Note: New Jersey law requires the wearing of a PFD from November 1 through May 1.

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

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 )

Cape May County
( 39.14000, -74.80000 )

  1. Bay Avenue - Ocean City ( 39.21643, -74.64678 )
  2. Cedar Swamp Creek (N) ( 39.26195, -74.70206 )
  3. Cedar Swamp Creek (S) ( 39.24889, -74.71257 )
  4. Delaware Bay - East Point ( 39.19403, -75.02600 )
  5. Delaware Bay - Fortescue ( 39.22920, -75.16834 )
  6. Delaware Bay - Moore's Beach ( 39.18944, -74.95113 )
  7. Delaware Bay - Norbury's Landing ( 39.05033, -74.92742 )
  8. Delaware Bay - Sunset Beach ( 38.94432, -74.97012 )
  9. Delaware Bay - Thompson's Beach ( 39.19244, -74.99485 )
  10. Dennis Creek - Jake's Landing ( 39.17916, -74.85133 )
  11. East Creek Pond - Dennis ( 39.22333, -74.88656 )
  12. Gibson's Creek ( 39.35592, -74.72609 )
  13. Great Egg Harbor Bay - Beerdley's Point ( 39.28756, -74.62664 )
  14. Great Egg Harbor Bay - Somers Point (N) ( 39.31130, -74.59272 )
  15. Great Egg Harbor Bay - Somers Point (S) ( 39.30640, -74.60763 )
  16. Great Egg Harbor River - Camp Acagisca ( 39.49275, -74.76715 )
  17. Great Egg Harbor River - Mays Landing ( 39.44940, -74.72489 )
  18. Inside Thorofare - Atlantic City ( 39.35533, -74.45687 )
  19. Inside Thorofare - Ventnor ( 39.34593, -74.47623 )
  20. Jenkins Sound - Mayville ( 39.06281, -74.81961 )
  21. Lake Lenape - Mays Landing ( 39.46187, -74.73755 )
  22. Lake Nummy - Belleplain ( 39.24691, -74.85720 )
  23. Lakes Bay - Ventnor ( 39.35318, -74.48744 )
  24. Long Reach - Avalon ( 39.08144, -74.73862 )
  25. Longport Dog Beach ( 39.30741, -74.55738 )
  26. Ludlam Thorofare - Sea Isle City ( 39.14373, -74.70499 )
  27. Maurice River - Mauricetown ( 39.28730, -74.98763 )
  28. Maurice River - Milleville ( 39.37706, -75.03671 )
  29. Maurice River - Sharp St ( 39.40012, -75.05345 )
  30. Maurice River - Terrapin Cove ( 39.24547, -75.00404 )
  31. Miller Creek ( 39.25262, -74.62715 )
  32. Patcong Creek - Bargaintown Pond ( 39.36083, -74.57569 )
  33. Patcong Creek - Belhaven ( 39.34363, -74.58752 )
  34. Patcong Creek - New Road ( 39.30470, -74.62031 )
  35. Scull Bay - Bridge Out ( 39.34668, -74.55683 )
  36. Shaw's Mill Pond - Newton ( 39.31290, -75.15645 )
  37. Stephen Creek ( 39.38564, -74.73649 )
  38. Stephen Creek - Maple Lake ( 39.40547, -74.77808 )
  39. Stephen Creek - Stephen Lake ( 39.39556, -74.74907 )
  40. Strathmere Bay - Strathmere ( 39.19447, -74.66326 )
  41. Tennessee Ave - Ocean City ( 39.27051, -74.60393 )
  42. Tuckahoe River - Corbin City ( 39.29883, -74.75319 )
  43. Tuckahoe River - Tuckahoe ( 39.29545, -74.74010 )
  44. Union Lake - Millville (E) ( 39.40677, -75.05152 )
  45. Union Lake - Millville (W) ( 39.40812, -75.06712 )