Middlesex County

Middlesex County
( 40.42683, -74.38135 )

  1. Aeromarine Industrial Park ( 40.44306, -74.18967 )
  2. Ambrose Brook - Bound Brook ( 40.56764, -74.51489 )
  3. Ambrose Brook - Possumtown ( 40.55555, -74.48630 )
  4. Arthur Kill - Buckingham Ave ( 40.51462, -74.25871 )
  5. Arthur Kill - Carteret Waterfront ( 40.57186, -74.21301 )
  6. Arthur Kill - Ferry St ( 40.54576, -74.25424 )
  7. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  8. Buck's Pond - Colt's Neck ( 40.29178, -74.20380 )
  9. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  10. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  11. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  12. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  13. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  14. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  15. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  16. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  17. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  18. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  19. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  20. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33224, -74.65186 )
  21. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  22. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  23. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  24. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  25. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  26. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  27. Etra Lake - East Windsor ( 40.25288, -74.49829 )
  28. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  29. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  30. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  31. Green Brook - Billian Legion Park ( 40.56222, -74.52483 )
  32. Grover's Mill Pond - Princeton Junction ( 40.31282, -74.60565 )
  33. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  34. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  35. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  36. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  37. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  38. Lake Topanemus - Freehold ( 40.27635, -74.28554 )
  39. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  40. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  41. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  42. Marlu Lake - Lincroft ( 40.33463, -74.15354 )
  43. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  44. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (W) ( 40.32735, -74.60233 )
  45. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  46. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  47. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  48. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  49. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43898, -74.61783 )
  50. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  51. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  52. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  53. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  54. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  55. New Market Pond - Piscataway ( 40.57675, -74.45490 )
  56. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  57. Perrineville Lake ( 40.22667, -74.43784 )
  58. Rahway River - Clark ( 40.62884, -74.29746 )
  59. Rahway River - Jackson's Pond ( 40.62805, -74.28492 )
  60. Rahway River - Mohawk Park ( 40.64041, -74.29408 )
  61. Rahway River - Park ( 40.62040, -74.28944 )
  62. Rahway River - Rahway ( 40.59952, -74.26856 )
  63. Rahway River - South Branch (E) ( 40.60010, -74.27397 )
  64. Rahway River - South Branch (W) ( 40.57998, -74.30463 )
  65. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  66. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  67. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  68. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  69. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  70. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  71. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  72. Raritan Bay - Middletown ( 40.44463, -74.11175 )
  73. Raritan Bay - Port Monmouth ( 40.43800, -74.08955 )
  74. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  75. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  76. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  77. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  78. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  79. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  80. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  81. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  82. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  83. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  84. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  85. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  86. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  87. Raritan River - Somerville (E) ( 40.55798, -74.61520 )
  88. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  89. Robinson's Branch - Rahway River ( 40.61839, -74.30495 )
  90. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  91. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34698, -74.10476 )
  92. South River - Grekoski Park ( 40.43898, -74.36086 )
  93. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  94. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  95. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  96. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  97. Superfund Site ( 40.45776, -74.24129 )
  98. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )
  99. Washington Valley Park Reservoir ( 40.59589, -74.57371 )
  100. Watchung Lake - North Plainfield ( 40.63723, -74.45384 )
  101. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )
  102. Woodbridge Creek (N) ( 40.58555, -74.26267 )
  103. Woodbridge Creek (S) ( 40.56256, -74.26890 )

The thin red line is the "fall line" - the nominal division between uplands and lowlands.

Forbidden Zones

  • Duhernal Lake
  • Kennedy Park
  • Plainsboro Preserve
  • The lower reaches of the Raritan River are highly polluted.

Weston's Mill Pond
( 40.46777, -74.42707 )

  1. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  2. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  3. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  4. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  5. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  6. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  7. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )

Westons Mill Pond is the northernmost of several lakes created by damming the Lawrence Brook, which flows from south to north, and into the Raritan River. This access point is the road that led up to the old bridge, which is gone. There is always enough parking and it is an easy launch, just a few yards to the water.


Laurence Harbor
( 40.45105, -74.27258 )

  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 (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  8. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  9. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  10. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  11. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  12. Superfund Site ( 40.45776, -74.24129 )
  13. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )

Much of this part or Raritan Bay is fenced-off because of lead pollution from the industrial slag used to build jetties and seawalls in the 1970s. Supposedly, most of it has been cleaned up, but the whole area remains 'off-limits'. Since the toxins leach into the water and are carried off by the currents, you really have to wonder about the entire bay. A quick search online will reveal more on this subject than you ever wanted to know.


Lake Lefferts
( 40.41181, -74.24096 )

  1. Aeromarine Industrial Park ( 40.44306, -74.18967 )
  2. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  8. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  9. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  10. Superfund Site ( 40.45776, -74.24129 )
  11. 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.

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Salem River
( 39.62054, -75.42716 )

  1. Avis Millpond - Salem River ( 39.63089, -75.29061 )
  2. East Lake - Salem River ( 39.64274, -75.31400 )
  3. Salem River - Mannington ( 39.66957, -75.46619 )
  4. Salem River - Salem ( 39.57881, -75.46628 )
  5. Salem River - Supawna NWR ( 39.56956, -75.49853 )
  6. Salem River - Woodstown ( 39.64486, -75.32774 )
  7. Salem River WMA - Pennsville ( 39.64026, -75.48012 )