Date visited: 9/24/2022

This is a really wonderful spot, and a great place to take the pups! Gooseberry Neck (also known as Gooseberry Island, despite it not being an island) is near Horseneck Beach State Reservation. It has it's own free parking area, and allows dogs, year round. There is a trail that loops the southern end of the peninsula near the remnants of the towers. The two towers were World War II lookout posts back in the day. There are side trails along the way that bring you right out to the rocky shoreline. If I'm going to drive over 2 hours to see a spot, I usually wait for when the weather is good and I picked a great day to go here. We had plenty of great photo opportunities! There is a small beachy area near the parking lot where Mandy was able to cool off in the water, despite it not being that warm out. Since the dogs leashes are connected, there was one point where Lexi was pulling Mandy out of the ocean, as it was a bit too cold for Lexi!

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Date visited: 3/6/2023

It was still early in the afternoon, so we stopped here briefly after our adventure at Demarest Lloyd State Park. We didn't stay very long, as we had already walked over four miles at Demarest, and the clouds were starting to come in cooling every thing off. That didn't stop the pups from wading in the water. Like the other Massachusetts State Beaches, dogs are allowed on the beach between September 16 and March 31st.

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Date visited: 9/8/2024

This is the area, directly east of Goosewing Beach in Little Compton, RI. We crossed over state lines while walking on that beach. Both Google Maps and Open Street Map have this area labled as "Quicksand Point", probably named after the nearby salt pond. This section of beach is covered with small stones, but there is more sand as you reach the point. Once you reach the point, there's no place else to go, as it's too rocky to continue. You can see the what the beach erosion has done over the years here. If I lived in that house on the edge, I'd be concerned! There's a well established trail here that leads up the hill, past a corn field, to Brayton Point Road. There are great views of the landscape, the beach, and Quicksand Pond from up here. That being said, there are "Private Property" and "No Trespassing" signs near the road where the trail comes out, so it's not a public access point. There are no such signs on the beach end of the trail, so we didn't realize we weren't supposed to be there.

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