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Alton (Wood River)
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Unofficial river swimming on the Wood River at DEM's Alton Landing, near Carolina. No lifeguards; dam hazard nearby.
At a glance
Overview
Alton on the Wood River is an unofficial river swim reached from the Alton Landing DEM fishing-access site in Hopkinton, just upstream of Carolina. There are no lifeguards and no sanctioned swim area — people enter near the gravel lot and concrete ramp and use the river's slower pools. The Alton Pond Dam about 15 feet high is nearby; stay well clear of it.
- Also known as
- Alton Landing, Wood River at Alton, Alton Pond Landing
- County
- Washington
- Region
- South County
- Water type
- River pool
Know before you go
Public
Not listed
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
From Route 91 in Alton village (Hopkinton), follow signs to the DEM Alton Landing fishing-access site. Use the gravel lot by the concrete boat ramp. The swim pools are along the river edge; the dam is just downstream, do not approach it.
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