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Narragansett Bay in Spring | Photos

A collection of images celebrating the beauty of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay in spring and early summer.

By Yankee Magazine|Mar 23 2022| Print icon

A dirt path winds through a sunlit forest with tall, leafless trees and patches of blooming daffodils on either side.

Daffodil blooms line the pathways at Blithewold in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Photo Credit: Julie Bidwell

For the 2015 Yankee travel feature “Spring Comes to Narragansett Bay,” photographer Julie Bidwell captured the beauty of coastal Rhode Island in spring and early summer, including bustling Newport and the rocky coastline in Jamestown. Below you’ll find a collection of some of our favorite outtakes that didn’t make it into print.

The Beauty of Narragansett Bay in Spring

Under sail in Narragansett Bay's quiet waters early in the season with the iconic Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge in the distance.
Under sail in Narragansett Bay’s quiet waters early in the season with the iconic Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge in the distance.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
Daffodil blooms line the pathways at Blithewold in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Daffodil blooms line the pathways at Blithewold in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
A building (find business name) in downtown Bristol has a sunny yellow exterior.
A building (find business name) in downtown Bristol has a sunny yellow exterior.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
The bike path along the harbor in Bristol is framed by white blooms.
The bike path along the harbor in Bristol is framed by white blooms.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
A wooden gate leads to fields and stone walls at Mt. Hope Farm in tk.
A wooden gate leads to fields and stone walls at Mt. Hope Farm.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
Picnic tables line the walkway along Narragansett Bay at Colt State Park in Bristol.
Picnic tables line the walkway along Narragansett Bay at Colt State Park in Bristol.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
The classic Del's lemonade truck in Jamestown is a welcome sign of spring.
The classic Del’s lemonade truck in Jamestown is a welcome sign of spring.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
The rocky coast in Jamestown at Beavertail State Park.
The rocky coast in Jamestown at Beavertail State Park.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
head gardener tk sculpts one of the many animals at Green Animals Topiary Garden in Newport.
One of the many animals at Green Animals Topiary Garden in Portsmouth being worked on.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
Watson Farm tk cows with tk bridge in background.
Watson Farm cows.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell
A wooden American flag adorns the barn at Watson Farm.
A wooden American flag adorns the barn at Watson Farm.
Photo Credit : Julie Bidwell

Have you ever visited Narragansett Bay?

This post was first published in 2015 and has been updated. 

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  1. What a lovely state to visit. I hope to go there this season! Thanks for the pictures and suggestions.???

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  4. Grew up there and miss it terribly. Love to see the pictures. Bristol isn’t the only place in R.I. that is attractive.

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  6. Visit Smiths Castle, opening in May for tours, 12-4 pm. Picnic on the grounds, overlooking Wickford Cove.

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  7. I’ve enjoyed my beautiful Narragansett hone for the past 31 years and love the area around Jamestown, Charlestown and Newport!! Just gorgeous scenery!

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  8. Spent summers on Prudence Island as a child, saw Crosby, Stills, and Nash concert at Colt State Park many years ago

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