New Jersey Kayaking

Middlesex County

Middlesex County
( 40.42683, -74.38135 )

  1. Aeromarine Industrial Park ( 40.44306, -74.18967 )
  2. Ambrose Brook - Bound Brook ( 40.56764, -74.51489 )
  3. Ambrose Brook - Possumtown ( 40.55555, -74.48630 )
  4. Arthur Kill - Buckingham Ave ( 40.51462, -74.25871 )
  5. Arthur Kill - Carteret Waterfront ( 40.57186, -74.21301 )
  6. Arthur Kill - Ferry St ( 40.54576, -74.25424 )
  7. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  8. Buck's Pond - Colt's Neck ( 40.29178, -74.20380 )
  9. D-R Canal - Amwell Rd ( 40.50340, -74.58268 )
  10. D-R Canal - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47550, -74.57220 )
  11. D-R Canal - Griggstown (N) ( 40.43834, -74.61397 )
  12. D-R Canal - Griggstown (S) ( 40.42912, -74.61816 )
  13. D-R Canal - Kingston (N) ( 40.37489, -74.61854 )
  14. D-R Canal - Kingston (S) ( 40.37326, -74.61861 )
  15. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  16. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  17. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  18. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  19. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  20. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33224, -74.65186 )
  21. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  22. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  23. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  24. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  25. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  26. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  27. Etra Lake - East Windsor ( 40.25288, -74.49829 )
  28. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  29. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  30. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  31. Green Brook - Billian Legion Park ( 40.56222, -74.52483 )
  32. Grover's Mill Pond - Princeton Junction ( 40.31282, -74.60565 )
  33. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  34. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  35. Lake Carnegie - Princeton ( 40.36681, -74.62597 )
  36. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  37. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  38. Lake Topanemus - Freehold ( 40.27635, -74.28554 )
  39. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  40. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  41. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  42. Marlu Lake - Lincroft ( 40.33463, -74.15354 )
  43. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  44. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (W) ( 40.32735, -74.60233 )
  45. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  46. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  47. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  48. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  49. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43898, -74.61783 )
  50. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  51. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  52. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  53. Millstone River - Plainsboro (S) ( 40.33874, -74.62880 )
  54. Millstone River - West Windsor ( 40.32139, -74.60831 )
  55. New Market Pond - Piscataway ( 40.57675, -74.45490 )
  56. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  57. Perrineville Lake ( 40.22667, -74.43784 )
  58. Rahway River - Clark ( 40.62884, -74.29746 )
  59. Rahway River - Jackson's Pond ( 40.62805, -74.28492 )
  60. Rahway River - Mohawk Park ( 40.64041, -74.29408 )
  61. Rahway River - Park ( 40.62040, -74.28944 )
  62. Rahway River - Rahway ( 40.59952, -74.26856 )
  63. Rahway River - South Branch (E) ( 40.60010, -74.27397 )
  64. Rahway River - South Branch (W) ( 40.57998, -74.30463 )
  65. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  66. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  67. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  68. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  69. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  70. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  71. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  72. Raritan Bay - Middletown ( 40.44463, -74.11175 )
  73. Raritan Bay - Port Monmouth ( 40.43800, -74.08955 )
  74. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  75. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  76. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  77. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  78. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  79. Raritan River - Bound Brook ( 40.55995, -74.52758 )
  80. Raritan River - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  81. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  82. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  83. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  84. Raritan River - Piscataway (N) ( 40.54085, -74.51236 )
  85. Raritan River - Piscataway (S) ( 40.50935, -74.46641 )
  86. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  87. Raritan River - Somerville (E) ( 40.55798, -74.61520 )
  88. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  89. Robinson's Branch - Rahway River ( 40.61839, -74.30495 )
  90. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  91. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34698, -74.10476 )
  92. South River - Grekoski Park ( 40.43898, -74.36086 )
  93. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  94. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  95. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  96. Stony Brook - Princeton ( 40.33219, -74.65340 )
  97. Superfund Site ( 40.45776, -74.24129 )
  98. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )
  99. Washington Valley Park Reservoir ( 40.59589, -74.57371 )
  100. Watchung Lake - North Plainfield ( 40.63723, -74.45384 )
  101. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )
  102. Woodbridge Creek (N) ( 40.58555, -74.26267 )
  103. 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. Aeromarine Industrial Park ( 40.44306, -74.18967 )
  2. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  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 - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  7. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  8. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  9. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  10. Superfund Site ( 40.45776, -74.24129 )
  11. 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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Delaware & Raritan Canal

Delaware & Raritan Canal
( 40.38309, -74.74995 )

  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 - Lawrence (N) ( 40.27450, -74.70332 )
  8. D-R Canal - Lawrence (S) ( 40.26746, -74.71071 )
  9. D-R Canal - Lawrenceville ( 40.30501, -74.68490 )
  10. D-R Canal - Manville ( 40.52861, -74.58178 )
  11. D-R Canal - New Brunswick ( 40.50806, -74.46376 )
  12. D-R Canal - North Trenton ( 40.24901, -74.72865 )
  13. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (E) ( 40.34321, -74.62964 )
  14. D-R Canal - Plainsboro (W) ( 40.34190, -74.63758 )
  15. D-R Canal - Princeton (N) ( 40.33879, -74.64715 )
  16. D-R Canal - Princeton (S) ( 40.33224, -74.65186 )
  17. D-R Canal - Province Line Rd ( 40.30273, -74.68819 )
  18. D-R Canal - Rocky Hill ( 40.39826, -74.62702 )
  19. D-R Canal - Somerset (N) ( 40.54077, -74.51404 )
  20. D-R Canal - Somerset (S) ( 40.52390, -74.49248 )
  21. D-R Canal - South Bound Brook ( 40.55880, -74.53118 )
  22. D-R Canal - Trenton (N) ( 40.23886, -74.74194 )
  23. D-R Canal - Trenton (S) ( 40.18384, -74.74666 )
  24. D-R Canal - West Windsor ( 40.30844, -74.67979 )
  25. D-R Feeder Canal - Bull Island ( 40.41036, -75.03421 )
  26. D-R Feeder Canal - Ewing ( 40.26529, -74.84790 )
  27. D-R Feeder Canal - Lambertville (S) ( 40.34206, -74.94044 )
  28. D-R Feeder Canal - Rt 202 ( 40.37987, -74.95175 )
  29. D-R Feeder Canal - Washington Crossing ( 40.29842, -74.86852 )
  30. D-R Feeder Canal - West Trenton ( 40.24497, -74.81917 )
  31. Lake Carnegie - Plainsboro ( 40.34362, -74.62973 )
  32. Millstone River - Blackwells Mills ( 40.47487, -74.57503 )
  33. Millstone River - Griggstown ( 40.43898, -74.61783 )
  34. Millstone River - Kingston ( 40.37419, -74.61962 )
  35. Millstone River - Manville ( 40.53124, -74.58753 )
  36. Millstone River - Plainsboro (N) ( 40.34262, -74.62981 )
  37. 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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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.

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