Monmouth County

Monmouth County
( 40.28562, -74.23070 )

  1. Arthur Kill - Buckingham Ave ( 40.51462, -74.25871 )
  2. Arthur Kill - Ferry St ( 40.54576, -74.25424 )
  3. Assunpink Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.21542, -74.51702 )
  4. Brainerd Lake - Cranbury ( 40.31113, -74.51178 )
  5. Buck's Pond - Colt's Neck ( 40.29178, -74.20380 )
  6. Bunker Hill Bogs - Jackson ( 40.08255, -74.29256 )
  7. Collier's Lake - New Egypt ( 40.06799, -74.44856 )
  8. Crosswick's Creek - New Egypt (N) ( 40.08505, -74.54006 )
  9. Crosswick's Creek - Walnford ( 40.13480, -74.55762 )
  10. Dallenbach Pond ( 40.41254, -74.44296 )
  11. Davidson's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.41117, -74.49789 )
  12. Deal Lake - Asbury Park (N) ( 40.23759, -74.00784 )
  13. Deal Lake - Asbury Park (S) ( 40.22957, -74.00938 )
  14. Delaware River ( 40.17371, -74.84843 )
  15. Etra Lake ( 40.25288, -74.49829 )
  16. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (C) ( 40.42465, -74.47680 )
  17. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (N) ( 40.43900, -74.46646 )
  18. Farrington Lake - East Brunswick (S) ( 40.42201, -74.48242 )
  19. Forge Pond - Brick ( 40.06646, -74.13446 )
  20. Helmetta Pond ( 40.37817, -74.42657 )
  21. Lake Carasaljo - Lakewood ( 40.09304, -74.22817 )
  22. Lake Lefferts - Matawan ( 40.41563, -74.23362 )
  23. Lake Manalapan - Jamesburg ( 40.34525, -74.43662 )
  24. Lake Riviera - Brick ( 40.04590, -74.14573 )
  25. Lake Shenandoah - Lakewood ( 40.08845, -74.19941 )
  26. Lake Success - Jackson ( 40.05785, -74.39243 )
  27. Lake Topanemus - Freehold ( 40.27635, -74.28554 )
  28. Lake Weamaconk - Englishtown ( 40.29140, -74.35704 )
  29. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (E) ( 40.45144, -74.43663 )
  30. Lawrence Brook - Milltown (W) ( 40.44831, -74.44367 )
  31. Manasquan Reservoir - Howell ( 40.17217, -74.20300 )
  32. Manasquan River - Allaire ( 40.14376, -74.11673 )
  33. Manasquan River - Beverly Beach ( 40.10498, -74.09649 )
  34. Manasquan River - Brice Park ( 40.13764, -74.11038 )
  35. Manasquan River - Dog Beach ( 40.10623, -74.03785 )
  36. Manasquan River - Glimmer Glass ( 40.11653, -74.04946 )
  37. Manasquan River - Howell ( 40.17519, -74.16981 )
  38. Manasquan River - Ramshorn Drive ( 40.11961, -74.09418 )
  39. Manasquan River - Riverfront Park ( 40.08835, -74.07142 )
  40. Manasquan River - RR Bridge ( 40.10052, -74.04905 )
  41. Manasquan River - WMA ( 40.13689, -74.10431 )
  42. Marlu Lake - Lincroft ( 40.33463, -74.15354 )
  43. Metedeconk River - Bay Ave ( 40.06602, -74.05130 )
  44. Metedeconk River - Bay Blvd ( 40.06288, -74.05502 )
  45. Metedeconk River - Bennett's Pond ( 40.13058, -74.28406 )
  46. Metedeconk River - Brick ( 40.05687, -74.11203 )
  47. Metedeconk River - Dock Rd ( 40.05055, -74.11413 )
  48. Metedeconk River - Sandy Point ( 40.05129, -74.07785 )
  49. Mill Pond - Princeton Meadows (E) ( 40.32460, -74.56567 )
  50. Millhurst Pond - Freehold ( 40.24590, -74.34066 )
  51. Millstone River - Cranbury (E) ( 40.29359, -74.52675 )
  52. Millstone River - Cranbury (W) ( 40.29590, -74.56250 )
  53. Navesink River - Fair Haven ( 40.36647, -74.04204 )
  54. Navesink River - Red Bank ( 40.35212, -74.06980 )
  55. Navesink River - Rumson (E) ( 40.37649, -73.99990 )
  56. Navesink River - Rumson (W) ( 40.37650, -74.01310 )
  57. Peddie Lake - Hightstown ( 40.26870, -74.52219 )
  58. Perrineville Lake ( 40.22667, -74.43784 )
  59. Prospertown Lake - Jackson ( 40.13497, -74.45779 )
  60. Raritan Bay - Atlantic Highlands ( 40.41858, -74.04652 )
  61. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (E) ( 40.45089, -74.22033 )
  62. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (W) ( 40.45216, -74.22269 )
  63. Raritan Bay - Cliffwood (Whale Creek) ( 40.45090, -74.22274 )
  64. Raritan Bay - Highlands ( 40.40340, -73.98494 )
  65. Raritan Bay - Keyport (E) ( 40.44095, -74.19534 )
  66. Raritan Bay - Keyport (W) ( 40.43921, -74.20160 )
  67. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (E) ( 40.45877, -74.24622 )
  68. Raritan Bay - Laurence Harbor (W) ( 40.46223, -74.25482 )
  69. Raritan Bay - Leonardo ( 40.42375, -74.06122 )
  70. Raritan Bay - Middletown ( 40.44463, -74.11175 )
  71. Raritan Bay - Port Monmouth ( 40.43800, -74.08955 )
  72. Raritan Bay - Sandy Hook ( 40.41555, -73.98161 )
  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 - Edison ( 40.48791, -74.38382 )
  79. Raritan River - Highland Park ( 40.48864, -74.42226 )
  80. Raritan River - New Brunswick ( 40.48760, -74.43280 )
  81. Raritan River - Perth Amboy ( 40.50057, -74.27712 )
  82. Raritan River - Sayreville ( 40.47450, -74.35606 )
  83. Rising Sun Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.20699, -74.46339 )
  84. Rocky Brook - Hightstown ( 40.27108, -74.52353 )
  85. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34698, -74.10476 )
  86. Shark River - Belmar ( 40.17946, -74.03743 )
  87. Shark River - Neptune ( 40.19364, -74.03092 )
  88. Shark River - Wall Township ( 40.19149, -74.05792 )
  89. Shrewsbury River - Blackberry Park ( 40.32556, -74.00672 )
  90. Shrewsbury River - Branchport ( 40.31165, -74.00316 )
  91. Shrewsbury River - Fort Monmouth ( 40.32337, -74.03355 )
  92. Shrewsbury River - Galilee ( 40.34273, -73.97625 )
  93. Shrewsbury River - Little Silver ( 40.33685, -74.01600 )
  94. Shrewsbury River - Long Branch ( 40.32594, -73.99006 )
  95. Shrewsbury River - Monmouth Beach ( 40.32805, -73.98631 )
  96. Shrewsbury River - North Rd ( 40.33662, -73.98315 )
  97. Shrewsbury River - Oceanport Creek ( 40.31460, -74.02877 )
  98. Shrewsbury River - Rumson ( 40.35672, -73.98569 )
  99. Shrewsbury River - Sea Bright (E) ( 40.36542, -73.97673 )
  100. Shrewsbury River - Sea Bright (W) ( 40.36263, -73.98172 )
  101. Shrewsbury River - Seawaneka Ave ( 40.33023, -74.00426 )
  102. Shrewsbury River - Somers Scout Park ( 40.33016, -74.00132 )
  103. South River - Old Bridge ( 40.41228, -74.36362 )
  104. South River - Sayreville ( 40.45397, -74.37222 )
  105. South River - South River ( 40.45838, -74.38361 )
  106. Stockton Lake - Manasquan ( 40.11739, -74.03460 )
  107. Stone Tavern Lake - Upper Freehold ( 40.19587, -74.48596 )
  108. Swimming River - Middletown ( 40.34831, -74.08318 )
  109. Swimming River - Red Bank ( 40.33838, -74.08815 )
  110. Turkey Swamp Park - Freehold ( 40.19577, -74.30435 )
  111. Twilight Lake - Bay Head ( 40.07474, -74.04404 )
  112. Wagner's Marina - Matawan Creek ( 40.43540, -74.21416 )
  113. Weston's Mill Pond - East Brunswick ( 40.46677, -74.42603 )
  114. Wreck Pond - Sea Girt ( 40.13880, -74.02726 )
  115. Wreck Pond - Spring Lake ( 40.14107, -74.04003 )

Monmouth County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is bordered to its west by Mercer, Middlesex and Burlington Counties, to its south by Ocean County, to its east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to its north by the Raritan Bay (sharing a border with the boroughs of Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens in New York City, across it). Monmouth County's geographic area comprises 30% water.

Forbidden Zones:

  • Swimming River Reservoir - Colts Neck
  • Glendola Reservoir - Wall
  • Point Pleasant Canal
  • anywhere near the Navy Pier at Belford
  • Shark River Inlet would be crazy
  • Navesink Inlet would be crazy
  • Manasquan Inlet would be suicidal

Turkey Swamp Park - Freehold
( 40.19454, -74.30304 )

This is a rather small lake with a long shoreline and even a couple of islands. Would probably make an interesting afternoon.


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 Manasquan Canal is off-limits.


Shadow Lake
( 40.35025, -74.09585 )

  1. Navesink River - Fair Haven ( 40.36647, -74.04204 )
  2. Navesink River - Red Bank ( 40.35212, -74.06980 )
  3. Navesink River - Rumson (E) ( 40.37649, -73.99990 )
  4. Navesink River - Rumson (W) ( 40.37650, -74.01310 )
  5. Shadow Lake - Middletown ( 40.34698, -74.10476 )
  6. Swimming River - Middletown ( 40.34831, -74.08318 )
  7. Swimming River - Red Bank ( 40.33838, -74.08815 )

This small lake is about a mile long. The only public launch is at the west end in Stevenson Park, off West Front Street. There is a channel from there to the lake, but good luck finding it - be prepared to run aground. Fortunately, the bottom is firm sand, and a short tow on foot will get you out to deeper water. It is also possible to go a short ways up the creek.


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A New Jersey "Blue Hole" is a sand quarry that has filled with water from the aquifer below. These are very dangerous places. This is because, although the visible part may look like a Caribbean beach, the underwater sides of the quarry are steep and unstable, and merely walking near the edge can cause a collapse into the hole. The water is deep and cold, and the victim is quickly overcome by shock and hypothermia and drowns.

I have marked a few of the bigger and more notorious Blue Holes that might look like good places to go on a satellite image. They are not. Most Blue Holes are either state-owned or private property, and strictly illegal to trespass.

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