Health & Fitness

2 Rhode Island Camp Beaches Safe For Swimming: Dept. Of Health

Kingston's Camp and Camp Hoffman, both on Kingston's Larkin Pond, were given the all-clear to reopen.

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Larkin's Pond Beach Club and Foster's Dyer Woods Campground remain closed at this time.
Larkin's Pond Beach Club and Foster's Dyer Woods Campground remain closed at this time. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

KINGSTON, RI — Two freshwater beaches in Rhode Island are back open to swimming, the Rhode Island Department of Health said. Bacteria levels at Kingston's Camp and Camp Hoffman, both on Larkin Pond, have returned to safe levels.

Larkin's Pond Beach Club, located on the same body of water, and Dyer Woods Campground in Foster remain closed at this time. The department recommended closing both beaches last Friday.

For the latest beach closure information, call RIDOH's prerecorded beach line at 401-222-2751.

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