Bergen County

Woodcliff Lake
Hillsdale
White's Pond
Waldwick
Whippany River
Whippany
Weequahic Lake
Newark
Split Rock Reservoir
Rockaway
Shepherd Pond
Ringwood
Rockland Lake
Nayak NY
Pines Lake
Pompton
Peaquannock River
Riverdale Rd
Peaquannock River
Riverdale
Peaquannock River
Appelt Park
Newark Bay
Rutkowski Park
Newark Bay
Bayonne
Mountain Lake
Denville
Monksville Reservoir
West Milford (W)
Monksville Reservoir
West Milford (S)
Monksville Reservoir
West Milford (N)
Greenwood Lake
Hewitt
Green Turtle Lake
West Milford
Branch Brook Park
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Bergen County
( 40.93616, -74.10576 )

  1. Branch Brook Park ( 40.75077, -74.18305 )
  2. Delaware River ( 40.17371, -74.84843 )
  3. Green Turtle Lake - West Milford ( 41.14896, -74.32896 )
  4. Greenwood Lake - Hewitt ( 41.15252, -74.34682 )
  5. Hackensack River - Bergenfield ( 40.92835, -74.03023 )
  6. Hackensack River - Foschini Park ( 40.88477, -74.03524 )
  7. Hackensack River - Meadowlands ( 40.80747, -74.05723 )
  8. Hackensack River - Secaucaus (S) ( 40.76390, -74.08685 )
  9. Hackensack River - Secaucus (N) ( 40.80552, -74.04345 )
  10. Hackensack River - USS Ling ( 40.87939, -74.04029 )
  11. Hudson River - Fort Lee ( 40.85176, -73.95950 )
  12. Hudson River - Nyack NY (N) ( 41.11999, -73.91239 )
  13. Hudson River - Nyack NY (S) ( 41.08745, -73.91558 )
  14. Hudson River - Piermont NY ( 41.04248, -73.91583 )
  15. Liberty State Park - Jersey City ( 40.69768, -74.06520 )
  16. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (N) ( 41.14241, -74.30055 )
  17. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (S) ( 41.12695, -74.30127 )
  18. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (W) ( 41.13686, -74.30684 )
  19. Mountain Lake - Denville ( 40.88952, -74.44225 )
  20. Newark Bay - Bayonne ( 40.66284, -74.13305 )
  21. Newark Bay - Rutkowski Park ( 40.68882, -74.11216 )
  22. Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
  23. Overpeck Creek - Teaneck ( 40.86648, -74.00077 )
  24. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.73795, -74.37159 )
  25. Passaic River - East Hanover (N) ( 40.82749, -74.33529 )
  26. Passaic River - East Hanover (S) ( 40.82581, -74.33332 )
  27. Passaic River - Elmwood Park ( 40.90965, -74.13188 )
  28. Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
  29. Passaic River - Hawthorne ( 40.93992, -74.15224 )
  30. Passaic River - Kearny ( 40.76313, -74.15933 )
  31. Passaic River - Livingston ( 40.77879, -74.36862 )
  32. Passaic River - Memorial Park ( 40.92865, -74.14193 )
  33. Passaic River - Newark ( 40.73326, -74.15206 )
  34. Passaic River - Nutley ( 40.81175, -74.13909 )
  35. Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
  36. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (N) ( 40.81865, -74.13348 )
  37. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (S) ( 40.80182, -74.13801 )
  38. Passaic River - Rutherford ( 40.82349, -74.12280 )
  39. Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
  40. Peaquannock River - Appelt Park ( 41.00189, -74.31640 )
  41. Peaquannock River - Riverdale ( 40.99137, -74.29694 )
  42. Peaquannock River - Riverdale Rd ( 40.98818, -74.29319 )
  43. Pines Lake - Pompton ( 40.98952, -74.26212 )
  44. Pompton River - Follari Tract ( 40.98011, -74.29032 )
  45. Pompton River - Lincoln Park ( 40.91475, -74.27182 )
  46. Pompton River - River Drive ( 40.98153, -74.29748 )
  47. Potash Lake - Ramapo River ( 41.02250, -74.25936 )
  48. Rahway River - South Mountain ( 40.73112, -74.30704 )
  49. Rahway River - Springfield ( 40.70824, -74.30186 )
  50. Ramapo River - Glen Gray Rd ( 41.05339, -74.22408 )
  51. Ramapo River - Great Oak Park ( 41.01630, -74.26106 )
  52. Ramapo River - Halifax Rd ( 41.08543, -74.18332 )
  53. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (E) ( 41.00056, -74.27621 )
  54. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (N) ( 41.00602, -74.27796 )
  55. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (W) ( 41.00392, -74.28272 )
  56. Ramapo River - Ramapo Reservation ( 41.07835, -74.18937 )
  57. Ramapo River - Stiles Park ( 40.98695, -74.28014 )
  58. Ramapo River - West Mahwah ( 41.10486, -74.15591 )
  59. Rockaway River - Boonton ( 40.91556, -74.42705 )
  60. Rockaway River - Denville (E) ( 40.89625, -74.47500 )
  61. Rockaway River - McCarter Park ( 40.89122, -74.47349 )
  62. Rockaway River - Montville ( 40.89893, -74.37344 )
  63. Rockaway River - Pine Brook ( 40.86608, -74.35202 )
  64. Rockaway River - Towpath Rd ( 40.90322, -74.46364 )
  65. Rockland Lake - Nayak NY ( 41.14291, -73.92742 )
  66. Saddle River - County Park ( 40.97559, -74.09215 )
  67. Saddle River - County Park (N) ( 40.91908, -74.08952 )
  68. Saddle River - County Park (S) ( 40.91051, -74.08955 )
  69. Saddle River - Dunkerhook ( 40.94610, -74.09835 )
  70. Saddle River - Lodi ( 40.88361, -74.08428 )
  71. Saddle River - Saddle River ( 41.03307, -74.10117 )
  72. Shepherd Pond - Ringwood ( 41.13571, -74.23189 )
  73. Split Rock Reservoir - Rockaway ( 40.96274, -74.45808 )
  74. Wanaque River - Back Beach Park ( 41.03504, -74.28571 )
  75. Wanaque River - Hershfield Park ( 40.99313, -74.28983 )
  76. Weequahic Lake - Newark ( 40.70570, -74.19775 )
  77. Whippany River - Whippany ( 40.81921, -74.44021 )
  78. White's Pond - Waldwick ( 41.01724, -74.13142 )
  79. Woodcliff Lake - Hillsdale ( 41.02150, -74.04133 )

  1. Hackensack River - Bergenfield ( 40.92835, -74.03023 )
  2. Hackensack River - Foschini Park ( 40.88477, -74.03524 )
  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. Newark Bay - Bayonne ( 40.66284, -74.13305 )
  8. Newark Bay - Rutkowski Park ( 40.68882, -74.11216 )
  9. Overpeck Creek - Teaneck ( 40.86648, -74.00077 )

  1. Hudson River - Fort Lee ( 40.85176, -73.95950 )
  2. Hudson River - Nyack NY (N) ( 41.11999, -73.91239 )
  3. Hudson River - Nyack NY (S) ( 41.08745, -73.91558 )
  4. Hudson River - Piermont NY ( 41.04248, -73.91583 )
  5. Liberty State Park - Jersey City ( 40.69768, -74.06520 )

  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 )

  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 )

  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 )

  1. Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
  2. Pompton River - Follari Tract ( 40.98011, -74.29032 )
  3. Pompton River - Lincoln Park ( 40.91475, -74.27182 )
  4. Pompton River - River Drive ( 40.98153, -74.29748 )
  5. Wanaque River - Back Beach Park ( 41.03504, -74.28571 )
  6. Wanaque River - Hershfield Park ( 40.99313, -74.28983 )

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.

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