Essex County

Essex County
( 40.79125, -74.23271 )

  1. Branch Brook Park ( 40.75077, -74.18305 )
  2. Echo Lake - Mountainside ( 40.67351, -74.34560 )
  3. Hackensack River - Meadowlands ( 40.80747, -74.05723 )
  4. Hackensack River - Secaucaus (S) ( 40.76390, -74.08685 )
  5. Hackensack River - Secaucus (N) ( 40.80552, -74.04345 )
  6. Hackensack River - USS Ling ( 40.87939, -74.04029 )
  7. Hudson River - Frying Pan Lightship ( 40.75215, -74.00927 )
  8. Hudson River - Winter Garden Lightship ( 40.70981, -74.04034 )
  9. Lake Surprise - Summit ( 40.69343, -74.37003 )
  10. Liberty State Park - Jersey City ( 40.69768, -74.06520 )
  11. Newark Bay - Bayonne ( 40.66284, -74.13305 )
  12. Newark Bay - Rutkowski Park ( 40.68882, -74.11216 )
  13. Old Place Creek, Staten Island ( 40.62721, -74.18237 )
  14. Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
  15. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.73795, -74.37159 )
  16. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.72583, -74.38948 )
  17. Passaic River - East Hanover (N) ( 40.82749, -74.33529 )
  18. Passaic River - East Hanover (S) ( 40.82581, -74.33332 )
  19. Passaic River - Elmwood Park ( 40.90965, -74.13188 )
  20. Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
  21. Passaic River - Hawthorne ( 40.93992, -74.15224 )
  22. Passaic River - Kearny ( 40.76313, -74.15933 )
  23. Passaic River - Livingston ( 40.77879, -74.36862 )
  24. Passaic River - Memorial Park ( 40.92865, -74.14193 )
  25. Passaic River - Newark ( 40.73326, -74.15206 )
  26. Passaic River - Nutley ( 40.81175, -74.13909 )
  27. Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
  28. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (N) ( 40.81865, -74.13348 )
  29. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (S) ( 40.80182, -74.13801 )
  30. Passaic River - Rutherford ( 40.82349, -74.12280 )
  31. Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
  32. Peckman River - Cedar Grove ( 40.85861, -74.22711 )
  33. Pompton River - Lincoln Park ( 40.91475, -74.27182 )
  34. Rahway River - Clark ( 40.62884, -74.29746 )
  35. Rahway River - Cranford (N) ( 40.66036, -74.30627 )
  36. Rahway River - Cranford (S) ( 40.65097, -74.30133 )
  37. Rahway River - Cranford (W) ( 40.65900, -74.30997 )
  38. Rahway River - Jackson's Pond ( 40.62805, -74.28492 )
  39. Rahway River - Lenape Park ( 40.67407, -74.31426 )
  40. Rahway River - Mohawk Park ( 40.64041, -74.29408 )
  41. Rahway River - Nomahegan Lake ( 40.66832, -74.31741 )
  42. Rahway River - South Mountain ( 40.73112, -74.30704 )
  43. Rahway River - Springfield ( 40.70824, -74.30186 )
  44. Rockaway River - Montville ( 40.89893, -74.37344 )
  45. Rockaway River - Pine Brook ( 40.86608, -74.35202 )
  46. Saddle River - County Park (N) ( 40.91908, -74.08952 )
  47. Saddle River - County Park (S) ( 40.91051, -74.08955 )
  48. Saddle River - Lodi ( 40.88361, -74.08428 )
  49. Verona Lake - Montclair ( 40.82705, -74.24588 )
  50. Weequahic Lake - Newark ( 40.70570, -74.19775 )
  51. Whippany River - Whippany ( 40.81921, -74.44021 )

Forbidden Zones:

  • lower Passaic River is extremely polluted
  • Port Newark
  • Cedar Grove Reservoir

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.


Weequahic Lake
( 40.70169, -74.20242 )

  1. Weequahic Lake - Newark ( 40.70570, -74.19775 )

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Lake Lefferts
( 40.41181, -74.24096 )

  1. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  2. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  8. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  9. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )

Lake Lefferts is a man-made lake, the result of the construction in 1928 of Lake Lefferts Dam, which captures and stores the flow of Matawan Creek. This is the nicest spot in northern Monmouth County. The lake is in three parts:

  • The lower part that contains the dam and the launch area and extends up to the Route 34 bridge. This part is fairly deep and free of obstructions.
  • The upper part from Route 34 to Route 516. This part is much shallower and weedy, especially at the far end.
  • An unusable section beyond Route 516. This part is pretty much just mud. It may look like water, but trust me - don't go there.