Arthur Kill
( 40.57230, -74.22419 )
If you are into industrial blight, then Arthur Kill is the place for you! Endure all the sights, sounds, and smells of Staten Island without actually going there! Maybe get a tetanus shot first.
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Assunpink Lake - Upper Freehold
( 40.21804, -74.50981 )
About a mile long, in the Assunpink WMA. To the east you can find two other small lakes in the same watershed: Stone Tavern Lake (WMA), and Rising Sun Lake (WMA). Assunpink Creek drains into Lake Mercer, which is much larger than any of these.
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Cliffwood Beach
( 40.45216, -74.22137 )
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Lake Lefferts - Matawan
( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
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Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E)
( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
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Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W)
( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
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Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek)
( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
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Raritan Bay - Keyport (E)
( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
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Raritan Bay - Keyport (W)
( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
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Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E)
( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
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Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W)
( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
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Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N)
( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
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Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S)
( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
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Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp
( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
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Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E)
( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
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Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W)
( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
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Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek
( 40.43540, -74.21416 )
The marker in the lower-center of the map is a super-easy put-in on Whale Creek, above. The other markers are a longer slog over the beach. All have convenient free parking (don't leave your vehicle in the launching area, that's a dick move!)
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Deal Lake
( 40.23338, -74.01328 )
This lake has a lot of different branches to explore, and you can actually go quite a long way. The two marked sites are the best accesses for the northern and southern branches of the lake. Unfortunately, located in the middle of Asbury Park, the water is not the cleanest, especially near the railroad and toward the drain at the beach. The 'headwaters' are better.
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Delaware & Raritan Canal
( 40.38309, -74.74995 )
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D-R Canal - Amwell Rd
( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
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D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills
( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
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D-R Canal - Griggstown (N)
( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
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D-R Canal - Griggstown (S)
( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
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D-R Canal - Kingston (N)
( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
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D-R Canal - Kingston (S)
( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
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D-R Canal - Lawrence (N)
( 40.27450, -74.70332 )
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D-R Canal - Lawrence (S)
( 40.26746, -74.71071 )
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D-R Canal - Lawrenceville
( 40.30501, -74.68490 )
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D-R Canal - Manville
( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
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D-R Canal - New Brunswick
( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
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D-R Canal - North Trenton
( 40.24901, -74.72865 )
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D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E)
( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
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D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W)
( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
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D-R Canal - Princeton (N)
( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
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D-R Canal - Princeton (S)
( 40.33224, -74.65186 )
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D-R Canal - Province Line Rd
( 40.30273, -74.68819 )
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D-R Canal - Rocky Hill
( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
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D-R Canal - Somerset (N)
( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
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D-R Canal - Somerset (S)
( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
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D-R Canal - South Bound Brook
( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
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D-R Canal - Trenton (N)
( 40.23886, -74.74194 )
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D-R Canal - Trenton (S)
( 40.18384, -74.74666 )
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D-R Canal - West Windsor
( 40.30844, -74.67979 )
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D-R Feeder Canal - Bull Island
( 40.41036, -75.03421 )
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D-R Feeder Canal - Ewing
( 40.26529, -74.84790 )
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D-R Feeder Canal - Lambertville (S)
( 40.34206, -74.94044 )
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D-R Feeder Canal - Rt 202
( 40.37987, -74.95175 )
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D-R Feeder Canal - Washington Crossing
( 40.29842, -74.86852 )
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D-R Feeder Canal - West Trenton
( 40.24497, -74.81917 )
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Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro
( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
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Millstone River - Blackwells Mills
( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
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Millstone River - Griggstown
( 40.43898, -74.61783 )
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Millstone River - Kingston
( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
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Millstone River - Manville
( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
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Millstone River - Plainsboro (N)
( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
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Stony Brook - Princeton
( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
The green line on the map above is the Delaware & Raritan, or D&R, Canal. The canal is a basically 40-mile-long pond. The water flows very slowly from west to east; it is essentially still. Access points generally coincide with bridges or locks.
The thin red line is the "fall line" - the nominal division between uplands and lowlands. It appears the builders of the canal wanted to stay above the fall line for the entire length, and followed the Millstone and Raritan Rivers. The orange line is the divide between east and west drainages.
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Delaware River (North)
( 40.76010, -75.16000 )
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Big Timber Creek - Fort Nassau
( 39.88024, -75.12680 )
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Crosswick's Creek - Bordentown
( 40.14816, -74.71812 )
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Delaware Bay - East Point
( 39.19403, -75.02600 )
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Delaware Bay - Fortescue
( 39.22920, -75.16834 )
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Delaware Bay - Moore's Beach
( 39.18944, -74.95113 )
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Delaware Bay - Nantuxent Creek
( 39.28094, -75.24193 )
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Delaware Bay - New Sweden
( 39.29765, -75.24765 )
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Delaware Bay - Norbury's Landing
( 39.05033, -74.92742 )
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Delaware Bay - Sea Breeze
( 39.32315, -75.32094 )
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Delaware Bay - Sunset Beach
( 38.94432, -74.97012 )
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Delaware Bay - Thompson's Beach
( 39.19244, -74.99485 )
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Delaware Canal - Easton PA
( 40.68791, -75.20420 )
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Delaware Canal - Morrisville PA
( 40.21792, -74.77976 )
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Delaware Canal - New Hope
( 40.37983, -74.95835 )
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Delaware Canal - Newtown PA
( 40.26858, -74.86017 )
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Delaware Canal - Washington's X'ing PA
( 40.29014, -74.87709 )
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Delaware Canal - Yardley PA
( 40.23742, -74.82909 )
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Delaware River - Belvidere
( 40.82810, -75.08299 )
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Delaware River - Beverly
( 40.06894, -74.92243 )
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Delaware River - Burlington
( 40.08236, -74.85662 )
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Delaware River - Burlington
( 40.08192, -74.85063 )
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Delaware River - Byram
( 40.41550, -75.04780 )
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Delaware River - Caddo Access
( 41.31834, -74.79522 )
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Delaware River - Carney's Point
( 39.71737, -75.47630 )
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Delaware River - Dingman's Ferry PA
( 41.21942, -74.86017 )
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Delaware River - DR Trailhead
( 40.55255, -75.07909 )
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Delaware River - Easton PA
( 40.68995, -75.20448 )
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Delaware River - Elsinboro Point
( 39.54510, -75.52995 )
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Delaware River - Florence Twp
( 40.12238, -74.80412 )
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Delaware River - Fort Mott
( 39.60585, -75.55596 )
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Delaware River - Frenchtown
( 40.53633, -75.06492 )
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Delaware River - Frenchtown
( 40.52567, -75.06304 )
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Delaware River - Giving Pond
( 40.53956, -75.06898 )
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Delaware River - Kingwood
( 40.51265, -75.06306 )
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Delaware River - Kittatinny
( 40.96963, -75.12837 )
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Delaware River - Lambertville (N)
( 40.36072, -74.94531 )
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Delaware River - Lambertville (S)
( 40.34235, -74.94193 )
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Delaware River - Mad Horse
( 39.42123, -75.42695 )
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Delaware River - Miller Road
( 39.38263, -75.40641 )
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Delaware River - North Camden
( 39.95769, -75.11432 )
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Delaware River - Palmyra Cove
( 40.00916, -75.04176 )
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Delaware River - Paulsboro
( 39.84785, -75.25124 )
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Delaware River - Pennsauken
( 39.98092, -75.06567 )
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Delaware River - Pennsville
( 39.64836, -75.53254 )
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Delaware River - Philipsburg
( 40.69229, -75.20329 )
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Delaware River - Port Jervis NY
( 41.37715, -74.70473 )
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Delaware River - Portland PA
( 40.92351, -75.09649 )
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Delaware River - Poxono
( 41.04019, -75.02293 )
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Delaware River - Riegelsville
( 40.59222, -75.18845 )
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Delaware River - Rivergate
( 39.87718, -75.17961 )
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Delaware River - Riverside
( 40.03775, -74.97833 )
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Delaware River - Rockcores Trailhead
( 41.01750, -75.07020 )
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Delaware River - Titusville
( 40.30711, -74.88066 )
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Delaware River - Trenton
( 40.18662, -74.75351 )
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Delaware River - Turtle Beach
( 41.03352, -75.03776 )
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Delaware River - West Deptford
( 39.86198, -75.20709 )
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Delaware River - Worthington
( 41.00505, -75.10455 )
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Lehigh Canal - Easton PA
( 40.66393, -75.23720 )
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Lehigh River - Bethleham PA
( 40.64488, -75.27186 )
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Lehigh River - Easton PA
( 40.68816, -75.20483 )
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Lehigh River - Easton PA (W)
( 40.67338, -75.23520 )
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Oldman's Creek - Bridgeport
( 39.78437, -75.40694 )
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Raccoon Creek - Bridgeport
( 39.80121, -75.35517 )
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Repaupo Creek - Logan Twp
( 39.82960, -75.33016 )
The Delaware River (and Bay) are too big to fit into the county-based scheme of this website, so I gave it its own top-level page. These maps include the adjacent canals, which are good places in themselves to go, but often obstruct access to the river. Zoom in to separate the markers. The orange line is the approximate limit of the Delaware River drainage.
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Elizabeth River
( 40.67718, -74.22651 )
The Elizabeth River is highly urbanized and difficult to access, hence the purple markers on the map.
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