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Located at the Fort Adams Point at the entrance to the Newport Harbor, Fort Adams State Park is a popular park best known for its annual Newport Jazz Festival. It offers panoramic views of the Narragansett Bay and the sailboats in the harbor. The park offers swimming, picnicking, boating, and other recreational activities. It boasts the Joseph "Jay" Kirwin Memorial Rugby Pitch and two other soccer fields/rugby pitches.
The park is also home to Fort Adams, the second largest fort in the US, a key to Narragansett Bay defenses from 1799 to 1945. Besides the jazz festival, the park hosts the Newport Folk Festival and is the home of Eisenhower House, former residence of the Fort's commander and Sail Newport sailing organization.
84 Fort Adams Dr, Newport, RI 02840, Phone: 401-847-2400, Map
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