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Monday 10:30am - 4:30pm Tuesday 10:30am - 4:30pm Wednesday 10:30am - 4:30pm Thursday 10:30am - 4:30pm Friday 10:30am - 4:30pm Saturday 10:30am - 4:30pm Sunday 10:30am - 4:30pm

Beavertail Aquarium

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Beavertail Aquarium

A free public education program featuring local "catch and release" displays, sponsored by DEM Parks.

10/26/2025

Thanks everyone for an incredible season! The last day we are (partially) open will be October 31st! We truly accomplished some unprecedented things in the Naturalist program this year and we are feeling bittersweet wrapping up our last active naturalist center this week at Beavertail. We've already began releasing our animals back into the ocean and we are working on finding homes for all the Gulf Stream Orphans (baby tropical fish that get stranded in RI from the gulf stream current) in the next week or so. If you visit us this week, you may notice our live exhibits are a lot more sparse or empty- don't be sad it's over, get excited for next year and happy that our fish our now out living their best lives in the ocean!
Thanks again for helping make our dreams come true in this space with your earnest patronage and willingness to learn! Can't wait till next year!

10/23/2025

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09/27/2025

Exciting news! The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum is joining in the Halloween fun! The museum and gift shop will be open for the party and the lighthouse tower will be open- weather permitting. Come on down next Friday for some Halloween fun! Don't forget to wear a costume- especially Beavertail-themed ones! Extra points for recycled costumes!

09/19/2025

Join us for an evening of Halloween fun at the Beavertail Aquarium! On Friday, October 3rd from 4:30-6:30, the aquarium will be open late for Halloween activities and a Beavertail-themed costume contest! Prizes will be given to the best reused and home-made halloween costumes- extra points for using recycled materials in your costume! Set up your blanket and chairs to watch the sunset in the field & take a moment to learn about bats and why these important inhabitants of our park are not so scary! Extra exhibits and an arts and crafts station will be set up- wind permitting. We’re looking forward to seeing your creative costumes!

09/16/2025

Join us for a short guided hike focused on pollinators and the local wildflowers and plants they sustain. Beavertail hosts extensive habitats for migrating birds and pollinators and is an important stop along the monarch butterfly migration route.
We will be taking photos of and identifying different pollinators to add to RI Fish & Wildlife’s INaturalist Pollinator Project, a community science project designed to help monitor pollinator populations across our state. Join us for the last day of summer at Beavertail while we observe and revere the beautiful creatures that keep our park green and flowering!
Hike Begins at 12:30 in parking lot 1 at Beavertail State Park.

08/31/2025

The RI State Parks Naturalist Program invites you to experience the magic of
bioluminescence! Starting at 5:30PM on Friday, September 5th, we will have a mini
darkroom set up for viewing the glowing properties of ctenophores, also called comb
jellies! Ctenophores are the oldest creatures on earth, and scientists think they adapted
their glowing properties to ward off predators. They require full darkness to glow- so this
is a rare opportunity to see comb jellies light up without staying up late! The Aquarium
will be open till 7:30 and the darkroom will be open as long as supplies (comb jellies)
last! Come watch the sunset and enjoy a glowing evening at the aquarium!

07/06/2025

This Tuesday, July 8th from 12pm-2:30pm we will be hosting a fishing day at the Fort Wetherill Diving Cove! Bring bathing suits, water shoes, and any fishing gear you like! We will be providing seining demonstrations and identifying fish we find before bringing some of our discoveries back to the Beavertail Aquarium.
*Fishing day is weather permitting. Please check our page day-of if the weather is not good to make sure the event is still happening.*

07/05/2025

Join us for one more round of Horseshoe Crab Surveys at East Beach! We will be focusing on finding crabs we've already tagged during these resighting surveys as well as tagging a few more crabs for our 2025 season.
Bring bathing suits, water shoes, and towels! Wetsuits, waders, and flashlights are welcome. Long pants you feel comfortable getting wet in are specifically recommended for East Beach due to the potential for Jellyfish.

These events are free but registration is required. Register here:
https://riparks.ri.gov/horseshoe-crab-event-signup

07/01/2025

Come see what's snuggled in and what's blooming at the Beavertail Aquarium this week!
Open Every day 10:30-4:30.

06/05/2025

We had a great time at our horseshoe crab tagging events so far 🌊 . Didn’t get a chance to attend? Sign up now for a June event!

Join the RI State Parks Naturalist Program during the full and new moons when horseshoe crabs are spawning along our shores 🌕🌑 . We’ll be tagging and counting these creatures as part of the US Fish & Wildlife Service monitoring program.

🩱   Please bring your bathing suits/water shoes (Waders & wetsuits welcome also). We will be wading through the water searching for horseshoe crabs along the beach.

📅 Choose from four events in June:

• Tuesday, June 10th from 8:30 to 10:45 PM at East Beach in Charlestown

• Wednesday, June 11th from 6:30 to 9 PM at Goddard Memorial State Park in Warwick

• Tuesday, June 24th from 8:30 to 10:45 PM at East Beach in Charlestown

• Wednesday, June 25th from 6:30 to 9 PM at Goddard Park Memorial State Park

Registration is required! Attendance is free, but space is limited to 30 participants for each event - sign up now at https://riparks.ri.gov/horseshoe-crab-event-signup

Address

1 Beavertail Road
Jamestown, RI
02835

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	10:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	10:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	10:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	10:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday	10:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday	10:30am - 4:30pm

Website

https://riparks.ri.gov/activities-programs/ri-parks-naturalist-program

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