Hudson County ~ New Jersey Kayaking

Hudson County

Hudson County
( 40.73515, -74.06625 )

Arthur Kill - Carteret Waterfront ( 40.57186, -74.21301 )
Branch Brook Park ( 40.75077, -74.18305 )
Hackensack River - Bergenfield ( 40.92835, -74.03023 )
Hackensack River - Foschini Park ( 40.88477, -74.03524 )
Hackensack River - Meadowlands ( 40.80747, -74.05723 )
Hackensack River - Secaucaus (S) ( 40.76390, -74.08685 )
Hackensack River - Secaucus (N) ( 40.80552, -74.04345 )
Hudson River - Fort Lee ( 40.85176, -73.95950 )
Hudson River - Inwood Hill Park NY ( 40.86947, -73.93208 )
Liberty State Park - Jersey City ( 40.69768, -74.06520 )
Newark Bay - Bayonne ( 40.66284, -74.13305 )
Newark Bay - Rutkowski Park ( 40.68882, -74.11216 )
Old Place Creek, Staten Island ( 40.62721, -74.18237 )
Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
Overpeck Creek - Teaneck ( 40.86648, -74.00077 )
Passaic River - Elmwood Park ( 40.90965, -74.13188 )
Passaic River - Hawthorne ( 40.93992, -74.15224 )
Passaic River - Kearny ( 40.76313, -74.15933 )
Passaic River - Memorial Park ( 40.92865, -74.14193 )
Passaic River - Newark ( 40.73326, -74.15206 )
Passaic River - Nutley ( 40.81175, -74.13909 )
Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
Passaic River - Riverside County Park (N) ( 40.81865, -74.13348 )
Passaic River - Riverside County Park (S) ( 40.80182, -74.13801 )
Passaic River - Rutherford ( 40.82349, -74.12280 )
Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
Peckman River - Cedar Grove ( 40.85861, -74.22711 )
Rahway River - Clark ( 40.62884, -74.29746 )
Rahway River - Cranford (N) ( 40.66036, -74.30627 )
Rahway River - Cranford (S) ( 40.65097, -74.30133 )
Rahway River - Cranford (W) ( 40.65900, -74.30997 )
Rahway River - Jackson's Pond ( 40.62805, -74.28492 )
Rahway River - Lenape Park ( 40.67407, -74.31426 )
Rahway River - Mohawk Park ( 40.64041, -74.29408 )
Rahway River - Nomahegan Lake ( 40.66832, -74.31741 )
Rahway River - Park ( 40.62040, -74.28944 )
Rahway River - Rahway ( 40.59952, -74.26856 )
Rahway River - South Branch (E) ( 40.60010, -74.27397 )
Rahway River - South Mountain ( 40.73112, -74.30704 )
Rahway River - Springfield ( 40.70824, -74.30186 )
Robinson's Branch - Rahway River ( 40.61839, -74.30495 )
Saddle River - County Park (N) ( 40.91908, -74.08952 )
Saddle River - County Park (S) ( 40.91051, -74.08955 )
Saddle River - Dunkerhook ( 40.94610, -74.09835 )
Saddle River - Lodi ( 40.88361, -74.08428 )
Verona Lake - Montclair ( 40.82705, -74.24588 )
Weequahic Lake - Newark ( 40.70570, -74.19775 )
Woodbridge Creek (N) ( 40.58555, -74.26267 )

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Hackensack River

Hackensack River
( 40.83048, -74.09432 )

Hackensack River - Bergenfield ( 40.92835, -74.03023 )
Hackensack River - Foschini Park ( 40.88477, -74.03524 )
Hackensack River - Meadowlands ( 40.80747, -74.05723 )
Hackensack River - Secaucaus (S) ( 40.76390, -74.08685 )
Hackensack River - Secaucus (N) ( 40.80552, -74.04345 )
Newark Bay - Bayonne ( 40.66284, -74.13305 )
Newark Bay - Rutkowski Park ( 40.68882, -74.11216 )
Overpeck Creek - Teaneck ( 40.86648, -74.00077 )

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Hudson River

Hudson River
( 40.91183, -74.09432 )

Hudson River - Fort Lee ( 40.85176, -73.95950 )
Hudson River - Hastings-on-Hudson NY ( 40.99739, -73.88466 )
Hudson River - Inwood Hill Park NY ( 40.86947, -73.93208 )
Hudson River - JFK Park Yonkers NY ( 40.95639, -73.89738 )
Hudson River - Nyack NY (N) ( 41.11999, -73.91239 )
Hudson River - Nyack NY (S) ( 41.08745, -73.91558 )
Hudson River - Piermont NY ( 41.04248, -73.91583 )
Liberty State Park - Jersey City ( 40.69768, -74.06520 )

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Liberty State Park - Jersey City

Liberty State Park
( 40.70139, -74.05094 )

Liberty State Park - Jersey City ( 40.69768, -74.06520 )

Parking and launch access are free. There can be a good deal of boat traffic on the river, especially ferries, but if you are careful, you can paddle around the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

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Passaic River

Passaic River
( 40.80476, -74.31517 )

Newark Bay - Bayonne ( 40.66284, -74.13305 )
Newark Bay - Rutkowski Park ( 40.68882, -74.11216 )
Passaic River - Basking Ridge ( 40.69503, -74.51600 )
Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.73795, -74.37159 )
Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.72583, -74.38948 )
Passaic River - Dead River ( 40.65005, -74.52464 )
Passaic River - East Hanover (N) ( 40.82749, -74.33529 )
Passaic River - East Hanover (S) ( 40.82581, -74.33332 )
Passaic River - Elmwood Park ( 40.90965, -74.13188 )
Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
Passaic River - Hawthorne ( 40.93992, -74.15224 )
Passaic River - Kearny ( 40.76313, -74.15933 )
Passaic River - Livingston ( 40.77879, -74.36862 )
Passaic River - Memorial Park ( 40.92865, -74.14193 )
Passaic River - Newark ( 40.73326, -74.15206 )
Passaic River - Nutley ( 40.81175, -74.13909 )
Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
Passaic River - Riverside County Park (N) ( 40.81865, -74.13348 )
Passaic River - Riverside County Park (S) ( 40.80182, -74.13801 )
Passaic River - Rutherford ( 40.82349, -74.12280 )
Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
Passaic River - Warren ( 40.67078, -74.46441 )

The lower Passaic River is extremely polluted. I wouldn't go anywhere near it.

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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.

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