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Monmouth County
( 40.28562, -74.23070 )

  1. Arthur Kill - Buckingham Ave ( 40.51462, -74.25871 )
  2. Arthur Kill - Ferry St ( 40.54576, -74.25424 )
  3. Assunpink Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.21542, -74.51702 )
  4. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  5. Buck's Pond - Colt's Neck ( 40.29178, -74.20380 )
  6. Bunker Hill Bogs - Jackson ( 40.08255, -74.29256 )
  7. Collier's Lake - New Egypt ( 40.06799, -74.44856 )
  8. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (N) ( 40.08505, -74.54006 )
  9. Crosswick's Creek - Walnford ( 40.13480, -74.55762 )
  10. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  11. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  12. Deal Lake - Asbury Park (N) ( 40.23759, -74.00784 )
  13. Deal Lake - Asbury Park (S) ( 40.22957, -74.00938 )
  14. Delaware River ( 40.17371, -74.84843 )
  15. Etra Lake ( 40.25288, -74.49829 )
  16. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  17. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  18. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  19. Forge Pond - Brick ( 40.06646, -74.13446 )
  20. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  21. Lake Carasaljo - Lakewood ( 40.09304, -74.22817 )
  22. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  23. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  24. Lake Riviera - Brick ( 40.04590, -74.14573 )
  25. Lake Shenandoah - Lakewood ( 40.08845, -74.19941 )
  26. Lake Success - Jackson ( 40.05785, -74.39243 )
  27. Lake Topanemus - Freehold ( 40.27635, -74.28554 )
  28. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  29. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  30. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  31. Manasquan Reservoir - Howell ( 40.17217, -74.20300 )
  32. Manasquan River - Allaire ( 40.14376, -74.11673 )
  33. Manasquan River - Beverly Beach ( 40.10498, -74.09649 )
  34. Manasquan River - Brice Park ( 40.13764, -74.11038 )
  35. Manasquan River - Dog Beach ( 40.10623, -74.03785 )
  36. Manasquan River - Glimmer Glass ( 40.11653, -74.04946 )
  37. Manasquan River - Howell ( 40.17519, -74.16981 )
  38. Manasquan River - Ramshorn Drive ( 40.11961, -74.09418 )
  39. Manasquan River - Riverfront Park ( 40.08835, -74.07142 )
  40. Manasquan River - RR Bridge ( 40.10052, -74.04905 )
  41. Manasquan River - WMA ( 40.13689, -74.10431 )
  42. Marlu Lake - Lincroft ( 40.33463, -74.15354 )
  43. Metedeconk River - Bay Ave ( 40.06602, -74.05130 )
  44. Metedeconk River - Bay Blvd ( 40.06288, -74.05502 )
  45. Metedeconk River - Bennett's Pond ( 40.13058, -74.28406 )
  46. Metedeconk River - Brick ( 40.05687, -74.11203 )
  47. Metedeconk River - Dock Rd ( 40.05055, -74.11413 )
  48. Metedeconk River - Sandy Point ( 40.05129, -74.07785 )
  49. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  50. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  51. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  52. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  53. Navesink River - Fair Haven ( 40.36647, -74.04204 )
  54. Navesink River - Red Bank ( 40.35212, -74.06980 )
  55. Navesink River - Rumson (E) ( 40.37649, -73.99990 )
  56. Navesink River - Rumson (W) ( 40.37650, -74.01310 )
  57. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  58. Perrineville Lake ( 40.22667, -74.43784 )
  59. Prospertown Lake - Jackson ( 40.13497, -74.45779 )
  60. Raritan Bay - Atlantic Highlands ( 40.41858, -74.04652 )
  61. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  62. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  63. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  64. Raritan Bay - Highlands ( 40.40340, -73.98494 )
  65. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  66. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  67. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  68. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  69. Raritan Bay - Leonardo ( 40.42375, -74.06122 )
  70. Raritan Bay - Middletown ( 40.44463, -74.11175 )
  71. Raritan Bay - Port Monmouth ( 40.43800, -74.08955 )
  72. Raritan Bay - Sandy Hook ( 40.41555, -73.98161 )
  73. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  74. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  75. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  76. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  77. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  78. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  79. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  80. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  81. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  82. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  83. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  84. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  85. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34698, -74.10476 )
  86. Shark River - Belmar ( 40.17946, -74.03743 )
  87. Shark River - Neptune ( 40.19364, -74.03092 )
  88. Shark River - Wall Township ( 40.19149, -74.05792 )
  89. Shrewsbury River - Blackberry Park ( 40.32556, -74.00672 )
  90. Shrewsbury River - Branchport ( 40.31165, -74.00316 )
  91. Shrewsbury River - Fort Monmouth ( 40.32337, -74.03355 )
  92. Shrewsbury River - Galilee ( 40.34273, -73.97625 )
  93. Shrewsbury River - Little Silver ( 40.33685, -74.01600 )
  94. Shrewsbury River - Long Branch ( 40.32594, -73.99006 )
  95. Shrewsbury River - Monmouth Beach ( 40.32805, -73.98631 )
  96. Shrewsbury River - North Rd ( 40.33662, -73.98315 )
  97. Shrewsbury River - Oceanport Creek ( 40.31460, -74.02877 )
  98. Shrewsbury River - Rumson ( 40.35672, -73.98569 )
  99. Shrewsbury River - Sea Bright (E) ( 40.36542, -73.97673 )
  100. Shrewsbury River - Sea Bright (W) ( 40.36263, -73.98172 )
  101. Shrewsbury River - Seawaneka Ave ( 40.33023, -74.00426 )
  102. Shrewsbury River - Somers Scout Park ( 40.33016, -74.00132 )
  103. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  104. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  105. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  106. Stockton Lake - Manasquan ( 40.11739, -74.03460 )
  107. Stone Tavern Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.19587, -74.48596 )
  108. Swimming River - Middletown ( 40.34831, -74.08318 )
  109. Swimming River - Red Bank ( 40.33838, -74.08815 )
  110. Turkey Swamp Park - Freehold ( 40.19577, -74.30435 )
  111. Twilight Lake - Bay Head ( 40.07474, -74.04404 )
  112. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )
  113. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )
  114. Wreck Pond - Sea Girt ( 40.13880, -74.02726 )
  115. Wreck Pond - Spring Lake ( 40.14107, -74.04003 )

Monmouth County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is bordered to its west by Mercer, Middlesex and Burlington Counties, to its south by Ocean County, to its east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to its north by the Raritan Bay (sharing a border with the boroughs of Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens in New York City, across it). Monmouth County's geographic area comprises 30% water.


Morris County
( 40.87670, -74.52438 )

  1. Branch Brook Park ( 40.75077, -74.18305 )
  2. Budd Lake - Hackettstown ( 40.86292, -74.75154 )
  3. Clinton Reservoir (N) ( 41.09734, -74.44232 )
  4. Clinton Reservoir (S) ( 41.09409, -74.44102 )
  5. Cranberry Lake - Andover ( 40.95204, -74.73681 )
  6. Delaware River ( 40.17371, -74.84843 )
  7. Echo Lake - Mountainside ( 40.67351, -74.34560 )
  8. Lake Aeroflex - Andover ( 41.01041, -74.73564 )
  9. Lake Hopatcong - Ashley's Cove ( 40.96426, -74.61082 )
  10. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (E) ( 40.92890, -74.63861 )
  11. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (W) ( 40.91763, -74.66346 )
  12. Lake Musconetcong - Netcong ( 40.90099, -74.70354 )
  13. Lake Musconetcong - Port Morris Park ( 40.90851, -74.68505 )
  14. Lake Surprise - Summit ( 40.69370, -74.37097 )
  15. Lamington/Black River - Ironia Rd ( 40.83520, -74.64481 )
  16. Lamington/Black River - Pleasant Hill Rd ( 40.80333, -74.69788 )
  17. Lamington/Black River - Pottersville ( 40.71374, -74.72011 )
  18. Lamington/Black River - Righter Rd ( 40.85089, -74.63450 )
  19. Lamington/Black River - Route 10 ( 40.86048, -74.62893 )
  20. Lamington/Black River - Washington Tpk. ( 40.77881, -74.72098 )
  21. Morris Canal - Waterloo ( 40.91259, -74.76785 )
  22. Mountain Lake - Denville ( 40.88952, -74.44225 )
  23. Musconetcong River - Beattystown (N) ( 40.82340, -74.83263 )
  24. Musconetcong River - Beattystown (S) ( 40.81291, -74.84166 )
  25. Musconetcong River - Hackettstown ( 40.83466, -74.82278 )
  26. Musconetcong River - Saxton ( 40.88829, -74.79732 )
  27. Musconetcong River - Stephens SP ( 40.87225, -74.80619 )
  28. Musconetcong River - Waterloo (N) ( 40.91147, -74.76912 )
  29. Musconetcong River - Waterloo (S) ( 40.89663, -74.79111 )
  30. Musconetcong River - WMA ( 40.80501, -74.85012 )
  31. Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
  32. Passaic River - Basking Ridge ( 40.69503, -74.51600 )
  33. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.73795, -74.37159 )
  34. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.72583, -74.38948 )
  35. Passaic River - Dead River ( 40.65005, -74.52464 )
  36. Passaic River - East Hanover (N) ( 40.82749, -74.33529 )
  37. Passaic River - East Hanover (S) ( 40.82581, -74.33332 )
  38. Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
  39. Passaic River - Hawthorne ( 40.93992, -74.15224 )
  40. Passaic River - Livingston ( 40.77879, -74.36862 )
  41. Passaic River - Warren ( 40.67078, -74.46441 )
  42. Paulins Kill - access ( 41.07478, -74.78607 )
  43. Paulins Kill Lake - Newton ( 41.05273, -74.82674 )
  44. Peaquannock River - Appelt Park ( 41.00189, -74.31640 )
  45. Peaquannock River - Oak Ridge Reservoir ( 41.06314, -74.48597 )
  46. Peaquannock River - Riverdale ( 40.99137, -74.29694 )
  47. Peaquannock River - Riverdale Rd ( 40.98818, -74.29319 )
  48. Pequest River - Allamuchy ( 40.92160, -74.84089 )
  49. Pequest River - Hackettstown ( 40.86630, -74.90540 )
  50. Pines Lake - Pompton ( 40.98952, -74.26212 )
  51. Pompton River - Follari Tract ( 40.98011, -74.29032 )
  52. Pompton River - Lincoln Park ( 40.91475, -74.27182 )
  53. Pompton River - River Drive ( 40.98153, -74.29748 )
  54. Potash Lake - Ramapo River ( 41.02250, -74.25936 )
  55. Rahway River - Cranford (N) ( 40.66036, -74.30627 )
  56. Rahway River - Cranford (S) ( 40.65097, -74.30133 )
  57. Rahway River - Cranford (W) ( 40.65900, -74.30997 )
  58. Rahway River - Lenape Park ( 40.67407, -74.31426 )
  59. Rahway River - Nomahegan Lake ( 40.66832, -74.31741 )
  60. Rahway River - South Mountain ( 40.73112, -74.30704 )
  61. Rahway River - Springfield ( 40.70824, -74.30186 )
  62. Ramapo River - Glen Gray Rd ( 41.05339, -74.22408 )
  63. Ramapo River - Great Oak Park ( 41.01630, -74.26106 )
  64. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (E) ( 41.00056, -74.27621 )
  65. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (N) ( 41.00602, -74.27796 )
  66. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (W) ( 41.00392, -74.28272 )
  67. Ramapo River - Stiles Park ( 40.98695, -74.28014 )
  68. Raritan River North Branch - Far Hills ( 40.68441, -74.64214 )
  69. Raritan River North Branch - Natirar Park ( 40.64761, -74.68024 )
  70. Rockaway River - Boonton ( 40.91556, -74.42705 )
  71. Rockaway River - Denville (E) ( 40.89625, -74.47500 )
  72. Rockaway River - Denville (W) ( 40.89916, -74.48675 )
  73. Rockaway River - McCarter Park ( 40.89122, -74.47349 )
  74. Rockaway River - Montville ( 40.89893, -74.37344 )
  75. Rockaway River - Pine Brook ( 40.86608, -74.35202 )
  76. Rockaway River - Rockaway (E) ( 40.90190, -74.50881 )
  77. Rockaway River - Rockaway (W) ( 40.89737, -74.51528 )
  78. Rockaway River - Towpath Rd ( 40.90322, -74.46364 )
  79. Rockaway River - Wharton ( 40.88947, -74.56952 )
  80. Rockaway River - WMA ( 40.95537, -74.57069 )
  81. Speedwell Lake - Morristown ( 40.81265, -74.48090 )
  82. Split Rock Reservoir - Rockaway ( 40.96274, -74.45808 )
  83. Sunset Lake ( 40.87071, -74.61751 )
  84. Tilcon Lake - Waterloo ( 40.90717, -74.76840 )
  85. Walkill River - Franklin ( 41.11063, -74.58840 )
  86. Walkill River - Hamburg ( 41.15266, -74.58161 )
  87. Wanaque River - Back Beach Park ( 41.03504, -74.28571 )
  88. Wanaque River - Hershfield Park ( 40.99313, -74.28983 )
  89. Watchung Lake - North Plainfield ( 40.63723, -74.45384 )
  90. Whippany River - Whippany ( 40.81921, -74.44021 )

Mullica River
( 39.64116, -74.57847 )

  1. Atsion Lake - Pinelands ( 39.73989, -74.73128 )
  2. Batsto Lake - Batsto ( 39.64682, -74.65327 )
  3. Batsto River - Wharton State Forest ( 39.71014, -74.66747 )
  4. Great Bay - Graveling Point ( 39.53959, -74.38821 )
  5. Great Bay - Motts Creek ( 39.51826, -74.43637 )
  6. Mullica River - Batsto ( 39.63973, -74.65889 )
  7. Mullica River - Crowley Landing ( 39.62640, -74.61922 )
  8. Mullica River - Hay Road Beach ( 39.57349, -74.53943 )

Musconetcong River
( 40.77998, -74.98301 )

  1. Delaware River - Riegelsville ( 40.59222, -75.18845 )
  2. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (W) ( 40.91763, -74.66346 )
  3. Lake Musconetcong - Netcong ( 40.90099, -74.70354 )
  4. Lake Musconetcong - Port Morris Park ( 40.90851, -74.68505 )
  5. Musconetcong River - Asbury ( 40.69541, -75.01000 )
  6. Musconetcong River - Beattystown (N) ( 40.82340, -74.83263 )
  7. Musconetcong River - Beattystown (S) ( 40.81291, -74.84166 )
  8. Musconetcong River - Bethlehem ( 40.70445, -74.98786 )
  9. Musconetcong River - Bloomsbury ( 40.65918, -75.08058 )
  10. Musconetcong River - Changewater ( 40.73889, -74.94140 )
  11. Musconetcong River - Hackettstown ( 40.83466, -74.82278 )
  12. Musconetcong River - Hampton Park ( 40.71115, -74.96795 )
  13. Musconetcong River - Hughesville ( 40.61851, -75.15887 )
  14. Musconetcong River - Saxton ( 40.88829, -74.79732 )
  15. Musconetcong River - Stephens SP ( 40.87225, -74.80619 )
  16. Musconetcong River - Waterloo (N) ( 40.91147, -74.76912 )
  17. Musconetcong River - Waterloo (S) ( 40.89663, -74.79111 )
  18. Musconetcong River - WMA ( 40.80501, -74.85012 )

Navesink River
( 40.36255, -74.05148 )

  1. Navesink River - Fair Haven ( 40.36647, -74.04204 )
  2. Navesink River - Red Bank ( 40.35212, -74.06980 )
  3. Navesink River - Rumson (E) ( 40.37649, -73.99990 )
  4. Navesink River - Rumson (W) ( 40.37650, -74.01310 )
  5. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34698, -74.10476 )
  6. Swimming River - Middletown ( 40.34831, -74.08318 )
  7. Swimming River - Red Bank ( 40.33838, -74.08815 )

The Navesink River is more like a big brackish lake, except where it narrows-down and connects to Raritan Bay. While it is tidal, most of the river has negligible current, although it is wide enough to get choppy if the wind is strong. The water is generally clean, unlike the nearby Swimming River. Boat traffic is not too bad either.


Ocean County
( 39.82966, -74.22671 )

  1. Bamber Lake - Lacey ( 39.89577, -74.31959 )
  2. Barnegat Bay - Barnegat ( 39.75401, -74.20171 )
  3. Barnegat Bay - Barnegat Light (N) ( 39.75763, -74.11138 )
  4. Barnegat Bay - Barnegat Light (S) ( 39.74500, -74.11764 )
  5. Barnegat Bay - Bay Harbor Park ( 40.01977, -74.12731 )
  6. Barnegat Bay - Brant Beach ( 39.61673, -74.20110 )
  7. Barnegat Bay - Bridge to Nowhere ( 39.68394, -74.20766 )
  8. Barnegat Bay - Harvey Cedars ( 39.70465, -74.13703 )
  9. Barnegat Bay - Island Beach SP ( 39.85222, -74.08899 )
  10. Barnegat Bay - Lavallette ( 39.96933, -74.07421 )
  11. Barnegat Bay - Mantoloking Bridge ( 40.04124, -74.05880 )
  12. Barnegat Bay - Oyster Creek ( 39.80873, -74.18455 )
  13. Barnegat Bay - Parkertown ( 39.60978, -74.29231 )
  14. Barnegat Bay - Seaside Heights ( 39.94524, -74.07956 )
  15. Barnegat Bay - Sedge Island ( 39.80786, -74.09599 )
  16. Barnegat Bay - Ship Bottom ( 39.65232, -74.18484 )
  17. Barnegat Bay - Tilton Point ( 39.96900, -74.11284 )
  18. Barnegat Bay - Tuckerton ( 39.57671, -74.33078 )
  19. Barnegat Bay - West Creek ( 39.63100, -74.29618 )
  20. Barnegat Bay - Woodville ( 39.98917, -74.13476 )
  21. Bass River - New Gretna ( 39.57721, -74.45079 )
  22. Batsto River - Wharton State Forest ( 39.71014, -74.66747 )
  23. Bay Parkway - Lacey ( 39.80572, -74.17212 )
  24. Bunker Hill Bogs - Jackson ( 40.08255, -74.29256 )
  25. Cedar Creek - Berkeley ( 39.90248, -74.24513 )
  26. Cedar Creek - Double Trouble ( 39.89402, -74.22495 )
  27. Cedar Creek - Lanoka Harbor ( 39.86936, -74.17065 )
  28. Cedar Run - Stafford ( 39.64365, -74.24592 )
  29. Collier's Lake - New Egypt ( 40.06799, -74.44856 )
  30. Country Lake - Pemberton ( 39.94530, -74.54257 )
  31. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (N) ( 40.08505, -74.54006 )
  32. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (S) ( 40.06679, -74.53226 )
  33. Deer Head Lake ( 39.85043, -74.21101 )
  34. Delaware River ( 40.17371, -74.84843 )
  35. Forge Pond - Brick ( 40.06646, -74.13446 )
  36. Great Bay - Graveling Point ( 39.53959, -74.38821 )
  37. Great Bay - Great Bay Blvd (N) ( 39.56316, -74.34202 )
  38. Great Bay - Great Bay Blvd (S) ( 39.52160, -74.31849 )
  39. Great Bay - Motts Creek ( 39.51826, -74.43637 )
  40. Great Bay - Rand's Marina ( 39.53934, -74.32614 )
  41. Harry Wright Lake ( 39.93076, -74.35880 )
  42. Holiday Lake - Barnegat ( 39.73882, -74.26470 )
  43. Horicon Lake - Lakehurst ( 40.00720, -74.32177 )
  44. Island Beach SP Marina ( 39.90606, -74.08713 )
  45. Lake Absegami - Bass River ( 39.62529, -74.42760 )
  46. Lake Barnegat ( 39.84169, -74.20078 )
  47. Lake Carasaljo - Lakewood ( 40.09304, -74.22817 )
  48. Lake Riviera - Brick ( 40.04590, -74.14573 )
  49. Lake Shenandoah - Lakewood ( 40.08845, -74.19941 )
  50. Lake Success - Jackson ( 40.05785, -74.39243 )
  51. Lebanon Lake - Pemberton ( 39.90686, -74.56550 )
  52. Little Pine Lake - Pemberton ( 39.98857, -74.57096 )
  53. Manahawkin Lake - Stafford ( 39.69641, -74.26116 )
  54. Manasquan Reservoir - Howell ( 40.17217, -74.20300 )
  55. Manasquan River - Allaire ( 40.14376, -74.11673 )
  56. Manasquan River - Beverly Beach ( 40.10498, -74.09649 )
  57. Manasquan River - Brice Park ( 40.13764, -74.11038 )
  58. Manasquan River - Dog Beach ( 40.10623, -74.03785 )
  59. Manasquan River - Glimmer Glass ( 40.11653, -74.04946 )
  60. Manasquan River - Howell ( 40.17519, -74.16981 )
  61. Manasquan River - Ramshorn Drive ( 40.11961, -74.09418 )
  62. Manasquan River - Riverfront Park ( 40.08835, -74.07142 )
  63. Manasquan River - RR Bridge ( 40.10052, -74.04905 )
  64. Manasquan River - WMA ( 40.13689, -74.10431 )
  65. Metedeconk River - Bay Ave ( 40.06602, -74.05130 )
  66. Metedeconk River - Bay Blvd ( 40.06288, -74.05502 )
  67. Metedeconk River - Bennett's Pond ( 40.13058, -74.28406 )
  68. Metedeconk River - Brick ( 40.05687, -74.11203 )
  69. Metedeconk River - Dock Rd ( 40.05055, -74.11413 )
  70. Metedeconk River - Sandy Point ( 40.05129, -74.07785 )
  71. Mirror Lake - Pemberton (N) ( 39.97209, -74.56941 )
  72. Mirror Lake - Pemberton (S) ( 39.96729, -74.57847 )
  73. Mullica River - Hay Road Beach ( 39.57349, -74.53943 )
  74. Oswego Lake - Penn State Forest ( 39.73454, -74.49111 )
  75. Oswego River - Martha Bridge ( 39.68159, -74.51416 )
  76. Oyster Creek ( 39.80866, -74.18460 )
  77. Pine Lake ( 40.00910, -74.24948 )
  78. Presidential Lakes - Pemberton ( 39.91110, -74.57680 )
  79. Prospertown Lake - Jackson ( 40.13497, -74.45779 )
  80. Rancocas Creek - New Lisbon ( 39.96205, -74.64102 )
  81. Rancocas Creek - Pemberton (E) ( 39.96746, -74.58789 )
  82. Rancocas Creek - Pemberton Heights ( 39.96244, -74.65567 )
  83. Stafford Forge WMA - Manahawkin ( 39.66881, -74.32090 )
  84. Stockton Lake - Manasquan ( 40.11739, -74.03460 )
  85. Sunken Branch - Toms River ( 39.96792, -74.24211 )
  86. Toms River - Beachwood ( 39.94250, -74.18446 )
  87. Toms River - Cranmoor Manor ( 39.94859, -74.16332 )
  88. Toms River - Gilford Park ( 39.94262, -74.13393 )
  89. Toms River - Huddy Park ( 39.95082, -74.19782 )
  90. Toms River - Oceangate Beach ( 39.92840, -74.13547 )
  91. Toms River - Pine Beach ( 39.93789, -74.15776 )
  92. Toms River - Pine Lake Park ( 40.00353, -74.24106 )
  93. Toms River - Pocket Park ( 39.94102, -74.17354 )
  94. Toms River - Rt 527 ( 39.98639, -74.22380 )
  95. Toms River - Water St ( 39.95171, -74.19990 )
  96. Toms River - Winding River Park (N) ( 39.98350, -74.22255 )
  97. Toms River - Winding River Park (S) ( 39.96802, -74.21393 )
  98. Toms River - Windsor Park ( 39.94676, -74.15658 )
  99. Turn Mill Pond - New Egypt ( 40.06371, -74.44772 )
  100. Twilight Lake - Bay Head ( 40.07474, -74.04404 )
  101. Wading River - Beaver Branch ( 39.65059, -74.51890 )
  102. Wading River - Bodine Field Road ( 39.65401, -74.52497 )
  103. Wading River - Evans Bridge ( 39.67517, -74.54066 )
  104. Wading River - Godfrey Bridge ( 39.68987, -74.54612 )
  105. Wading River - Harrisville Pond ( 39.66547, -74.52434 )
  106. Wading River - Hawkins Bridge ( 39.71442, -74.56595 )
  107. Wells Mills Pond ( 39.79387, -74.27701 )
  108. Whitesbog - Pemberton ( 39.96504, -74.48711 )
  109. Wreck Pond - Sea Girt ( 40.13880, -74.02726 )
  110. Wreck Pond - Spring Lake ( 40.14107, -74.04003 )

Paddlin' in the Pines
( 39.72215, -74.42738 )

  1. Batsto Lake - Batsto ( 39.64682, -74.65327 )
  2. Batsto River - Wharton State Forest ( 39.71014, -74.66747 )
  3. Cedar Creek - Berkeley ( 39.90248, -74.24513 )
  4. Cedar Creek - Lanoka Harbor ( 39.86936, -74.17065 )
  5. Great Egg Harbor River - Penny Pot ( 39.57547, -74.82239 )
  6. Great Egg Harbor River - Weymouth ( 39.51339, -74.77889 )

This map shows the trips described in this article.
Hover over marker for name.

by Andrée Jannette

New Jersey Outdoors
Spring 1998
$4.25

If you don't know how to turn your canoe on a dime when you put in at your first Pinelands river, you will by the time you finish. These are narrow, winding rivers, full of sweeping curves and sharply angled switchbacks. Yet these twists and turns are very much a part of the mystique and the delight of paddling in New Jersey's Pinelands.


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. Delaware River ( 40.17371, -74.84843 )
  5. Green Turtle Lake - West Milford ( 41.14896, -74.32896 )
  6. Greenwood Lake - Hewitt ( 41.15252, -74.34682 )
  7. Greenwood Lake - Warwick NY ( 41.21822, -74.29848 )
  8. Hackensack River - Bergenfield ( 40.92835, -74.03023 )
  9. Hackensack River - Foschini Park ( 40.88477, -74.03524 )
  10. Hackensack River - Meadowlands ( 40.80747, -74.05723 )
  11. Hackensack River - Secaucus (N) ( 40.80552, -74.04345 )
  12. Hackensack River - USS Ling ( 40.87939, -74.04029 )
  13. Lake Hopatcong - Ashley's Cove ( 40.96426, -74.61082 )
  14. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (E) ( 40.92890, -74.63861 )
  15. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (W) ( 40.91763, -74.66346 )
  16. Lamington/Black River - Route 10 ( 40.86048, -74.62893 )
  17. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (N) ( 41.14241, -74.30055 )
  18. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (S) ( 41.12695, -74.30127 )
  19. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (W) ( 41.13686, -74.30684 )
  20. Mountain Lake - Denville ( 40.88952, -74.44225 )
  21. Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
  22. Overpeck Creek - Teaneck ( 40.86648, -74.00077 )
  23. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.73795, -74.37159 )
  24. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.72583, -74.38948 )
  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 - Nutley ( 40.81175, -74.13909 )
  34. Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
  35. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (N) ( 40.81865, -74.13348 )
  36. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (S) ( 40.80182, -74.13801 )
  37. Passaic River - Rutherford ( 40.82349, -74.12280 )
  38. Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
  39. Peaquannock River - Appelt Park ( 41.00189, -74.31640 )
  40. Peaquannock River - Oak Ridge Reservoir ( 41.06314, -74.48597 )
  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. Ramapo River - Glen Gray Rd ( 41.05339, -74.22408 )
  50. Ramapo River - Great Oak Park ( 41.01630, -74.26106 )
  51. Ramapo River - Halifax Rd ( 41.08543, -74.18332 )
  52. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (E) ( 41.00056, -74.27621 )
  53. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (N) ( 41.00602, -74.27796 )
  54. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (W) ( 41.00392, -74.28272 )
  55. Ramapo River - Ramapo Reservation ( 41.07835, -74.18937 )
  56. Ramapo River - Stiles Park ( 40.98695, -74.28014 )
  57. Ramapo River - West Mahwah ( 41.10486, -74.15591 )
  58. Rockaway River - Boonton ( 40.91556, -74.42705 )
  59. Rockaway River - Denville (E) ( 40.89625, -74.47500 )
  60. Rockaway River - Denville (W) ( 40.89916, -74.48675 )
  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 - Rockaway (E) ( 40.90190, -74.50881 )
  65. Rockaway River - Rockaway (W) ( 40.89737, -74.51528 )
  66. Rockaway River - Towpath Rd ( 40.90322, -74.46364 )
  67. Rockaway River - Wharton ( 40.88947, -74.56952 )
  68. Rockaway River - WMA ( 40.95537, -74.57069 )
  69. Saddle River - County Park ( 40.97559, -74.09215 )
  70. Saddle River - County Park (N) ( 40.91908, -74.08952 )
  71. Saddle River - County Park (S) ( 40.91051, -74.08955 )
  72. Saddle River - Dunkerhook ( 40.94610, -74.09835 )
  73. Saddle River - Lodi ( 40.88361, -74.08428 )
  74. Saddle River - Saddle River ( 41.03307, -74.10117 )
  75. Shepherd Pond - Ringwood ( 41.13571, -74.23189 )
  76. Speedwell Lake - Morristown ( 40.81265, -74.48090 )
  77. Split Rock Reservoir - Rockaway ( 40.96274, -74.45808 )
  78. Sunset Lake ( 40.87071, -74.61751 )
  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 )

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 )

Paulins Kill
( 41.02287, -74.92877 )

  1. Paulins Kill - access ( 41.07478, -74.78607 )
  2. Paulins Kill - Blairstown ( 40.97758, -74.94390 )
  3. Paulins Kill - Brugler Road ( 40.93581, -75.07082 )
  4. Paulins Kill - Columbia ( 40.92181, -75.08838 )
  5. Paulins Kill - Footbridge Park ( 40.98121, -74.95964 )
  6. Paulins Kill - Stillwater ( 41.03284, -74.87420 )
  7. Paulins Kill Lake - Newton ( 41.05273, -74.82674 )

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Should I get a paddleboard or a kayak?

Get a kayak. You can do a lot more with a kayak. I honestly don't see the point of a paddleboard. If you think you'll look cool like a surfer, trust me, you won't.

Should I get a kayak or a canoe?

For one person, I think a kayak is better, but I'd rather have a canoe than a two-place kayak. Then again, I'd rather have two kayaks than a canoe.

Sit-on-Top or Sit-Inside?

For general purposes, I would recommend Sit-on-Top. It has much more deck space for stuff you might want to bring along, and you don't have to bail water out of it. Sit-Insides tend to be lighter and easier to transport. A lot is going to depend on the specific models you are comparing.

Is plastic really good enough to make a boat out of?

It sure is. Unlike fiberglass or wood, a plastic boat will take a hit and bounce back. I've yet to find out what will break a plastic kayak, maybe falling off the carrier on the highway. Don't drag it on the ground, and it should last forever.

How big?

Ten feet and around 50 pounds seems to be the sweet spot. Anything under 8 feet is strictly for kids. Much over 12 feet is going to be heavy and cumbersome to transport, which defeats the whole purpose of a personal boat. If ten feet is a problem for storage and transport, look into an inflatable.

How much?

Figure around $400 for the boat (new), and another $100 for accessories like a decent paddle. You could get lucky and spend a lot less than that, but I don't think you need to spend more. Of course, you can spend more too.

Can I keep it outside?

Why not? Kayaks are waterproof and pretty much indestructible. The plastics used are very sun-resistant. If I know I won't be using it for a while, like winter-time, I flip it over. I wouldn't let water collect and freeze in any tight spaces like rod holders, because ice expands and could break it.

What about maintenance?

There really isn't any. After years of use, I had to replace a couple of handles, and threw away the original seat padding (which was useless anyway.) Nothing you can't do with a screwdriver. You could wash it once in a while.

What else do I need?

Legally, you need a life vest, a whistle, and a flashlight after dark. That's all. You don't need to take a course or get a license or anything like that, and you don't need to register an unpowered vessel. About the same requirements as a bicycle.

What about used kayaks?

Fine if you can find one, but the market is incredibly tight, and used ones are not usually much cheaper than new. You could waste half the season searching for a deal on a used kayak, or just go to your local kayak emporium, plunk down your credit card, get exactly the boat you want, and start having fun. Like I said above, you could get lucky, but don't count on it.

What about inflatables?

I've seen some that look really good, but I have no personal experience. An inflatable will never be as tough as a rigid hull, you won't be bonking it on rocks and sliding over logs, not for long anyway. There are good ones and there are cheap ones - do some research. A good inflatable will cost at least as much as a rigid hull; cost is not the reason for getting an inflatable. Neither is weight - the good ones are pretty heavy.

How Fast is a Kayak?

That depends on a lot of things, particularly, the length and design of the boat, and the quality of the motor. A long sleek sea kayak with a strong paddler might sustain 5 mph for a while. A more typical recreational kayak is in the 2-3 mph range, about the same as a canoe. Add or subtract whatever current you may be in, and also the wind. One thing you can do that will make a huge difference is get a good paddle in the right length for you, and learn proper technique. The cheap stub that came with the boat will slow you down more than anything.

Where can I go with it?

Duh, did you not notice the rest of the website?

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