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

Morris County

Morris County
( 40.86405, -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. Echo Lake - Mountainside ( 40.67351, -74.34560 )
  7. Lake Aeroflex - Andover ( 41.01041, -74.73564 )
  8. Lake Hopatcong - Ashley's Cove ( 40.96426, -74.61082 )
  9. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (E) ( 40.92890, -74.63861 )
  10. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (W) ( 40.91763, -74.66346 )
  11. Lake Musconetcong - Netcong ( 40.90099, -74.70354 )
  12. Lake Musconetcong - Port Morris Park ( 40.90851, -74.68505 )
  13. Lake Surprise - Summit ( 40.69343, -74.37003 )
  14. Lamington/Black River - Ironia Rd ( 40.83520, -74.64481 )
  15. Lamington/Black River - Pleasant Hill Rd ( 40.80333, -74.69788 )
  16. Lamington/Black River - Pottersville ( 40.71374, -74.72011 )
  17. Lamington/Black River - Righter Rd ( 40.85089, -74.63450 )
  18. Lamington/Black River - Route 10 ( 40.86048, -74.62893 )
  19. Lamington/Black River - Washington Tpk. ( 40.77881, -74.72098 )
  20. Morris Canal - Waterloo ( 40.91259, -74.76785 )
  21. Mountain Lake - Denville ( 40.88952, -74.44225 )
  22. Musconetcong River - Beattystown (N) ( 40.82340, -74.83263 )
  23. Musconetcong River - Beattystown (S) ( 40.81291, -74.84166 )
  24. Musconetcong River - Hackettstown ( 40.83466, -74.82278 )
  25. Musconetcong River - Saxton ( 40.88829, -74.79732 )
  26. Musconetcong River - Stephens SP ( 40.87225, -74.80619 )
  27. Musconetcong River - Waterloo (N) ( 40.91147, -74.76912 )
  28. Musconetcong River - Waterloo (S) ( 40.89663, -74.79111 )
  29. Musconetcong River - WMA ( 40.80501, -74.85012 )
  30. Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
  31. Passaic River - Basking Ridge ( 40.69503, -74.51600 )
  32. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.73795, -74.37159 )
  33. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.72583, -74.38948 )
  34. Passaic River - Dead River ( 40.65005, -74.52464 )
  35. Passaic River - East Hanover (N) ( 40.82749, -74.33529 )
  36. Passaic River - East Hanover (S) ( 40.82581, -74.33332 )
  37. Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
  38. Passaic River - Livingston ( 40.77879, -74.36862 )
  39. Passaic River - Warren ( 40.67078, -74.46441 )
  40. Paulins Kill - access ( 41.07478, -74.78607 )
  41. Peaquannock River - Appelt Park ( 41.00189, -74.31640 )
  42. Peaquannock River - Oak Ridge Reservoir ( 41.06314, -74.48597 )
  43. Peaquannock River - Riverdale ( 40.99137, -74.29694 )
  44. Peaquannock River - Riverdale Rd ( 40.98818, -74.29319 )
  45. Peckman River - Cedar Grove ( 40.85861, -74.22711 )
  46. Pequest River - Allamuchy ( 40.92160, -74.84089 )
  47. Pequest River - Hackettstown ( 40.86630, -74.90540 )
  48. Pines Lake - Pompton ( 40.98952, -74.26212 )
  49. Pompton River - Follari Tract ( 40.98011, -74.29032 )
  50. Pompton River - Lincoln Park ( 40.91475, -74.27182 )
  51. Pompton River - River Drive ( 40.98153, -74.29748 )
  52. Potash Lake - Ramapo River ( 41.02250, -74.25936 )
  53. Rahway River - Cranford (N) ( 40.66036, -74.30627 )
  54. Rahway River - Cranford (S) ( 40.65097, -74.30133 )
  55. Rahway River - Cranford (W) ( 40.65900, -74.30997 )
  56. Rahway River - Lenape Park ( 40.67407, -74.31426 )
  57. Rahway River - Mohawk Park ( 40.64041, -74.29408 )
  58. Rahway River - Nomahegan Lake ( 40.66832, -74.31741 )
  59. Rahway River - South Mountain ( 40.73112, -74.30704 )
  60. Rahway River - Springfield ( 40.70824, -74.30186 )
  61. Ramapo River - Great Oak Park ( 41.01630, -74.26106 )
  62. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (E) ( 41.00056, -74.27621 )
  63. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (N) ( 41.00602, -74.27796 )
  64. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (W) ( 41.00392, -74.28272 )
  65. Ramapo River - Stiles Park ( 40.98695, -74.28014 )
  66. Raritan River North Branch ( 40.60018, -74.67447 )
  67. Raritan River North Branch - Far Hills ( 40.68441, -74.64214 )
  68. Raritan River North Branch - Natirar Park ( 40.64761, -74.68024 )
  69. Rockaway River - Boonton ( 40.91556, -74.42705 )
  70. Rockaway River - Denville (E) ( 40.89625, -74.47500 )
  71. Rockaway River - Denville (W) ( 40.89916, -74.48675 )
  72. Rockaway River - McCarter Park ( 40.89122, -74.47349 )
  73. Rockaway River - Montville ( 40.89893, -74.37344 )
  74. Rockaway River - Pine Brook ( 40.86608, -74.35202 )
  75. Rockaway River - Rockaway (E) ( 40.90190, -74.50881 )
  76. Rockaway River - Rockaway (W) ( 40.89737, -74.51528 )
  77. Rockaway River - Towpath Rd ( 40.90322, -74.46364 )
  78. Rockaway River - Wharton ( 40.88947, -74.56952 )
  79. Rockaway River - WMA ( 40.95537, -74.57069 )
  80. Speedwell Lake - Morristown ( 40.81265, -74.48090 )
  81. Split Rock Reservoir - Rockaway ( 40.96274, -74.45808 )
  82. Sunset Lake ( 40.87071, -74.61751 )
  83. Tilcon Lake - Waterloo ( 40.90717, -74.76840 )
  84. Verona Lake - Montclair ( 40.82705, -74.24588 )
  85. Walkill River - Franklin ( 41.11063, -74.58840 )
  86. Wanaque River - Back Beach Park ( 41.03504, -74.28571 )
  87. Wanaque River - Hershfield Park ( 40.99313, -74.28983 )
  88. Washington Valley Park Reservoir ( 40.59589, -74.57371 )
  89. Watchung Lake - North Plainfield ( 40.63723, -74.45384 )
  90. Whippany River - Whippany ( 40.81921, -74.44021 )

Lake Hopatcong
( 40.94053, -74.66387 )

  1. Lake Hopatcong - Ashley's Cove ( 40.96426, -74.61082 )
  2. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (E) ( 40.92890, -74.63861 )
  3. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (W) ( 40.91763, -74.66346 )
  4. Lake Musconetcong - Netcong ( 40.90099, -74.70354 )
  5. Lake Musconetcong - Port Morris Park ( 40.90851, -74.68505 )

Lamington/Black River
( 40.76017, -74.70438 )

  1. Lamington/Black River - Ironia Rd ( 40.83520, -74.64481 )
  2. Lamington/Black River - Pleasant Hill Rd ( 40.80333, -74.69788 )
  3. Lamington/Black River - Pottersville ( 40.71374, -74.72011 )
  4. Lamington/Black River - Righter Rd ( 40.85089, -74.63450 )
  5. Lamington/Black River - Route 10 ( 40.86048, -74.62893 )
  6. Lamington/Black River - Washington Tpk. ( 40.77881, -74.72098 )
  7. Raritan River North Branch ( 40.60018, -74.67447 )
  8. Raritan River North Branch - Natirar Park ( 40.64761, -74.68024 )
  9. Sunset Lake ( 40.87071, -74.61751 )

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 )

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.


Rockaway River
( 40.92994, -74.46069 )

  1. Rockaway River - Boonton ( 40.91556, -74.42705 )
  2. Rockaway River - Denville (E) ( 40.89625, -74.47500 )
  3. Rockaway River - Denville (W) ( 40.89916, -74.48675 )
  4. Rockaway River - McCarter Park ( 40.89122, -74.47349 )
  5. Rockaway River - Montville ( 40.89893, -74.37344 )
  6. Rockaway River - Pine Brook ( 40.86608, -74.35202 )
  7. Rockaway River - Rockaway (E) ( 40.90190, -74.50881 )
  8. Rockaway River - Rockaway (W) ( 40.89737, -74.51528 )
  9. Rockaway River - Towpath Rd ( 40.90322, -74.46364 )
  10. Rockaway River - Wharton ( 40.88947, -74.56952 )
  11. Rockaway River - WMA ( 40.95537, -74.57069 )

drying its feathers

This is a bird that you are almost guaranteed to see on any kayaking excursion. This is because they are very common, and not very waterproof. After diving underwater, they need to dry their sodden feathers in the sun, as the one above is doing. You can often get pretty close to them at these times.