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Paddlin' in the Pines

Paddlin' in the Pines
( 39.72215, -74.42738 )

  1. Batsto Lake - Batsto ( 39.64682, -74.65327 )
  2. Batsto River - Wharton State Forest ( 39.71014, -74.66747 )
  3. Cedar Creek - Berkeley ( 39.90248, -74.24513 )
  4. Cedar Creek - Lanoka Harbor ( 39.86936, -74.17065 )
  5. Great Egg Harbor River - Penny Pot ( 39.57547, -74.82239 )
  6. Great Egg Harbor River - Weymouth ( 39.51339, -74.77889 )

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by Andrée Jannette

New Jersey Outdoors
Spring 1998
$4.25

If you don't know how to turn your canoe on a dime when you put in at your first Pinelands river, you will by the time you finish. These are narrow, winding rivers, full of sweeping curves and sharply angled switchbacks. Yet these twists and turns are very much a part of the mystique and the delight of paddling in New Jersey's Pinelands.

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Passaic River

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 )

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Paulins Kill

Paulins Kill
( 41.02287, -74.92877 )

  1. Paulins Kill - access ( 41.07478, -74.78607 )
  2. Paulins Kill - Blairstown ( 40.97758, -74.94390 )
  3. Paulins Kill - Brugler Road ( 40.93581, -75.07082 )
  4. Paulins Kill - Columbia ( 40.92181, -75.08838 )
  5. Paulins Kill - Footbridge Park ( 40.98121, -74.95964 )
  6. Paulins Kill - Stillwater ( 41.03284, -74.87420 )
  7. Paulins Kill Lake - Newton ( 41.05273, -74.82674 )

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Pequest River

Pequest River
( 40.88752, -74.97546 )

  1. Pequest River - Allamuchy ( 40.92160, -74.84089 )
  2. Pequest River - Belvidere (E) ( 40.83055, -75.06737 )
  3. Pequest River - Belvidere (W) ( 40.83097, -75.07068 )
  4. Pequest River - Bridgeville ( 40.83408, -75.02735 )
  5. Pequest River - Hackettstown ( 40.86630, -74.90540 )
  6. Pequest River - Pequest ( 40.83722, -74.95327 )

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Prospertown Lake - Jackson

Prospertown Lake - Jackson
( 40.13520, -74.44842 )

This is a nice clean lake that straddles the border between Monmouth and Ocean Counties. The neat thing about it is, if you scroll the map to the upper-right corner, that is not some industrial park, that is Great Adventure! This is the lake that is at the back of the park. At the east end of the lake, you are looking up at all the rides, while to the south is the Safari Park. You can see more water from there, but I wouldn't jump any of the dykes, as that would put you on Great Adventure's property, or maybe in the lion pen. It's not a big lake, but there is plenty of shoreline to inspect. There is a small dam at the western end. No real facilities, just parking.

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Ramapo River

Ramapo River
( 41.04304, -74.22288 )

  1. Pompton River - Follari Tract ( 40.98011, -74.29032 )
  2. Potash Lake - Ramapo River ( 41.02250, -74.25936 )
  3. Ramapo River - Glen Gray Rd ( 41.05339, -74.22408 )
  4. Ramapo River - Great Oak Park ( 41.01630, -74.26106 )
  5. Ramapo River - Halifax Rd ( 41.08543, -74.18332 )
  6. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (E) ( 41.00056, -74.27621 )
  7. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (N) ( 41.00602, -74.27796 )
  8. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (W) ( 41.00392, -74.28272 )
  9. Ramapo River - Ramapo Reservation ( 41.07835, -74.18937 )
  10. Ramapo River - Stiles Park ( 40.98695, -74.28014 )
  11. Ramapo River - West Mahwah ( 41.10486, -74.15591 )

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Rancocas Creek

Rancocas Creek
( 39.92873, -74.79202 )

  1. Mirror Lake - Pemberton (N) ( 39.97209, -74.56941 )
  2. Mirror Lake - Pemberton (S) ( 39.96729, -74.57847 )
  3. Rancocas Creek - Birmingham ( 39.97927, -74.70974 )
  4. Rancocas Creek - Hainesport ( 39.98489, -74.84372 )
  5. Rancocas Creek - Lumberton ( 39.96856, -74.81406 )
  6. Rancocas Creek - Medford Park ( 39.89713, -74.82061 )
  7. Rancocas Creek - Mt Holly (E) ( 39.99028, -74.77972 )
  8. Rancocas Creek - Mt Holly (W) ( 39.98980, -74.78956 )
  9. Rancocas Creek - New Lisbon ( 39.96205, -74.64102 )
  10. Rancocas Creek - Pemberton (E) ( 39.96746, -74.58789 )
  11. Rancocas Creek - Pemberton (W) ( 39.97030, -74.68377 )
  12. Rancocas Creek - Pemberton Heights ( 39.96244, -74.65567 )
  13. Rancocas Creek - Smithville ( 39.98571, -74.75083 )
  14. Rancocas Creek - Willingboro ( 40.02992, -74.92946 )

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Raritan Bay

Raritan Bay
( 40.45615, -74.14226 )

  1. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  2. Raritan Bay - Atlantic Highlands ( 40.41858, -74.04652 )
  3. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  4. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  5. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Highlands ( 40.40340, -73.98494 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  8. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  9. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  10. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  11. Raritan Bay - Leonardo ( 40.42375, -74.06122 )
  12. Raritan Bay - Middletown ( 40.44463, -74.11175 )
  13. Raritan Bay - Port Monmouth ( 40.43800, -74.08955 )
  14. Raritan Bay - Sandy Hook ( 40.41555, -73.98161 )
  15. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  16. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  17. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  18. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  19. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )

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Raritan River

Raritan River
( 40.59399, -74.59918 )

  1. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  2. Raritan River - Branchburg ( 40.55644, -74.68838 )
  3. Raritan River - Duke Island (E) ( 40.56082, -74.64751 )
  4. Raritan River - Duke Island (W) ( 40.55279, -74.68330 )
  5. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  6. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  7. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  8. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  9. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  10. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  11. Raritan River - Power Canal ( 40.55112, -74.67136 )
  12. Raritan River - Raritan ( 40.56492, -74.63884 )
  13. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  14. Raritan River - Somerville (E) ( 40.55798, -74.61520 )
  15. Raritan River - Somerville (W) ( 40.56539, -74.63173 )
  16. Raritan River North Branch ( 40.60018, -74.67447 )
  17. Raritan River North Branch - Far Hills ( 40.68441, -74.64214 )
  18. Raritan River North Branch - Natirar Park ( 40.64761, -74.68024 )
  19. Raritan River North Branch Depot ( 40.58160, -74.68161 )
  20. Raritan River South Branch ( 40.54640, -74.69603 )
  21. Raritan River South Branch - Clinton (N) ( 40.63854, -74.91169 )
  22. Raritan River South Branch - Clinton (S) ( 40.62806, -74.91200 )
  23. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (C) ( 40.52105, -74.82666 )
  24. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (E) ( 40.50354, -74.77814 )
  25. Raritan River South Branch - Flemington (N) ( 40.53810, -74.83934 )
  26. Raritan River South Branch - Hamden ( 40.59699, -74.89827 )
  27. Raritan River South Branch - High Bridge (N) ( 40.66394, -74.89742 )
  28. Raritan River South Branch - High Bridge (S) ( 40.66094, -74.90237 )
  29. Raritan River South Branch - Lockwood Gorge (N) ( 40.69682, -74.87171 )
  30. Raritan River South Branch - Lockwood Gorge (S) ( 40.68816, -74.88014 )
  31. Raritan River South Branch - Neshanic (E) ( 40.50873, -74.72776 )
  32. Raritan River South Branch - Neshanic (W) ( 40.50250, -74.74182 )
  33. Raritan River South Branch - Rte 31 ( 40.56315, -74.85544 )
  34. Raritan River South Branch - Stanton ( 40.57219, -74.86834 )
  35. Raritan River South Branch - Sunnyside ( 40.57942, -74.88795 )

The Raritan River is what is left of the outflow of the Hudson River after it broke through the Verrazano Narrows about 6,000 years ago and changed to its present course. The modern Raritan River drains much of central New Jersey, with tributaries threading through the state from Princeton to Morristown. One northern tributary - the Lamington River - reaches almost to Lake Hopatcong. Zoom the map out to see the entire drainage. The thin red line is the "fall line" - the nominal division between uplands and lowlands.

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Rockaway River

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 )

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October 23, 2024

Clever Me Part 2

October 23, 2024

This paddle is nearing the end of its life, so I decided to try an experiment. I added a "drip notch". This is a small sharp-edged notch that the water flow can't follow. Instead it departs the edge of the paddle and falls well outside the boat. I hardly got a drop of water on me.

To make the notch, simply drill a 1/4" hole by the edge of the plastic blade, 6-7 inches from the base. Then file it to the shape you see here, with a sharp corner at the edge. The back-cut assures the the stream can't jump over the notch to the other side.

I can't claim this idea, I've seen a few paddles with this feature.

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