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. Buck's Pond - Colt's Neck ( 40.29178, -74.20380 )
  8. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  9. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  10. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  11. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  12. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  13. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  14. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  15. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  16. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  17. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  18. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  19. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33224, -74.65186 )
  20. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  21. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  22. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  23. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  24. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  25. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  26. Etra Lake - East Windsor ( 40.25288, -74.49829 )
  27. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  28. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  29. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  30. Green Brook - Billian Legion Park ( 40.56222, -74.52483 )
  31. Grover's Mill Pond - Princeton Junction ( 40.31282, -74.60565 )
  32. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  33. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  34. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  35. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  36. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  37. Lake Topanemus - Freehold ( 40.27635, -74.28554 )
  38. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  39. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  40. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  41. Marlu Lake - Lincroft ( 40.33463, -74.15354 )
  42. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  43. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (W) ( 40.32735, -74.60233 )
  44. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  45. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  46. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  47. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  48. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43898, -74.61783 )
  49. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  50. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  51. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  52. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  53. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  54. New Market Pond - Piscataway ( 40.57675, -74.45490 )
  55. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  56. Perrineville Lake ( 40.22667, -74.43784 )
  57. Rahway River - Clark ( 40.62884, -74.29746 )
  58. Rahway River - Jackson's Pond ( 40.62805, -74.28492 )
  59. Rahway River - Mohawk Park ( 40.64041, -74.29408 )
  60. Rahway River - Park ( 40.62040, -74.28944 )
  61. Rahway River - Rahway ( 40.59952, -74.26856 )
  62. Rahway River - South Branch (E) ( 40.60010, -74.27397 )
  63. Rahway River - South Branch (W) ( 40.57998, -74.30463 )
  64. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  65. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  66. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  67. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  68. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  69. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  70. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  71. Raritan Bay - Middletown ( 40.44463, -74.11175 )
  72. Raritan Bay - Port Monmouth ( 40.43800, -74.08955 )
  73. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  74. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  75. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  76. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  77. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  78. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  79. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  80. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  81. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  82. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  83. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  84. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  85. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  86. Raritan River - Somerville (E) ( 40.55798, -74.61520 )
  87. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  88. Robinson's Branch - Rahway River ( 40.61839, -74.30495 )
  89. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  90. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34698, -74.10476 )
  91. South River - Grekoski Park ( 40.43898, -74.36086 )
  92. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  93. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  94. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  95. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  96. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )
  97. Washington Valley Park Reservoir ( 40.59589, -74.57371 )
  98. Watchung Lake - North Plainfield ( 40.63723, -74.45384 )
  99. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )
  100. Woodbridge Creek (N) ( 40.58555, -74.26267 )
  101. 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.

Cliffwood Beach - Aberdeen

Cliffwood Beach
( 40.45216, -74.22137 )

  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. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  10. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  11. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  12. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  13. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  14. 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!)

More: Cliffwood Beach - Aberdeen ...

Rahway River

Rahway River
( 40.68294, -74.33542 )

  1. Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
  2. Rahway River - Clark ( 40.62884, -74.29746 )
  3. Rahway River - Cranford (N) ( 40.66036, -74.30627 )
  4. Rahway River - Cranford (S) ( 40.65097, -74.30133 )
  5. Rahway River - Cranford (W) ( 40.65900, -74.30997 )
  6. Rahway River - Jackson's Pond ( 40.62805, -74.28492 )
  7. Rahway River - Lenape Park ( 40.67407, -74.31426 )
  8. Rahway River - Mohawk Park ( 40.64041, -74.29408 )
  9. Rahway River - Nomahegan Lake ( 40.66832, -74.31741 )
  10. Rahway River - Park ( 40.62040, -74.28944 )
  11. Rahway River - Rahway ( 40.59952, -74.26856 )
  12. Rahway River - South Branch (E) ( 40.60010, -74.27397 )
  13. Rahway River - South Branch (W) ( 40.57998, -74.30463 )
  14. Rahway River - South Mountain ( 40.73112, -74.30704 )
  15. Rahway River - Springfield ( 40.70824, -74.30186 )
  16. Robinson's Branch - Rahway River ( 40.61839, -74.30495 )

The Rahway River rises in Essex County as two separate branches. The West Branch begins at spring-fed Crystal Lake in West Orange and flows south through the South Mountain Reservation in the valley between first and second ridges of the Watchung Mountains. It runs directly through downtown Millburn. The East Branch rises as a surface stream in West Orange and forms part of the boundary between West Orange and Orange, then travels through the towns of South Orange and Maplewood.

The two branches meet at Hobart Gap near Interstate 78, continuing south through the Union County communities of Springfield, Union, Cranford and Clark. In Rahway the river receives the Robinson's Branch and South Branch, which are approximately 10 miles long. The South Branch starts in Roosevelt Park in Edison behind the Menlo Park Mall, and flows through Edison, Iselin, and Rahway. The river's mouth is at the Arthur Kill between Carteret (on the south) and Linden (on the north), opposite Port Mobil on Staten Island.

More: Rahway River ...

Farrington Lake - North Brunswick

Farrington Lake
( 40.43371, -74.47122 )

  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 )

This is the biggest of the lakes and ponds created by damming the Lawrence Brook. The map is centered on the northernmost launch site, which is the most central on the lake. There are two more access points to the south, which can be useful if you want to explore up the Lawrence Brook.

More: Farrington Lake - North Brunswick ...

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February 6, 2026

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