Illustration Life jackets
The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWe list 5 fishing piers within 16 miles of Jersey City. A fishing pier puts you over deeper water without a boat. Check the posted rules: fees, hours and license requirements differ from pier to pier. 7 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rules
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWithin 16 miles of Jersey City we list 5 fishing piers: 16th Street Park Dock, Public Dock in Little Ferry, Midland Beach Fishing Pier, Kaiser Park Fishing Pier and Raptor Point.
Within 50 miles: Silver Pond (Morristown, 20 miles), Santelle Fishing Docs (Oceanport, 28 miles), Wantagh Park Fishing Pier (Bellmore, 30 miles), Jones Beach Field 10 Fishing Pier (Point Lookout, 31 miles) and Perfetti Park Access (Netcong, 34 miles).
If you're new to this, read fishing from a pier: what to know, or widen the search on the map around Jersey City. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Jersey City, NJ.