Your Guide to Labor Day Paddle Across Cove

Spend Labor Day morning, Sept. 2, paddling across the third largest salt marsh estuary in Rhode Island – Hundred Acre Cove on the border of East Providence and Barrington.

The guided kayak and canoe paddle is part of the Rhode Island Land Trust Days – a series of 60 guided walks and events through the scenic views, green spaces and working farms that are Rhode Island’s 47 land trusts.

The paddle in the cove is sponsored by East Bay Rowing and the Barrington Land Conservation Trust. It leaves from the dock at the Walker Farm conservation area in Barrington off of County Road near the merge with Wampanoag Trail

The event is described as a “pristine paddle in the third-largest salt marsh estuary in Rhode Island.” The cove also is home to Rhode Island’s only known nesting area for northern diamondback terrapins, and its supports more than 50 species of birds. 

A naturalist will lead the paddle and educate everyone about the cove’s wildlife. 

You can bring your own kayak or canoe, life jacket, sunscreen, bug repellent, and water. Or you can rent a kayak in advance at East Bay Paddle - a new, local, drop-off kayak rental company. Or send East Bay Paddle an email at: eastbaypaddle@gmail.com. 

Registration is needed for the paddle. Click here.