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

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.


Hunterdon County
( 40.56243, -74.90222 )

  1. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  2. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  3. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  4. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  5. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  6. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  7. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  8. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  9. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  10. D-R Feeder Canal - Bull Island ( 40.41036, -75.03421 )
  11. D-R Feeder Canal - Lambertville (S) ( 40.34206, -74.94044 )
  12. D-R Feeder Canal - Rt 202 ( 40.37987, -74.95175 )
  13. D-R Feeder Canal - Washington Crossing ( 40.29842, -74.86852 )
  14. Delaware Canal - Easton PA ( 40.68791, -75.20420 )
  15. Delaware Canal - New Hope ( 40.37983, -74.95835 )
  16. Delaware Canal - Washington's X'ing PA ( 40.29014, -74.87709 )
  17. Delaware River - Byram ( 40.41550, -75.04780 )
  18. Delaware River - DR Trailhead ( 40.55255, -75.07909 )
  19. Delaware River - Easton PA ( 40.68995, -75.20448 )
  20. Delaware River - Frenchtown ( 40.53633, -75.06492 )
  21. Delaware River - Frenchtown ( 40.52567, -75.06304 )
  22. Delaware River - Giving Pond ( 40.53956, -75.06898 )
  23. Delaware River - Kingwood ( 40.51265, -75.06306 )
  24. Delaware River - Lambertville (N) ( 40.36072, -74.94531 )
  25. Delaware River - Lambertville (S) ( 40.34235, -74.94193 )
  26. Delaware River - Philipsburg ( 40.69229, -75.20329 )
  27. Delaware River - Riegelsville ( 40.59222, -75.18845 )
  28. Delaware River - Titusville ( 40.30711, -74.88066 )
  29. East Amwell Lake ( 40.40023, -74.84316 )
  30. Green Brook - Billian Legion Park ( 40.56222, -74.52483 )
  31. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  32. Lake Nockamixon - PA (C) ( 40.46634, -75.22454 )
  33. Lake Nockamixon - PA (N) ( 40.47655, -75.20949 )
  34. Lake Nockamixon - PA (S) ( 40.42520, -75.26002 )
  35. Lamington/Black River - Pleasant Hill Rd ( 40.80333, -74.69788 )
  36. Lamington/Black River - Pottersville ( 40.71374, -74.72011 )
  37. Lamington/Black River - Washington Tpk. ( 40.77881, -74.72098 )
  38. Lehigh Canal - Easton PA ( 40.66393, -75.23720 )
  39. Lehigh River - Easton PA ( 40.68816, -75.20483 )
  40. Lehigh River - Easton PA (W) ( 40.67338, -75.23520 )
  41. Merrill Creek Reservoir - Harmony ( 40.73871, -75.09092 )
  42. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  43. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43898, -74.61783 )
  44. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  45. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  46. Musconetcong River - Asbury ( 40.69541, -75.01000 )
  47. Musconetcong River - Beattystown (N) ( 40.82340, -74.83263 )
  48. Musconetcong River - Beattystown (S) ( 40.81291, -74.84166 )
  49. Musconetcong River - Bethlehem ( 40.70445, -74.98786 )
  50. Musconetcong River - Bloomsbury ( 40.65918, -75.08058 )
  51. Musconetcong River - Changewater ( 40.73889, -74.94140 )
  52. Musconetcong River - Hackettstown ( 40.83466, -74.82278 )
  53. Musconetcong River - Hampton Park ( 40.71115, -74.96795 )
  54. Musconetcong River - Hughesville ( 40.61851, -75.15887 )
  55. Musconetcong River - WMA ( 40.80501, -74.85012 )
  56. Oxford Furnace Lake - Oxford ( 40.79468, -75.01217 )
  57. Peace Valley Reservoir - Doylestown PA ( 40.31968, -75.19438 )
  58. Pequest River - Bridgeville ( 40.83408, -75.02735 )
  59. Pequest River - Pequest ( 40.83722, -74.95327 )
  60. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  61. Raritan River - Branchburg ( 40.55644, -74.68838 )
  62. Raritan River - Duke Island (E) ( 40.56082, -74.64751 )
  63. Raritan River - Duke Island (W) ( 40.55279, -74.68330 )
  64. Raritan River - Power Canal ( 40.55112, -74.67136 )
  65. Raritan River - Raritan ( 40.56492, -74.63884 )
  66. Raritan River - Somerville (E) ( 40.55798, -74.61520 )
  67. Raritan River - Somerville (W) ( 40.56539, -74.63173 )
  68. Raritan River North Branch ( 40.60018, -74.67447 )
  69. Raritan River North Branch - Far Hills ( 40.68441, -74.64214 )
  70. Raritan River North Branch - Natirar Park ( 40.64761, -74.68024 )
  71. Raritan River North Branch Depot ( 40.58160, -74.68161 )
  72. Raritan River South Branch ( 40.54640, -74.69603 )
  73. Raritan River South Branch - Clinton (N) ( 40.63854, -74.91169 )
  74. Raritan River South Branch - Clinton (S) ( 40.62806, -74.91200 )
  75. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (C) ( 40.52105, -74.82666 )
  76. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (E) ( 40.50354, -74.77814 )
  77. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (N) ( 40.53810, -74.83934 )
  78. Raritan River South Branch - Hamden ( 40.59699, -74.89827 )
  79. Raritan River South Branch - High Bridge (N) ( 40.66394, -74.89742 )
  80. Raritan River South Branch - High Bridge (S) ( 40.66094, -74.90237 )
  81. Raritan River South Branch - Lockwood Gorge (N) ( 40.69682, -74.87171 )
  82. Raritan River South Branch - Lockwood Gorge (S) ( 40.68816, -74.88014 )
  83. Raritan River South Branch - Neshanic (E) ( 40.50873, -74.72776 )
  84. Raritan River South Branch - Neshanic (W) ( 40.50250, -74.74182 )
  85. Raritan River South Branch - Rte 31 ( 40.56315, -74.85544 )
  86. Raritan River South Branch - Stanton ( 40.57219, -74.86834 )
  87. Raritan River South Branch - Sunnyside ( 40.57942, -74.88795 )
  88. Round Valley Reservoir - Clinton (N) ( 40.63204, -74.84726 )
  89. Round Valley Reservoir - Clinton (S) ( 40.61800, -74.84664 )
  90. Spruce Run Reservoir - Clinton (C) ( 40.66109, -74.92356 )
  91. Spruce Run Reservoir - Clinton (E) ( 40.64468, -74.92302 )
  92. Spruce Run Reservoir - Clinton (N) ( 40.67351, -74.91731 )
  93. Spruce Run Reservoir - Clinton (S) ( 40.65841, -74.93343 )
  94. Stony Brook - Pennington ( 40.33257, -74.75809 )
  95. Stony Brook - Rosedale ( 40.33168, -74.77828 )
  96. Washington Valley Park Reservoir ( 40.59589, -74.57371 )