Napatree Point Conservation Area
Napatree Point
A roughly 2 km sand spit extending from Watch Hill, with a bay on one side and the ocean on the other, a 19th-century fort ruin at the tip, and superb sunsets.
Napatree Point is a narrow sand spit about 2.4 km long, extending west from Watch Hill. Its north side is a calm little bay, and its south side faces the Atlantic. In between lie protected dunes and bird habitat, where ospreys and oystercatchers are common. A walk along the beach takes about 40 minutes to reach the tip, where the remains of Fort Mulligan, a battery dating from the 1898 Spanish-American War, overlook the Connecticut coast and Fishers Island. Sunsets here are spectacular. Admission is free. Stay on the marked trail and do not trample the dunes; park at Watch Hill.
Opening hours
Sunrise to sunset
Nearby sights
- Watch Hill
- Old Lighthouse Museum
- Stonington Borough
- Misquamicut State Beach
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
- Mystic Aquarium
- Olde Mistick Village
- Mystic Seaport Museum