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Passaic County

Passaic County
( 41.00761, -74.30215 )

  1. Branch Brook Park ( 40.75077, -74.18305 )
  2. Clinton Reservoir (N) ( 41.09734, -74.44232 )
  3. Clinton Reservoir (S) ( 41.09409, -74.44102 )
  4. Green Turtle Lake - West Milford ( 41.14896, -74.32896 )
  5. Greenwood Lake - Hewitt ( 41.15252, -74.34682 )
  6. Greenwood Lake - Warwick NY ( 41.21822, -74.29848 )
  7. Hackensack River - Bergenfield ( 40.92835, -74.03023 )
  8. Hackensack River - Foschini Park ( 40.88477, -74.03524 )
  9. Hackensack River - Meadowlands ( 40.80747, -74.05723 )
  10. Hackensack River - Secaucus (N) ( 40.80552, -74.04345 )
  11. Lake Hopatcong - Ashley's Cove ( 40.96426, -74.61082 )
  12. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (E) ( 40.92890, -74.63861 )
  13. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (W) ( 40.91763, -74.66346 )
  14. Lamington/Black River - Route 10 ( 40.86048, -74.62893 )
  15. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (N) ( 41.14241, -74.30055 )
  16. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (S) ( 41.12695, -74.30127 )
  17. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (W) ( 41.13686, -74.30684 )
  18. Mountain Lake - Denville ( 40.88952, -74.44225 )
  19. Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
  20. Overpeck Creek - Teaneck ( 40.86648, -74.00077 )
  21. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.73795, -74.37159 )
  22. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.72583, -74.38948 )
  23. Passaic River - East Hanover (N) ( 40.82749, -74.33529 )
  24. Passaic River - East Hanover (S) ( 40.82581, -74.33332 )
  25. Passaic River - Elmwood Park ( 40.90965, -74.13188 )
  26. Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
  27. Passaic River - Hawthorne ( 40.93992, -74.15224 )
  28. Passaic River - Kearny ( 40.76313, -74.15933 )
  29. Passaic River - Livingston ( 40.77879, -74.36862 )
  30. Passaic River - Memorial Park ( 40.92865, -74.14193 )
  31. Passaic River - Nutley ( 40.81175, -74.13909 )
  32. Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
  33. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (N) ( 40.81865, -74.13348 )
  34. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (S) ( 40.80182, -74.13801 )
  35. Passaic River - Rutherford ( 40.82349, -74.12280 )
  36. Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
  37. Peaquannock River - Appelt Park ( 41.00189, -74.31640 )
  38. Peaquannock River - Oak Ridge Reservoir ( 41.06314, -74.48597 )
  39. Peaquannock River - Riverdale ( 40.99137, -74.29694 )
  40. Peaquannock River - Riverdale Rd ( 40.98818, -74.29319 )
  41. Peckman River - Cedar Grove ( 40.85861, -74.22711 )
  42. Pines Lake - Pompton ( 40.98952, -74.26212 )
  43. Pompton River - Follari Tract ( 40.98011, -74.29032 )
  44. Pompton River - Lincoln Park ( 40.91475, -74.27182 )
  45. Pompton River - River Drive ( 40.98153, -74.29748 )
  46. Potash Lake - Ramapo River ( 41.02250, -74.25936 )
  47. Rahway River - South Mountain ( 40.73112, -74.30704 )
  48. Ramapo River - Glen Gray Rd ( 41.05339, -74.22408 )
  49. Ramapo River - Great Oak Park ( 41.01630, -74.26106 )
  50. Ramapo River - Halifax Rd ( 41.08543, -74.18332 )
  51. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (E) ( 41.00056, -74.27621 )
  52. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (N) ( 41.00602, -74.27796 )
  53. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (W) ( 41.00392, -74.28272 )
  54. Ramapo River - Ramapo Reservation ( 41.07835, -74.18937 )
  55. Ramapo River - Stiles Park ( 40.98695, -74.28014 )
  56. Ramapo River - West Mahwah ( 41.10486, -74.15591 )
  57. Rockaway River - Boonton ( 40.91556, -74.42705 )
  58. Rockaway River - Denville (E) ( 40.89625, -74.47500 )
  59. Rockaway River - Denville (W) ( 40.89916, -74.48675 )
  60. Rockaway River - McCarter Park ( 40.89122, -74.47349 )
  61. Rockaway River - Montville ( 40.89893, -74.37344 )
  62. Rockaway River - Pine Brook ( 40.86608, -74.35202 )
  63. Rockaway River - Rockaway (E) ( 40.90190, -74.50881 )
  64. Rockaway River - Rockaway (W) ( 40.89737, -74.51528 )
  65. Rockaway River - Towpath Rd ( 40.90322, -74.46364 )
  66. Rockaway River - Wharton ( 40.88947, -74.56952 )
  67. Rockaway River - WMA ( 40.95537, -74.57069 )
  68. Saddle River - County Park ( 40.97559, -74.09215 )
  69. Saddle River - County Park (N) ( 40.91908, -74.08952 )
  70. Saddle River - County Park (S) ( 40.91051, -74.08955 )
  71. Saddle River - Dunkerhook ( 40.94610, -74.09835 )
  72. Saddle River - Lodi ( 40.88361, -74.08428 )
  73. Saddle River - Saddle River ( 41.03307, -74.10117 )
  74. Shepherd Pond - Ringwood ( 41.13571, -74.23189 )
  75. Speedwell Lake - Morristown ( 40.81265, -74.48090 )
  76. Split Rock Reservoir - Rockaway ( 40.96274, -74.45808 )
  77. Sunset Lake ( 40.87071, -74.61751 )
  78. Verona Lake - Montclair ( 40.82705, -74.24588 )
  79. Walkill River - Franklin ( 41.11063, -74.58840 )
  80. Walkill River - Glenwood Rd ( 41.19413, -74.57499 )
  81. Walkill River - Hamburg ( 41.15266, -74.58161 )
  82. Wanaque River - Back Beach Park ( 41.03504, -74.28571 )
  83. Wanaque River - Hershfield Park ( 40.99313, -74.28983 )
  84. Wawayanda Lake - Wawayanda SP ( 41.18823, -74.42609 )
  85. Whippany River - Whippany ( 40.81921, -74.44021 )
  86. White's Pond - Waldwick ( 41.01724, -74.13142 )
  87. Woodcliff Lake - Hillsdale ( 41.02150, -74.04133 )

Forbidden Zones

  • Wanaque Reservoir
  • Point View Reservoir
  • any of the waterfalls on the Passaic River would be a bad idea

Ramapo River
( 41.04304, -74.22288 )

  1. Pompton River - Follari Tract ( 40.98011, -74.29032 )
  2. Potash Lake - Ramapo River ( 41.02250, -74.25936 )
  3. Ramapo River - Glen Gray Rd ( 41.05339, -74.22408 )
  4. Ramapo River - Great Oak Park ( 41.01630, -74.26106 )
  5. Ramapo River - Halifax Rd ( 41.08543, -74.18332 )
  6. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (E) ( 41.00056, -74.27621 )
  7. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (N) ( 41.00602, -74.27796 )
  8. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (W) ( 41.00392, -74.28272 )
  9. Ramapo River - Ramapo Reservation ( 41.07835, -74.18937 )
  10. Ramapo River - Stiles Park ( 40.98695, -74.28014 )
  11. Ramapo River - West Mahwah ( 41.10486, -74.15591 )

Passaic River
( 40.80476, -74.31517 )

  1. Newark Bay - Bayonne ( 40.66284, -74.13305 )
  2. Newark Bay - Rutkowski Park ( 40.68882, -74.11216 )
  3. Passaic River - Basking Ridge ( 40.69503, -74.51600 )
  4. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.73795, -74.37159 )
  5. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.72583, -74.38948 )
  6. Passaic River - Dead River ( 40.65005, -74.52464 )
  7. Passaic River - East Hanover (N) ( 40.82749, -74.33529 )
  8. Passaic River - East Hanover (S) ( 40.82581, -74.33332 )
  9. Passaic River - Elmwood Park ( 40.90965, -74.13188 )
  10. Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
  11. Passaic River - Hawthorne ( 40.93992, -74.15224 )
  12. Passaic River - Kearny ( 40.76313, -74.15933 )
  13. Passaic River - Livingston ( 40.77879, -74.36862 )
  14. Passaic River - Memorial Park ( 40.92865, -74.14193 )
  15. Passaic River - Newark ( 40.73326, -74.15206 )
  16. Passaic River - Nutley ( 40.81175, -74.13909 )
  17. Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
  18. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (N) ( 40.81865, -74.13348 )
  19. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (S) ( 40.80182, -74.13801 )
  20. Passaic River - Rutherford ( 40.82349, -74.12280 )
  21. Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
  22. Passaic River - Warren ( 40.67078, -74.46441 )

The lower Passaic River is extremely polluted. I wouldn't go anywhere near it.


Saddle River
( 40.95207, -74.09179 )

  1. Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
  2. Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
  3. Saddle River - County Park ( 40.97559, -74.09215 )
  4. Saddle River - County Park (N) ( 40.91908, -74.08952 )
  5. Saddle River - County Park (S) ( 40.91051, -74.08955 )
  6. Saddle River - Dunkerhook ( 40.94610, -74.09835 )
  7. Saddle River - Lodi ( 40.88361, -74.08428 )
  8. Saddle River - Saddle River ( 41.03307, -74.10117 )

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These birds are all associated with marine environments, but the truth is, they don't care. You'll find them wherever there is food. Since no place in New Jersey is really very far from the ocean, you can find most of these almost anywhere.

Herring Gull

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