Newport Scuba Diving Travel Guide

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By Sarah White

  • Located upon 100-foot high granite cliffs, Fort Wetherill State Park was once a coastal defense battery and training camp. The area lures fans of Tall Ship events and America's Cup Races, as the views are stunning. Scuba divers also frequent the area with their diving clubs from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and of course Rhode Island using the boat ramp year round. Scuba training often takes place in the right cove, but on the left the wall drops 70 feet where divers may spot anemones.
  • The Dumplings, a Rhode Island dive site, featuring anemone-covered rocks and an abundance of lobster, crab, and tautog. Because the current can be strong, the site is better suited for more experienced divers. A great spot for a night dive if the tides are just right.
  • Newport has tons of dive charters and the location is perfect for wreck diving. Places like Newport Diving Center offer instruction. Call for rates.

Newport Travel Guide

"City by the Sea" is the unimaginative nickname an early resident unloaded on Newport. At least it was accurate, because for a time during the Colonial period it rivaled Boston and even New York as a center of New World trade and prosperity. Newport occupies the southern tip of Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay, and is connected to the mainland by three bridges and a ferry. Read More

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Hotels

from: $265

Vanderbilt Hall Hotel

41 Mary Street
Newport, RI 02840 Map

Distance: 0.1 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Good For Scuba Diving
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0
from: $99

Beech Tree Inn and Cottage

34 Rhode Island Ave
Newport, RI 02840 Map

Distance: 0.5 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Good For Scuba Diving
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0
from: $113

WyndhamVR Bay Voyage Inn

150 Conanicus Ave
Jamestown, RI 02835 Map

Distance: 2.8 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Good For Scuba Diving
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0
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Attractions

Bannister's Wharf

expert favorite attraction
Bannister's Wharf
Newport, Rhode Island 02840

Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center)
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

Easton's Beach

expert favorite attraction
Memorial Boulevard
Newport, Rhode Island 02840

Distance: 0.5 mi. (from destination center)
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0
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Belcourt Castle

expert favorite attraction
At Lakeview Ave
657 Bellevue Ave
Newport, Rhode Island

Distance: 2.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description:

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Airports

Major Airports near Newport

Distance (mi.)
Boston Logan International Airport 62.5 map
Bradley International Airport 77.2 map
New York John F Kennedy International Airport 141.8 map

Other Smaller Airports near Newport

Distance (mi.)
Providence Theodore Francis Airport 17.9 map
Westerly State Airport 25.9 map
Hyannis Barnstable Airport 54.7 map

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