Jersey Shore Sea Kayak Association – Launch site directory

Driving Directions:

• Garden State Parkway to exit 117.
• Follow Route 36 East (Follow Sandy Hook Signs).
• Exit for Main Street in Port Monmouth.
• Take Main Street to end (Launch parking area located here.)

Address:

Port Monmouth Road and Main Street

Port Monmouth, NJ 07758, Monmouth County

Land owner: County

GPS Coordinates: L 40^o 26' 16.8" N    Lo 74^o 05' 21.6" W

Water: Salt

Water type: Bay

Launch area is: Beach

Launch area surface is: Sand

Facilities: No Facilities At This Site

Launching considerations / restrictions:

Shallow beach with dune to cross between parking and water. Easy entry at high tide, walk out thru water to deeper area at low tide.

Parking situation:

Free parking area, graded, but unpaved, hardpack surface. Patrolled by county rangers. Bathrooms located at 'spye house' and fishing pier three hundred yards down road.

Comments:

Good alternate to Sandy Hook when the Hook is closed. The waters are usually calm, sheltered by land and surrounding hills. Naval Weapons Station Earle limits access to the east (Sandy Hook). The Navy pier is 2.4 miles long! Shallow waters with light boat traffic for miles west and out into bay. MHW depth is 6' for most of bay area limiting large boats, Popular jet ski launch at Leonardo is on other side of navy pier, thereby restricted. Local stores located on Highway 36.

Related Links:

Bayshore Park

TopoZone Topo map

Mapquest street map

Satellite image showing launch site. (Pic.jpg 40k)

Satellite image closeup. (Pic.jpg 29k)

Last Update: 2/28/2005

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