside. Public restrooms are available outside of the lighthouse. The grounds are large and there is plenty of areas for sitting, having a picnic, sun bathing, ect.

Love it nice and quiet will go again when it gets warm.

My review is more about Beavertail State Park than the museum there. I loved hiking along this beach park - there are rocks, huge rocks, all along the cost line on either side of the beautiful lighthouse there, and they are GREAT for hiking! I've also had a few picnics out on the rocks along the coast of the park. I've seen people painting, set up on the rocks; there are some great photography opportunities here; and, as I mentioned previously, some great hiking to be had here! I love this park! Beware of the wind though! It's almost always very windy at this park because of ocean coastline along a semi-peninsula. The horn for the lighthouse can also be deafening at times, but if you're there for hiking, then the noise is far enough away to not bother you, depending on where you are in relation to the lighthouse. I've also see tons of sailboats, and even a few tall ships all along the ocean waters surrounding the park. The lighthouse museum is fairly nice and curator is a wonderfully kind old man, who is always willing to spend the time answer any questions you might have, or to tell the history of the Beavertail Lighthouse. There is also a small aquarium in the building next to the lighthouse that houses many of the different species that you can find living naturally in and around the water surrounding the lighthouse and park. The whole place is really just a wonderful place to visit and I highly recommend it!

Great views, really nice light house history museum of the whole area, a worthwhile stop!

Gorgeous views and very nice staff. They are very passionate about the history behind this lighthouse.

This place is amazing. Such a nice quiet place with amazing views. People visit here just to watch the sunset. There is also a lighthouse here.

This is 1 of my favorite places. Ocean view is amazing, such peaceful place.

Got lucky and went on a day when the tower was open. Beautiful views and great place to picnic and hike

Went here the other night and surprised my girlfriend of 2 year with a ring she said yes and it'll be a night we will never forget definitely going back

Beautiful park, we had an amazing wedding here. Despite the rain

Beautiful views of the ocean and really great place for a walk
And some amazing views of waves as well

Nice little museum at a picturesque setting. Love the views.

BEYOND beautiful!
Loved every second. Fun museum with interactive screens to pick different videos, and easily accessible.

On a busy day, you will wait hours to get to the top of the lighthouse and they will immediately push you down again. Not much to see aside from the lighthouse. The museum is paltry.

The lighthouse is still closed, but the park is Simi-open. And beautiful as normal.

Beautiful scenery and park with a free aquarium during the summer time

Great place for history of Jamestown and lighthouse... great for kids

A Very Enjoyable Experience.
Toured the Lighthouse (Climbed to the Top)
Waited About a Half Hour to Take the "Tour"
Terrific View and the Museum (Nice Historical Overview)
Can't Beat It for a Five Dollar Donation.

It's a great place to have a picnic or just read and relax

Rock climbing next to the ocean is such an incredible experience! Highly recommended!

Just stunning.... The sea put on quite the spectacle in the midst of the storm

Beautiful spot with very interesting info about lighthouses.

A lovely historic lighthouse with some of the best ocean views in the state.

This is a working lighthouse with a museum, gift shop, and small aquarium. The sights are beautiful and there are plenty of rocks for agile folk who want to do some treasure hunting. Composting potties with ramps are available and easily accessible, out in front of the lighthouse.

What a fantastic place. Lots of picnic areas, the ocean on three sides, reasonable toilet facilities and a lighthouse to boot.

We had a day with all our children and grandchildren at the beginning of August. Someone, who's name I won't mention, thought I, I mean he could go without sunscreen. There was a lobster at the coast that day.

Well laid out, and clean. The aquarium was neat. Definately, worth a visit.

This place is absolutely beautiful. Great place to walk and take in the scenery with family or alone!

Something absolutely free to get into and park (see review of Bevertail Park) great photo ops.. free museum and tiny aquarium (one room). Very steep and real cliffs to explore, so watch the little one real good. You must go on the bridge so $8 ($4 each way) is your only cost. Trinkets at the museum of nautical items. Can take a 1/2 hour or more to just go in the bottom of the lighthouse. The tiny stairs up to the top are only open "A" specific day of the week (a Sat or a Sun) not both. Bring your big zoom lens, binoculars or telescope as you are up high and can explore the horizon. Lots of place to have a pick nick. Parking can be tough depending on the weather as it's only right along the roadside. So no huge parking lots. Bathrooms (solar) too !