Mohegan Bluffs
A long stair descends from windswept bluff-top views to a narrow stone beach where erosion, tide, and exertion control the experience.
Artwork inspired by Edward Mitchell Bannister
The bluffs rise dramatically along Block Island’s southern shore, exposing layered glacial sediment above the Atlantic. Their beauty depends on active erosion, which also makes cliff bases and informal paths dangerous. The view extends toward Southeast Lighthouse and open ocean.
The descent exceeds one hundred steps and does not remove the scramble over rocks at the bottom. Check tide and weather, carry only what you can climb back with, and never dig into or climb the cliff face. Parking is small and shared with heavy seasonal traffic. The overlook alone remains worthwhile for visitors who should not attempt the stairs or unstable lower shoreline.
- Island
- Block Island
- Landform
- Glacial bluffs
- Access
- Long stair plus rocky beach
Quick guide
- Look before descending
- Judge surf, tide, and return effort.
- Protect the cliff
- Never climb or carve unstable sediment.
Know before you go
- Look before descending
- Judge surf, tide, and return effort.
- Protect the cliff
- Never climb or carve unstable sediment.
- Travel light
- Everything carried down must come back up.
- Leave ferry margin
- Island transport adds schedule risk.
Good to know
This is not an accessible beach route. The stair is strenuous, the lower approach is rocky, falling sediment is possible, and rising tide can reduce usable beach space.
Notice these
- Bluff-top overlook
- Wooden stair
- Stone beach