Newport Police Department Launches Free Summer Camp

NEWPORT, RI — The Newport Police Department has an exciting new opportunity for local kids. For one week in August, Newporters aged 10 through 14 can spend a week at Fort Adams State Park with Newport police, environmental police, parks and recreation staff and more for free.

The summer camp will be based at Fort Adams State Park, where campers will have the chance to tour the fort, go sailing, interact with marine biologists, make crafts and more. To cap off the week, campers will go for a cruise and have lunch on Rhode Island's official tall ship, the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry.

The camp is made possible through a collaboration between the Newport Police Department, environmental police, Rhode Island Parks and Recreation and the Fort Adams Trust.

Any Newport child between the ages of 10 and 14 years old can apply to join the free camp, which will run from August 5 through 9, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration packets are available at the Newport Police Department's Community Police Unit at 120 Broadway. Contact Officer Josh Wildes 401-845-5864 or jwildes@cityofnewport.com with any questions. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and space is limited.