While there are dozens of hidden beaches found throughout Rhode Island, few compare to this gorgeous lesser known slice of paradise. If you’re an avid beach goer, but prefer places with fewer crowds, this small and peaceful place on one of the state’s islands might be just the place for you.

Flickr/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Found at the southeastern end of Aquidneck Island in Middletown is the small, yet serene Third Beach.

Flickr/slack12 This hidden paradise is also known to locals as Navy Beach.

Flickr/Christine Riggle Windsurfing is a popular activity at this beach due to its relatively strong winds.

Flickr/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rhode Island’s Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge also shares this side of the peninsula and makes for a lovely place to visit.

Flickr/Jennifer Macaulay Find this lovely place at Third Beach Road in the charming town of Middletown.

Have you visited this hidden beach in Rhode Island? Do you have a favorite lesser known beach in Little Rhody?

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Found at the southeastern end of Aquidneck Island in Middletown is the small, yet serene Third Beach.

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This hidden paradise is also known to locals as Navy Beach.

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Windsurfing is a popular activity at this beach due to its relatively strong winds.

Rhode Island’s Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge also shares this side of the peninsula and makes for a lovely place to visit.

Flickr/Jennifer Macaulay

Find this lovely place at Third Beach Road in the charming town of Middletown.

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