Rachel Carson Salt Pond Preserve — Attraction in Bristol

It’s hard to give a spot like this stars because it’s just nature. You park on the road where you can and there are stone steps leading down. As far as I could tell there is one large, shallow tide pool. It is a nice place to stop but no bathrooms or anything like that. Don’t know if this is typical but there was a very strong methane smell and after a while I got a headache. You will probably not need more than an hour to see small crabs, tiny fish and lots of snails, as well as different kinds of seaweed...

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Beautiful salt pond at the edge of the sea (one inspiration for Rachel Carson's book). One of our favorite spots to explore! Make sure to go at high and low tide to experience the full beauty of the location. At low tide, you can explore the tide pools and climb the rocks to the...