Elizabeth River

Elizabeth River
( 40.67718, -74.22651 )

The Elizabeth River is highly urbanized and difficult to access, hence the purple markers on the map.

I've marked the three starting and ending points in the videos below, but I would strongly recommend against all of them. The lower part of the Elizabeth River is bulkheaded for much of its length, more of a storm drain than a river, and the Arthur Kill looks filthy and a little dangerous. The videos are interesting, but I don't ever want to go there myself. The upper reaches of the Elizabeth River might be nice, although I don't see any obvious access points, and there are a number of weirs that could be a problem.


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Cliffwood Beach
( 40.45216, -74.22137 )

  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. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (N) ( 40.48343, -74.27059 )
  11. Raritan Bay - South Amboy (S) ( 40.47946, -74.26831 )
  12. Raritan Bay - South Amboy Ramp ( 40.48401, -74.27416 )
  13. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (E) ( 40.44787, -74.16598 )
  14. Raritan Bay - Union Beach (W) ( 40.45479, -74.17517 )
  15. Superfund Site ( 40.45776, -74.24129 )
  16. 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!)