Alton Pond

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Alton Pond

Town(s): Hopkinton RI, Richmond RI
County: Washington

Size: 44 acres
Average Depth: feet
Maximum Depth: feet

Boating Allowed: Kayaks, Canoes, Sail Boats, Electric Motor Boats, Gas Engines Prohibited, See Comments
Boating Comments: No outboard motors.
Swimming: Swimming Allowed, No Restrictions



Alton Pond is a beautiful 44 acre freshwater pond providing wonderful access to the Wood River and Pawcatuck River for kayaking and canoeing. No motors of any kind are allowed on Alton Pond. Alton Pond Landing: This is a site for launching boats from trailers and it is also a portage, which typically means that to continue paddling down the river past this site you will have to portage your boat around a dam or other obstruction. Boat ramps can normally be used to launch canoes and kayaks but please do your best to keep the boat ramp clear for boat trailers. This is a DEM fishing access site with a gravel parking lot and a concrete plank boat ramp providing access to Alton Pond. It is a good take-out if you are coming downstream on the Wood River, which flows through Alton Pond. To continue downstream to the confluence with the Pawcatuck River you will have to portage across Route 91 to get around the Alton Dam. The put-in below the dam is informal and access is somewhat awkward because the access is down the road embankment. Once on the water the paddle downstream on the Wood and Pawcatuck Rivers is very scenic. The river is not fast moving but there is some current and some maneuvering is required. The River Guide published by the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association is very useful for paddling on these rivers.

Water Quality: Unknown
Vegetation Growth: Unknown
Non-native Species: Unknown

Fishing Comments: This area is stocked with trout several times throughout the year.
Fish Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, White Perch, Channel Catfish, Sunfish, Bluegill

Boat Access: Primarily Car-top boats & Canoes
Ramp Comments: Driving Landmarks: The landing is right next to Route 91 where it runs along the south end of Alton Pond and over the Wood River, but to get to it by car you have to turn onto Collins Road and then almost immediately turn onto Woodville Alton Road and then turn into the parking lot. Shoreline: At the pond, there is a concrete plank boat ramp. Below the dam, on the wood river, the shoreline is more varied and natural.
Parking Spaces: 11-20

Directions: See ramp comments
Shoreline Development: Unknown