Passaic County

Passaic County
( 41.00761, -74.30215 )

  1. Branch Brook Park ( 40.75077, -74.18305 )
  2. Clinton Reservoir (N) ( 41.09734, -74.44232 )
  3. Clinton Reservoir (S) ( 41.09409, -74.44102 )
  4. Green Turtle Lake - West Milford ( 41.14896, -74.32896 )
  5. Greenwood Lake - Hewitt ( 41.15252, -74.34682 )
  6. Greenwood Lake - Warwick NY ( 41.21822, -74.29848 )
  7. Hackensack River - Bergenfield ( 40.92835, -74.03023 )
  8. Hackensack River - Foschini Park ( 40.88477, -74.03524 )
  9. Hackensack River - Meadowlands ( 40.80747, -74.05723 )
  10. Hackensack River - Secaucus (N) ( 40.80552, -74.04345 )
  11. Lake Hopatcong - Ashley's Cove ( 40.96426, -74.61082 )
  12. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (E) ( 40.92890, -74.63861 )
  13. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (W) ( 40.91763, -74.66346 )
  14. Lamington/Black River - Route 10 ( 40.86048, -74.62893 )
  15. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (N) ( 41.14241, -74.30055 )
  16. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (S) ( 41.12695, -74.30127 )
  17. Monksville Reservoir - West Milford (W) ( 41.13686, -74.30684 )
  18. Mountain Lake - Denville ( 40.88952, -74.44225 )
  19. Orange Reservoir - Rahway River ( 40.75964, -74.28903 )
  20. Overpeck Creek - Teaneck ( 40.86648, -74.00077 )
  21. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.73795, -74.37159 )
  22. Passaic River - Chatham ( 40.72583, -74.38948 )
  23. Passaic River - East Hanover (N) ( 40.82749, -74.33529 )
  24. Passaic River - East Hanover (S) ( 40.82581, -74.33332 )
  25. Passaic River - Elmwood Park ( 40.90965, -74.13188 )
  26. Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
  27. Passaic River - Hawthorne ( 40.93992, -74.15224 )
  28. Passaic River - Kearny ( 40.76313, -74.15933 )
  29. Passaic River - Livingston ( 40.77879, -74.36862 )
  30. Passaic River - Memorial Park ( 40.92865, -74.14193 )
  31. Passaic River - Nutley ( 40.81175, -74.13909 )
  32. Passaic River - Passaic ( 40.86506, -74.11144 )
  33. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (N) ( 40.81865, -74.13348 )
  34. Passaic River - Riverside County Park (S) ( 40.80182, -74.13801 )
  35. Passaic River - Rutherford ( 40.82349, -74.12280 )
  36. Passaic River - Veteran's Park ( 40.85042, -74.11898 )
  37. Peaquannock River - Appelt Park ( 41.00189, -74.31640 )
  38. Peaquannock River - Oak Ridge Reservoir ( 41.06314, -74.48597 )
  39. Peaquannock River - Riverdale ( 40.99137, -74.29694 )
  40. Peaquannock River - Riverdale Rd ( 40.98818, -74.29319 )
  41. Peckman River - Cedar Grove ( 40.85861, -74.22711 )
  42. Pines Lake - Pompton ( 40.98952, -74.26212 )
  43. Pompton River - Follari Tract ( 40.98011, -74.29032 )
  44. Pompton River - Lincoln Park ( 40.91475, -74.27182 )
  45. Pompton River - River Drive ( 40.98153, -74.29748 )
  46. Potash Lake - Ramapo River ( 41.02250, -74.25936 )
  47. Rahway River - South Mountain ( 40.73112, -74.30704 )
  48. Ramapo River - Glen Gray Rd ( 41.05339, -74.22408 )
  49. Ramapo River - Great Oak Park ( 41.01630, -74.26106 )
  50. Ramapo River - Halifax Rd ( 41.08543, -74.18332 )
  51. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (E) ( 41.00056, -74.27621 )
  52. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (N) ( 41.00602, -74.27796 )
  53. Ramapo River - Pompton Lake (W) ( 41.00392, -74.28272 )
  54. Ramapo River - Ramapo Reservation ( 41.07835, -74.18937 )
  55. Ramapo River - Stiles Park ( 40.98695, -74.28014 )
  56. Ramapo River - West Mahwah ( 41.10486, -74.15591 )
  57. Rockaway River - Boonton ( 40.91556, -74.42705 )
  58. Rockaway River - Denville (E) ( 40.89625, -74.47500 )
  59. Rockaway River - Denville (W) ( 40.89916, -74.48675 )
  60. Rockaway River - McCarter Park ( 40.89122, -74.47349 )
  61. Rockaway River - Montville ( 40.89893, -74.37344 )
  62. Rockaway River - Pine Brook ( 40.86608, -74.35202 )
  63. Rockaway River - Rockaway (E) ( 40.90190, -74.50881 )
  64. Rockaway River - Rockaway (W) ( 40.89737, -74.51528 )
  65. Rockaway River - Towpath Rd ( 40.90322, -74.46364 )
  66. Rockaway River - Wharton ( 40.88947, -74.56952 )
  67. Rockaway River - WMA ( 40.95537, -74.57069 )
  68. Saddle River - County Park ( 40.97559, -74.09215 )
  69. Saddle River - County Park (N) ( 40.91908, -74.08952 )
  70. Saddle River - County Park (S) ( 40.91051, -74.08955 )
  71. Saddle River - Dunkerhook ( 40.94610, -74.09835 )
  72. Saddle River - Lodi ( 40.88361, -74.08428 )
  73. Saddle River - Saddle River ( 41.03307, -74.10117 )
  74. Shepherd Pond - Ringwood ( 41.13571, -74.23189 )
  75. Speedwell Lake - Morristown ( 40.81265, -74.48090 )
  76. Split Rock Reservoir - Rockaway ( 40.96274, -74.45808 )
  77. Sunset Lake ( 40.87071, -74.61751 )
  78. Verona Lake - Montclair ( 40.82705, -74.24588 )
  79. Walkill River - Franklin ( 41.11063, -74.58840 )
  80. Walkill River - Glenwood Rd ( 41.19413, -74.57499 )
  81. Walkill River - Hamburg ( 41.15266, -74.58161 )
  82. Wanaque River - Back Beach Park ( 41.03504, -74.28571 )
  83. Wanaque River - Hershfield Park ( 40.99313, -74.28983 )
  84. Wawayanda Lake - Wawayanda SP ( 41.18823, -74.42609 )
  85. Whippany River - Whippany ( 40.81921, -74.44021 )
  86. White's Pond - Waldwick ( 41.01724, -74.13142 )
  87. Woodcliff Lake - Hillsdale ( 41.02150, -74.04133 )

Forbidden Zones

  • Wanaque Reservoir
  • Point View Reservoir
  • any of the waterfalls on the Passaic River would be a bad idea

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 )

Wanaque/Pompton River
( 40.97395, -74.28384 )

  1. Passaic River - Fairfield ( 40.89775, -74.27988 )
  2. Pompton River - Follari Tract ( 40.98011, -74.29032 )
  3. Pompton River - Lincoln Park ( 40.91475, -74.27182 )
  4. Pompton River - River Drive ( 40.98153, -74.29748 )
  5. Wanaque River - Back Beach Park ( 41.03504, -74.28571 )
  6. Wanaque River - Hershfield Park ( 40.99313, -74.28983 )

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 )

The lower Passaic River is extremely polluted. I wouldn't go anywhere near it.


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Golden Shiner

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