New Jersey Kayaking

Middlesex County

Middlesex County
( 40.42683, -74.38135 )

  1. Ambrose Brook - Bound Brook ( 40.56764, -74.51489 )
  2. Ambrose Brook - Possumtown ( 40.55555, -74.48630 )
  3. Arthur Kill - Buckingham Ave ( 40.51462, -74.25871 )
  4. Arthur Kill - Carteret Waterfront ( 40.57186, -74.21301 )
  5. Arthur Kill - Ferry St ( 40.54576, -74.25424 )
  6. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  7. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  8. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  9. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  10. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  11. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  12. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  13. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  14. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  15. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  16. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  17. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  18. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  19. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  20. Delaware River ( 40.17371, -74.84843 )
  21. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  22. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  23. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  24. Green Brook - Billian Legion Park ( 40.56222, -74.52483 )
  25. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  26. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  27. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  28. Lake Topanemus - Freehold ( 40.27635, -74.28554 )
  29. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  30. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  31. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  32. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  33. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (W) ( 40.32735, -74.60233 )
  34. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  35. Millstone River - Amwell Rd ( 40.50294, -74.58755 )
  36. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  37. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  38. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43893, -74.61757 )
  39. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  40. New Market Pond - Piscataway ( 40.57675, -74.45490 )
  41. Rahway River - South Branch (W) ( 40.57998, -74.30463 )
  42. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  43. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  44. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  45. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  46. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  47. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  48. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  49. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  50. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  51. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  52. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  53. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  54. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  55. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  56. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  57. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  58. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  59. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  60. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  61. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  62. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  63. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  64. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  65. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )
  66. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )
  67. Woodbridge Creek (N) ( 40.58555, -74.26267 )
  68. Woodbridge Creek (S) ( 40.56256, -74.26890 )

The thin red line is the "fall line" - the nominal division between uplands and lowlands.

Forbidden Zones

  • Duhernal Lake
  • Kennedy Park
  • Plainsboro Preserve
  • The lower reaches of the Raritan River are highly polluted.

Lake Lefferts - Matawan

Lake Lefferts
( 40.41181, -74.24096 )

  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 (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  6. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  8. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  9. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )

Lake Lefferts is a man-made lake, the result of the construction in 1928 of Lake Lefferts Dam, which captures and stores the flow of Matawan Creek. This is the nicest spot in northern Monmouth County. The lake is in three parts:

  • The lower part that contains the dam and the launch area and extends up to the Route 34 bridge. This part is fairly deep and free of obstructions.
  • The upper part from Route 34 to Route 516. This part is much shallower and weedy, especially at the far end.
  • An unusable section beyond Route 516. This part is pretty much just mud. It may look like water, but trust me - don't go there.

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South River - Old Bridge

South River
( 40.43920, -74.36810 )

  1. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  2. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  3. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  4. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  5. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )

The launch point is on the river behind the little strip mall off Route 527 / Old Matawan Rd. I have never had a problem parking here, although I don't think this would be a good place for a large group to show up. Entry can be messy if the water is low.

The river is tidal and brackish at this point. If the tide is high, you can go upstream to the left, under the highway. Pick your way around all the fallen trees and have fun avoiding all the dead-ends, and you can go all the way to the Duhernal Lake dam. The lake itself is off limits.

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Lake Carnegie - Princeton

Lake Carnegie
( 40.35303, -74.63730 )

  1. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  2. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  3. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  4. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  5. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  6. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33177, -74.65282 )
  7. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  8. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  9. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  10. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  11. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  12. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )

Lake Carnegie is a reservoir that straddles the borders of the towns of Princeton, West Windsor, Plainsboro and South Brunswick in Mercer and Middlesex counties in central New Jersey. The lake was created by construction of a dam along the Millstone River, though the lower portion of the lake actually follows the valley of its largest tributary, the Stony Brook, while the Millstone River crossed under the D&R Canal to the south. The lake is about three miles long, but only about 800 feet wide.

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Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick

Weston's Mill Pond
( 40.46777, -74.42707 )

  1. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  2. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  3. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  4. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  5. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  6. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  7. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )

Westons Mill Pond is the northernmost of several lakes created by damming the Lawrence Brook, which flows from south to north, and into the Raritan River. This access point is the road that led up to the old bridge, which is gone. There is always enough parking and it is an easy launch, just a few yards to the water.

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