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Laurence Harbor
( 40.45105, -74.27258 )

  1. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  2. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  8. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  9. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  10. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  11. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  12. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )

Much of this part or Raritan Bay is fenced-off because of lead pollution from the industrial slag used to build jetties and seawalls in the 1970s. Supposedly, most of it has been cleaned up, but the whole area remains 'off-limits'. Since the toxins leach into the water and are carried off by the currents, you really have to wonder about the entire bay. A quick search online will reveal more on this subject than you ever wanted to know.


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.


Manasquan River
( 40.13856, -74.09820 )

  1. Manasquan River - Allaire ( 40.14376, -74.11673 )
  2. Manasquan River - Beverly Beach ( 40.10498, -74.09649 )
  3. Manasquan River - Brice Park ( 40.13764, -74.11038 )
  4. Manasquan River - Dog Beach ( 40.10623, -74.03785 )
  5. Manasquan River - Glimmer Glass ( 40.11653, -74.04946 )
  6. Manasquan River - Howell ( 40.17519, -74.16981 )
  7. Manasquan River - Ramshorn Drive ( 40.11961, -74.09418 )
  8. Manasquan River - Riverfront Park ( 40.08835, -74.07142 )
  9. Manasquan River - RR Bridge ( 40.10052, -74.04905 )
  10. Manasquan River - WMA ( 40.13689, -74.10431 )

The Point Pleasant Canal is off-limits.


Marlu Lake - Lincroft
( 40.33728, -74.15678 )

  1. Marlu Lake - Lincroft ( 40.33463, -74.15354 )

More of a pond than a lake, only about half a mile long, but accessible in Thompson Park. Never actually been there. Nearby Swimming River Reservoir is completely off-limits, even to the people that live on it!


Maurice River
( 39.41024, -75.06736 )

  1. Delaware Bay - East Point ( 39.19403, -75.02600 )
  2. Malaga Lake - Newfield ( 39.57878, -75.05643 )
  3. Maurice River - Alliance Beach ( 39.50198, -75.07976 )
  4. Maurice River - Garden Road ( 39.52199, -75.07329 )
  5. Maurice River - Mauricetown ( 39.28730, -74.98763 )
  6. Maurice River - Milleville ( 39.37706, -75.03671 )
  7. Maurice River - Sharp St ( 39.40012, -75.05345 )
  8. Maurice River - Terrapin Cove ( 39.24547, -75.00404 )
  9. Maurice River - West Side Park ( 39.49608, -75.07611 )
  10. Maurice River - Willow Grove ( 39.54996, -75.07146 )
  11. Union Lake - Millville (E) ( 39.40677, -75.05152 )
  12. Union Lake - Millville (W) ( 39.40812, -75.06712 )

Mercer Lake
( 40.26783, -74.64423 )

  1. Mercer Lake - Hamilton ( 40.26561, -74.64191 )
  2. Mercer Lake - West Windsor ( 40.26960, -74.64114 )

Mercer Lake is actually a big gravel pit that was dug out for highway fill. In 1975, someone got the bright idea of damming it off, and it turned into one of the nicest lakes in the state. The lake fills from a creek to the east, and the water is very clean. Mercer county turned the whole area into a beautiful park, great for all sorts of other activities as well.


Metedeconk River
( 40.09403, -74.17173 )

  1. Barnegat Bay - Mantoloking Bridge ( 40.04124, -74.05880 )
  2. Forge Pond - Brick ( 40.06646, -74.13446 )
  3. Lake Carasaljo - Lakewood ( 40.09304, -74.22817 )
  4. Lake Shenandoah - Lakewood ( 40.08845, -74.19941 )
  5. Metedeconk River - Bay Ave ( 40.06602, -74.05130 )
  6. Metedeconk River - Bay Blvd ( 40.06288, -74.05502 )
  7. Metedeconk River - Bennett's Pond ( 40.13058, -74.28406 )
  8. Metedeconk River - Brick ( 40.05687, -74.11203 )
  9. Metedeconk River - Dock Rd ( 40.05055, -74.11413 )
  10. Metedeconk River - Sandy Point ( 40.05129, -74.07785 )

The Point Pleasant Canal is off-limits.


Millstone River
( 40.42151, -74.66694 )

  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 - Lawrenceville ( 40.30501, -74.68490 )
  8. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  9. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  10. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  11. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  12. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33224, -74.65186 )
  13. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  14. D-R Canal - West Windsor ( 40.30844, -74.67979 )
  15. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  16. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  17. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  18. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  19. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  20. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43898, -74.61783 )
  21. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  22. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  23. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  24. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  25. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  26. Stony Brook - Pennington ( 40.33257, -74.75809 )
  27. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  28. Stony Brook - Rosedale ( 40.33168, -74.77828 )

Mullica River
( 39.64116, -74.57847 )

  1. Atsion Lake - Pinelands ( 39.73989, -74.73128 )
  2. Batsto Lake - Batsto ( 39.64682, -74.65327 )
  3. Batsto River - Wharton State Forest ( 39.71014, -74.66747 )
  4. Great Bay - Graveling Point ( 39.53949, -74.38761 )
  5. Great Bay - Motts Creek ( 39.51826, -74.43637 )
  6. Mullica River - Batsto ( 39.63973, -74.65889 )
  7. Mullica River - Crowley Landing ( 39.62640, -74.61922 )
  8. Mullica River - Hay Road Beach ( 39.57349, -74.53943 )
  9. Mullica River - Sweetwater Marina ( 39.62171, -74.62512 )

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 )

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Round Valley Reservoir
( 40.61744, -74.82632 )

  1. Raritan River South Branch - Clinton (N) ( 40.63854, -74.91169 )
  2. Raritan River South Branch - Clinton (S) ( 40.62806, -74.91200 )
  3. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (C) ( 40.52105, -74.82666 )
  4. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (N) ( 40.53810, -74.83934 )
  5. Raritan River South Branch - Hamden ( 40.59699, -74.89827 )
  6. Raritan River South Branch - High Bridge (N) ( 40.66394, -74.89742 )
  7. Raritan River South Branch - High Bridge (S) ( 40.66094, -74.90237 )
  8. Raritan River South Branch - Lockwood Gorge (N) ( 40.69682, -74.87171 )
  9. Raritan River South Branch - Lockwood Gorge (S) ( 40.68816, -74.88014 )
  10. Raritan River South Branch - Rte 31 ( 40.56315, -74.85544 )
  11. Raritan River South Branch - Stanton ( 40.57219, -74.86834 )
  12. Raritan River South Branch - Sunnyside ( 40.57942, -74.88795 )
  13. Round Valley Reservoir - Clinton (N) ( 40.63204, -74.84726 )
  14. Round Valley Reservoir - Clinton (S) ( 40.61800, -74.84664 )
  15. Spruce Run Reservoir - Clinton (C) ( 40.66109, -74.92356 )
  16. Spruce Run Reservoir - Clinton (E) ( 40.64468, -74.92302 )
  17. Spruce Run Reservoir - Clinton (N) ( 40.67351, -74.91731 )
  18. Spruce Run Reservoir - Clinton (S) ( 40.65841, -74.93343 )