Jersey Shore Sea Kayak Association – Launch site directory

Driving Directions:

• Garden State Parkway to exit 117.
• Follow Route 36 East (Follow Sandy Hook Signs).
• From 1st traffic light on Route 36 to Main Street, Port Monmouth is approximately 5.25 miles.
• Important NOTE! You must pass Main Street in Keansburg, as you are looking for the Main Street in Port Monmouth.
• The light before Main Street Port Monmouth Is Thompson Avenue.
• Exit for Main Street in Port Monmouth.
• Follow Main Street and bear right at the fork.
• Continue 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. You may encounter a large amount of floating sea weed and other debris at this Beach.

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! If considering trip to Sandy Hook from here it is 4.5 miles to nearest bay beach. Navy prohibits entry into resticted water around pier so don't even think about cutting through.

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.

There may be a significant number of flies.

Related Links:

Bayshore Park

Mapquest street map

Satellite image showing launch site.

Satellite image closeup.

Last Update: 7/8/2009

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