New Jersey Kayaking

First Trip

So you just impulse-bought a new kayak at Walmart. Now what?

Don't take it someplace hairy for your first trip. Pick a place that is easy - shallow enough to stand up, no tides, no wind, no waves, no motorboats, no currents, no cold. Find some nice inland lake, I have quite a few of them listed. Learn how to get in and out of the boat, how to paddle, etc. Get a feel for things before you head out into the big water.

Also, figure out how to secure the boat for transport. The pool noodles and twine that you used to take the boat home from the store on the roof of the car are not suitable for the highway. Get whatever racks and tie-downs you need and figure out how to set them up properly. I always use a minimum of two completely independent tie-downs, even for the most local of trips. On the highway, double that.

Advice for Beginners,

Gloucester County

Gloucester County
( 39.69751, -75.18109 )

  1. Alcyon Lake ( 39.72831, -75.14290 )
  2. Alloway Creek - Hancock's Bridge ( 39.50763, -75.46339 )
  3. Alloway Lake - Alloway ( 39.56288, -75.36070 )
  4. Atsion Lake - Pinelands ( 39.73989, -74.73128 )
  5. Avis Millpond - Salem River ( 39.63089, -75.29061 )
  6. Big Timber Creek - Fort Nassau ( 39.88024, -75.12680 )
  7. Big Timber Creek - Glendora (N) ( 39.85285, -75.09452 )
  8. Big Timber Creek - Glendora (S) ( 39.83769, -75.08264 )
  9. Blackwood Lake - Big Timber Creek ( 39.80194, -75.07405 )
  10. Bostwick Lake - Cohansey River ( 39.52842, -75.26801 )
  11. Cedar Creek - Stow Creek ( 39.44393, -75.40885 )
  12. Cohansey River - Bridgeton ( 39.42658, -75.23626 )
  13. Cohansey River - Dix WMA ( 39.37361, -75.29350 )
  14. Cohansey River - Ragged Island St. ( 39.36792, -75.35818 )
  15. Cooper River - Haddonfield ( 39.90090, -75.02056 )
  16. Cooper River Lake - Collingswood ( 39.92432, -75.07123 )
  17. Cooper River Park - Haddonfield ( 39.92561, -75.05672 )
  18. Delaware River - Carney's Point ( 39.71737, -75.47630 )
  19. Delaware River - Elsinboro Point ( 39.54510, -75.52995 )
  20. Delaware River - Fort Mott ( 39.60585, -75.55596 )
  21. Delaware River - Frankford Creek ( 39.98473, -75.07171 )
  22. Delaware River - Mad Horse ( 39.42123, -75.42695 )
  23. Delaware River - Miller Road ( 39.38263, -75.40641 )
  24. Delaware River - North Camden ( 39.95769, -75.11432 )
  25. Delaware River - Palmyra Cove ( 40.00916, -75.04176 )
  26. Delaware River - Paulsboro ( 39.84785, -75.25124 )
  27. Delaware River - Pennsauken ( 39.98092, -75.06567 )
  28. Delaware River - Pennsville ( 39.64836, -75.53254 )
  29. Delaware River - Rivergate ( 39.87718, -75.17961 )
  30. Delaware River - West Deptford ( 39.86198, -75.20709 )
  31. DOD Ramp - Penns Grove ( 39.74873, -75.45564 )
  32. Dramasel/Pines Lake ( 39.81713, -75.04735 )
  33. East Lake - Salem River ( 39.64274, -75.31400 )
  34. Franklinville Lake - Franklinville ( 39.61768, -75.07867 )
  35. Great Egg Harbor River - New Brooklyn ( 39.70187, -74.93732 )
  36. Great Egg Harbor River - Penny Pot ( 39.57547, -74.82239 )
  37. Great Egg Harbor River - Piney Hollow Rd ( 39.62049, -74.89280 )
  38. Great Egg Harbor River - Weymouth ( 39.51339, -74.77889 )
  39. Hammonton Lake ( 39.63010, -74.78734 )
  40. Hester's Branch - Woodbury ( 39.83155, -75.14812 )
  41. Indian Mills Lake ( 39.79554, -74.73998 )
  42. Kirkwood Lake - Cooper River ( 39.83637, -75.00105 )
  43. Laurel Lake ( 39.81720, -75.01032 )
  44. Malaga Lake - Newfield ( 39.57878, -75.05643 )
  45. Mantua Creek - West Deptford ( 39.79546, -75.17112 )
  46. Maurice River - Alliance Beach ( 39.50198, -75.07976 )
  47. Maurice River - Garden Road ( 39.52199, -75.07329 )
  48. Maurice River - Milleville ( 39.37706, -75.03671 )
  49. Maurice River - Sharp St ( 39.40012, -75.05345 )
  50. Maurice River - West Side Park ( 39.49608, -75.07611 )
  51. Maurice River - Willow Grove ( 39.54996, -75.07146 )
  52. Newton Creek - Johnson Park ( 39.89464, -75.11321 )
  53. Newton Lake - Collingswood ( 39.90840, -75.08179 )
  54. Oldman's Creek - Bridgeport ( 39.78437, -75.40694 )
  55. Oldman's Creek - Harrisonville ( 39.68277, -75.26706 )
  56. Oldman's Creek - Swedesboro ( 39.74857, -75.37972 )
  57. Parvin Lake - Pittsgrove ( 39.50613, -75.12979 )
  58. Pennsauken Creek - Cinnaminson (E) ( 39.97961, -75.00867 )
  59. Pennsauken Creek - Cinnaminson (W) ( 39.98056, -75.01119 )
  60. Raccoon Creek - Bridgeport ( 39.80121, -75.35517 )
  61. Raccoon Creek - Mullica Hill ( 39.73444, -75.22043 )
  62. Rainbow Lake - Pittsgrove ( 39.48757, -75.11186 )
  63. Rancocas Creek - Medford Park ( 39.89713, -74.82061 )
  64. Repaupo Creek - Logan Twp ( 39.82960, -75.33016 )
  65. Salem River - Mannington ( 39.66957, -75.46619 )
  66. Salem River - Salem ( 39.57881, -75.46628 )
  67. Salem River - Supawna NWR ( 39.56956, -75.49853 )
  68. Salem River - Woodstown ( 39.64486, -75.32774 )
  69. Salem River WMA - Pennsville ( 39.64026, -75.48012 )
  70. Stewart Lake - Woodbury ( 39.84193, -75.14283 )
  71. Strawberry Lake - Moorestown ( 39.95460, -74.94940 )
  72. Strawbridge Lake - Moorestown ( 39.94984, -74.96347 )
  73. Sunset Lake - Cohansey River ( 39.44637, -75.23975 )
  74. Thundergust Lake ( 39.50277, -75.13396 )
  75. Timber Creek ( 39.83638, -75.05988 )
  76. Union Lake - Millville (E) ( 39.40677, -75.05152 )
  77. Union Lake - Millville (W) ( 39.40812, -75.06712 )
  78. Wilson Lake - Glassboro ( 39.65715, -75.05088 )
  79. Woodbury Creek - West Deptford ( 39.84158, -75.15443 )

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