Join the movement and enjoy the ride while helping reduce traffic congestion! Read on for routes, maps, Park & Bike locations, and more.
Newport Kite Festival, July 11th-12th, 12pm-4pm
Bike Newport is proud to welcome the Newport Kite Festival as a new Get There By Bike partner. You already know the wind at Brenton Point, and for 40 years, kite flyers have known it too, gathering every July along the very stretch of coastline you’ve ridden past. This July 11–12, skip the parking headache on Ocean Loop and roll straight in. By biking to the festival, you’re reducing traffic congestion, carbon emissions, and contributing to a more sustainable, healthy community.
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Bike parking for the Newport Kite Festival is located near parking lots at Brenton Point. Look for the Get There By Bike Flag!
Park & Bike
Coming from out of town? No problem. You can park and leave your car anywhere in Newport where long-term parking is permitted (be sure to check signs for restrictions), or you can head straight to Newport’s designated Park & Bike lots. See the routes below!
Park & Ride to Brenton Point – 5.6 miles ~ 20 minutes
YMCA to Brenton Point – 7.6 miles ~ 30 minutes
Helpful Tips for biking to the Newport Kite Festival
- Bring LIGHTS, a LOCK, and a HELMET.
- Ride carefully, follow rules of the road, pay extra attention to motorists, and give yourself time to get there safely.
- Newport is known for its history and beauty – less so for the condition of the roads. Watch for pot holes and ruts!
- If you would like to support Bike Newport’s vital nonprofit community work, you can donate HERE. Many thanks!
About Bike Newport
Supporting Bike Newport is supporting more and better biking in Newport and beyond. Our mission is to make it possible for more people to bike more often, by ensuring that biking safe and comfortable and an easy choice for both transportation and recreation. When we’re not busy bringing bike lanes, Park & Bike, bike routes, bike maps, and bike parking to major destinations – we’re busy teaching bike education in the schools and community, building bike culture, and fighting the good fight to make it possible for more people to choose biking! We’re continuously working to improve and encourage biking for everyone in Rhode Island and beyond – Thanks for being part of the solution!
Bike Newport