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Ramp etiquetteKayak & canoe launches in Elizabeth, NJ
We list 6 kayak launches within 16 miles of Elizabeth. Paddlers use these put-ins to carry a kayak or canoe to the water. Most are a short walk from parking, with a low dock or a sloped bank. 6 more are within 50 miles.
- 3 mi
Old Place Creek Hand Launch
Staten Island - 8.6 mi
Watchung Reservation Boat Ramp
Mountainside - 11 mi
Squibb Park Boat Ramp
Brooklyn - 12 mi
Gansevoort Peninsula Kayak Access
New York City - 13 mi
Mill Creek Point Boat Ramp
North Bergen - 14 mi
Greenpoint Landing Esplanade Kayak Launch
New York City - 17 mi
Causeway Park Kayak Launch
South River - 17 mi
Floyd Bennett Field Kayak Launch
Brooklyn - 18 mi
Kayak Boat Launch
Brooklyn - 18 mi
Riverside Park Boat Launch
South Bound Brook - 19 mi
Fort Washington Park Kayak Launch
Washington Heights - 22 mi
Bronx Park Kayak Launch
The Bronx
Boat ramps near Elizabeth
- 16th Street Park Dock Bayonne, 4.1 mi
- Rahway River Access (stairs) Cranford, 5.2 mi
- Riverbank Park Boat Ramp Newark, 5.7 mi
- Carteret Waterfront Park Boat Ramp Carteret, 6.4 mi
- Woodbridge Dog Park Boat Ramp Sewaren, 7.8 mi
- Liberty State Park Boat Ramp Jersey City, 8 mi
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Where can you find kayak & canoe launches in Elizabeth, NJ?
Within 16 miles of Elizabeth we list 6 kayak launches: Old Place Creek Hand Launch, Watchung Reservation Boat Ramp, Squibb Park Boat Ramp, Gansevoort Peninsula Kayak Access, Mill Creek Point Boat Ramp and Greenpoint Landing Esplanade Kayak Launch.
What other kayak launches are near Elizabeth?
Within 50 miles: Causeway Park Kayak Launch (South River, 17 miles), Floyd Bennett Field Kayak Launch (Brooklyn, 17 miles), Kayak Boat Launch (Brooklyn, 18 miles), Riverside Park Boat Launch (South Bound Brook, 18 miles) and Fort Washington Park Kayak Launch (Washington Heights, 19 miles).