Barrington Beach — Attraction in Barrington

This is a really lovely beach for a classic Rhode Island day trip. There is lots of space to spread out away from the crowds and the water is clean and deepens gradually. Only Barrington residents can park in the lots between 8am and 8pm - even if you pay - so we took the suggestion of the sweet person at the ticket booth and parked in the nearby elementary school parking lot (school was out for the summer) and walked in which was not bad at all. The ice cream truck did come to the lot around 5 or 6 which was a delicious surprise! The beach is next to a residential area and usually has a decent amount of families. The Barrington cops come to close the parking gates around 10pm and generally imply that you should leave the...

What a horrible beach experience today. Millions of DEAD ANTS in the water!! The bathroom was disgusting. Looked like it hadn't been cleaned in days and it was 10am, so they clearly didn't clean before opening! So upset that I wasted my money on a season pass! I have never seen the beach this gross in the 7 years we...

I used to go here as a kid when I lived in Barrington for a couple of years. It was always a good beach to go to. It was always safe and fun. I just recently visited it and it still looks the same. The sand is full of shells and unfortunately, there seems to be some trash washing up on the beach which...