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Tarbox Pond

West Greenwich, Rhode Island — Kent County.

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20Surface acres
1Public access sites
1.3 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 127630396).

Location & fast facts

Where Tarbox Pond is in Rhode Island

The red circle marks Tarbox Pond.

Fast facts

About Tarbox Pond

  • County: Kent
  • Town: West Greenwich
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 15 mi from Providence and 22 mi from Westerly, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.

Fishing in Rhode Island

Official RIDEM pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Lake map

Tarbox Pond shoreline, boat launches & beaches

Tarbox Pond (Cartop / walk-in)10.1 mileN

Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.

Cartop / walk-inShoreline trail
  1. 1Tarbox Pond
    Cartop / walk-in · West Greenwich

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 127630396), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: RIDEM fishing access & boat launches (RIGIS). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

1.3 miTrail within 60 m of shore
About 75%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
East and west shoresWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 1.3 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 60 m (200 ft) of the Tarbox Pond shoreline, mostly along the east and west shores. They follow about 75% of the shore, so you can walk most of the way around but not a full loop.

Trails along the shore

Getting to the trails

No trailhead is mapped for these trails. The closest public access site is Tarbox Pond, 100 ft from a shoreline trail (RIDEM access data).

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 60 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Tarbox Pond

We found 7 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Tarbox Pond. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

1 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Rhode Island

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (41.6350, -71.5686). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Tarbox Pond. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Tarbox Pond

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Fish you can catch

    Trout ★

    ★ = stocked recently (see Stocking). No machine-readable species survey is published for this water; the list shows stocked fish only.

    Trout stocking

    RIDEM lists Tarbox Pond as a trout-stocked lake or pond. Note from RIDEM: UNK.

    RIDEM trout-stocked waters

    Pulled Oct 10, 2026.

    Boat launches & access sites

    1 public access site listed.

    SiteTownOwnerTypeParkingFeeUsesMap
    Tarbox PondWest GreenwichRIDEMSmall-craft launchgravel area along side of road—Fishing, Boating
    none
    41.6364, -71.5735

    RIDEM fishing access & boat launches (RIGIS)

    Fees, hours and rules change; confirm with the site owner before you go.

    Invasive species

    Reported on or near Tarbox Pond

    Clean, Drain, Dry. Remove plants and mud, drain all water, and dry your boat, trailer and gear before moving to another water.

    USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database

    USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Contact & official info

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