Hudson County

Hudson County
( 40.73515, -74.06625 )

  1. Arthur Kill - Carteret Waterfront ( 40.57186, -74.21301 )
  2. Branch Brook Park ( 40.75077, -74.18305 )
  3. Hackensack River - Bergenfield ( 40.92835, -74.03023 )
  4. Hackensack River - Foschini Park ( 40.88477, -74.03524 )
  5. Hackensack River - Meadowlands ( 40.80747, -74.05723 )
  6. Hackensack River - Secaucaus (S) ( 40.76390, -74.08685 )
  7. Hackensack River - Secaucus (N) ( 40.80552, -74.04345 )
  8. Hudson River - Fort Lee ( 40.85176, -73.95950 )
  9. Hudson River - Inwood Hill Park NY ( 40.86947, -73.93208 )
  10. Liberty State Park - Jersey City ( 40.69768, -74.06520 )
  11. Newark Bay - Bayonne ( 40.66284, -74.13305 )
  12. Newark Bay - Rutkowski Park ( 40.68882, -74.11216 )
  13. Old Place Creek, Staten Island ( 40.62721, -74.18237 )
  14. Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
  15. Overpeck Creek - Teaneck ( 40.86648, -74.00077 )
  16. Passaic River - Elmwood Park ( 40.90965, -74.13188 )
  17. Passaic River - Hawthorne ( 40.93992, -74.15224 )
  18. Passaic River - Kearny ( 40.76313, -74.15933 )
  19. Passaic River - Memorial Park ( 40.92865, -74.14193 )
  20. Passaic River - Newark ( 40.73326, -74.15206 )
  21. Passaic River - Nutley ( 40.81175, -74.13909 )
  22. Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
  23. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (N) ( 40.81865, -74.13348 )
  24. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (S) ( 40.80182, -74.13801 )
  25. Passaic River - Rutherford ( 40.82349, -74.12280 )
  26. Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
  27. Peckman River - Cedar Grove ( 40.85861, -74.22711 )
  28. Rahway River - Clark ( 40.62884, -74.29746 )
  29. Rahway River - Cranford (N) ( 40.66036, -74.30627 )
  30. Rahway River - Cranford (S) ( 40.65097, -74.30133 )
  31. Rahway River - Cranford (W) ( 40.65900, -74.30997 )
  32. Rahway River - Jackson's Pond ( 40.62805, -74.28492 )
  33. Rahway River - Lenape Park ( 40.67407, -74.31426 )
  34. Rahway River - Mohawk Park ( 40.64041, -74.29408 )
  35. Rahway River - Nomahegan Lake ( 40.66832, -74.31741 )
  36. Rahway River - Park ( 40.62040, -74.28944 )
  37. Rahway River - Rahway ( 40.59952, -74.26856 )
  38. Rahway River - South Branch (E) ( 40.60010, -74.27397 )
  39. Rahway River - South Mountain ( 40.73112, -74.30704 )
  40. Rahway River - Springfield ( 40.70824, -74.30186 )
  41. Robinson's Branch - Rahway River ( 40.61839, -74.30495 )
  42. Saddle River - County Park (N) ( 40.91908, -74.08952 )
  43. Saddle River - County Park (S) ( 40.91051, -74.08955 )
  44. Saddle River - Dunkerhook ( 40.94610, -74.09835 )
  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. Woodbridge Creek (N) ( 40.58555, -74.26267 )

Hackensack River
( 40.83048, -74.09432 )

  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. Newark Bay - Bayonne ( 40.66284, -74.13305 )
  7. Newark Bay - Rutkowski Park ( 40.68882, -74.11216 )
  8. Overpeck Creek - Teaneck ( 40.86648, -74.00077 )

Hudson River
( 40.91183, -74.09432 )

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

Liberty State Park
( 40.70139, -74.05094 )

  1. 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.


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.


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 - Beach Haven ( 39.57015, -74.23933 )
  7. Barnegat Bay - Brant Beach ( 39.61673, -74.20110 )
  8. Barnegat Bay - Bridge to Nowhere ( 39.68394, -74.20766 )
  9. Barnegat Bay - Great Bay Blvd ( 39.56316, -74.34202 )
  10. Barnegat Bay - Harvey Cedars ( 39.70465, -74.13703 )
  11. Barnegat Bay - Island Beach SP ( 39.85222, -74.08899 )
  12. Barnegat Bay - Lavallette ( 39.96933, -74.07421 )
  13. Barnegat Bay - Little Egg Harbor ( 39.53556, -74.26441 )
  14. Barnegat Bay - Mantoloking Bridge ( 40.04124, -74.05880 )
  15. Barnegat Bay - Oyster Creek ( 39.80873, -74.18455 )
  16. Barnegat Bay - Parkertown ( 39.60978, -74.29231 )
  17. Barnegat Bay - Seaside Heights ( 39.94524, -74.07956 )
  18. Barnegat Bay - Sedge Island ( 39.80786, -74.09599 )
  19. Barnegat Bay - Ship Bottom ( 39.65232, -74.18484 )
  20. Barnegat Bay - Surf City ( 39.65966, -74.17848 )
  21. Barnegat Bay - Tilton Point ( 39.96900, -74.11284 )
  22. Barnegat Bay - Tuckerton ( 39.57671, -74.33078 )
  23. Barnegat Bay - West Creek ( 39.63100, -74.29618 )
  24. Barnegat Bay - Woodville ( 39.98917, -74.13476 )
  25. Bass River - New Gretna ( 39.57721, -74.45079 )
  26. Batsto River - Wharton State Forest ( 39.71014, -74.66747 )
  27. Bay Parkway - Lacey ( 39.80572, -74.17212 )
  28. Bunker Hill Bogs - Jackson ( 40.08255, -74.29256 )
  29. Cedar Creek - Berkeley ( 39.90248, -74.24513 )
  30. Cedar Creek - Double Trouble ( 39.89402, -74.22495 )
  31. Cedar Creek - Lanoka Harbor ( 39.86936, -74.17065 )
  32. Cedar Run - Stafford ( 39.64365, -74.24592 )
  33. Chip's Folly Campground ( 39.63281, -74.49799 )
  34. Collier's Lake - New Egypt ( 40.06799, -74.44856 )
  35. Country Lake - Pemberton ( 39.94530, -74.54257 )
  36. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (N) ( 40.08505, -74.54006 )
  37. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (S) ( 40.06679, -74.53226 )
  38. Deer Head Lake ( 39.85043, -74.21101 )
  39. Forge Pond - Brick ( 40.06646, -74.13446 )
  40. Great Bay - Graveling Point ( 39.53949, -74.38761 )
  41. Great Bay - Great Bay Blvd ( 39.52160, -74.31849 )
  42. Great Bay - Great Bay Blvd (end) ( 39.50902, -74.32008 )
  43. Great Bay - Motts Creek ( 39.51826, -74.43637 )
  44. Great Bay - Rand's Marina ( 39.53934, -74.32614 )
  45. Harry Wright Lake ( 39.93076, -74.35880 )
  46. Holiday Lake - Barnegat ( 39.73882, -74.26470 )
  47. Horicon Lake - Lakehurst ( 40.00720, -74.32177 )
  48. Island Beach SP Marina ( 39.90606, -74.08713 )
  49. Lake Absegami - Bass River ( 39.62529, -74.42760 )
  50. Lake Barnegat ( 39.84169, -74.20078 )
  51. Lake Carasaljo - Lakewood ( 40.09304, -74.22817 )
  52. Lake Riviera - Brick ( 40.04590, -74.14573 )
  53. Lake Shenandoah - Lakewood ( 40.08845, -74.19941 )
  54. Lake Success - Jackson ( 40.05785, -74.39243 )
  55. Lebanon Lake - Pemberton ( 39.90686, -74.56550 )
  56. Little Pine Lake - Pemberton ( 39.98857, -74.57096 )
  57. Manahawkin Lake - Stafford ( 39.69641, -74.26116 )
  58. Manasquan Reservoir - Howell ( 40.17217, -74.20300 )
  59. Manasquan River - Allaire ( 40.14376, -74.11673 )
  60. Manasquan River - Beverly Beach ( 40.10498, -74.09649 )
  61. Manasquan River - Brice Park ( 40.13764, -74.11038 )
  62. Manasquan River - Dog Beach ( 40.10623, -74.03785 )
  63. Manasquan River - Glimmer Glass ( 40.11653, -74.04946 )
  64. Manasquan River - Howell ( 40.17519, -74.16981 )
  65. Manasquan River - Ramshorn Drive ( 40.11961, -74.09418 )
  66. Manasquan River - Riverfront Park ( 40.08835, -74.07142 )
  67. Manasquan River - RR Bridge ( 40.10052, -74.04905 )
  68. Manasquan River - WMA ( 40.13689, -74.10431 )
  69. Metedeconk River - Bay Ave ( 40.06602, -74.05130 )
  70. Metedeconk River - Bay Blvd ( 40.06288, -74.05502 )
  71. Metedeconk River - Bennett's Pond ( 40.13058, -74.28406 )
  72. Metedeconk River - Brick ( 40.05687, -74.11203 )
  73. Metedeconk River - Dock Rd ( 40.05055, -74.11413 )
  74. Metedeconk River - Sandy Point ( 40.05129, -74.07785 )
  75. Mirror Lake - Pemberton (N) ( 39.97209, -74.56941 )
  76. Mirror Lake - Pemberton (S) ( 39.96729, -74.57847 )
  77. Mullica River - Hay Road Beach ( 39.57349, -74.53943 )
  78. Oswego Lake - Penn State Forest ( 39.73454, -74.49111 )
  79. Oswego River - Martha Bridge ( 39.68159, -74.51416 )
  80. Oyster Creek ( 39.80866, -74.18460 )
  81. Pine Lake ( 40.00910, -74.24948 )
  82. Presidential Lakes - Pemberton ( 39.91110, -74.57680 )
  83. Prospertown Lake - Jackson ( 40.13497, -74.45779 )
  84. Rancocas Creek - New Lisbon ( 39.96205, -74.64102 )
  85. Rancocas Creek - Pemberton (E) ( 39.96746, -74.58789 )
  86. Rancocas Creek - Pemberton Heights ( 39.96244, -74.65567 )
  87. Stafford Forge WMA - Manahawkin ( 39.66881, -74.32090 )
  88. Stockton Lake - Manasquan ( 40.11739, -74.03460 )
  89. Sunken Branch - Toms River ( 39.96792, -74.24211 )
  90. Toms River - Beachwood ( 39.94250, -74.18446 )
  91. Toms River - Cranmoor Manor ( 39.94859, -74.16332 )
  92. Toms River - Gilford Park ( 39.94262, -74.13393 )
  93. Toms River - Huddy Park ( 39.95082, -74.19782 )
  94. Toms River - Oceangate Beach ( 39.92840, -74.13547 )
  95. Toms River - Pine Beach ( 39.93789, -74.15776 )
  96. Toms River - Pine Lake Park ( 40.00353, -74.24106 )
  97. Toms River - Pocket Park ( 39.94102, -74.17354 )
  98. Toms River - Rt 527 ( 39.98639, -74.22380 )
  99. Toms River - Water St ( 39.95171, -74.19990 )
  100. Toms River - Winding River Park (N) ( 39.98350, -74.22255 )
  101. Toms River - Winding River Park (S) ( 39.96802, -74.21393 )
  102. Toms River - Windsor Park ( 39.94676, -74.15658 )
  103. Turn Mill Pond - New Egypt ( 40.06371, -74.44772 )
  104. Twilight Lake - Bay Head ( 40.07474, -74.04404 )
  105. Wading River - Beaver Branch ( 39.65059, -74.51890 )
  106. Wading River - Bodine Field Road ( 39.65401, -74.52497 )
  107. Wading River - Evans Bridge ( 39.67517, -74.54066 )
  108. Wading River - Godfrey Bridge ( 39.68987, -74.54612 )
  109. Wading River - Harrisville Pond ( 39.66547, -74.52434 )
  110. Wading River - Hawkins Bridge ( 39.71442, -74.56595 )
  111. Wells Mills Pond ( 39.79387, -74.27701 )
  112. Whitesbog - Pemberton ( 39.96504, -74.48711 )
  113. Wreck Pond - Sea Girt ( 40.13880, -74.02726 )
  114. Wreck Pond - Spring Lake ( 40.14107, -74.04003 )