Jersey Shore Sea Kayak Association – Launch site directory

Driving Directions:

• From North
• Garden State Parkway South to exit 129.
• Follow signs and take exit for Route 440 / Perth Amboy.
• At Stop sign, Make left. (This is New Brusnwick Avenue - East)
• Continue .9 mile to 2nd traffic light make right on Route 35 South (aka Convery Boulevard).
• Continue .4 mile to 2nd traffic light make left on Smith Street.
• Follow "From South" directions starting at step marked with **.

• From South
• Garden State Parkway North to exit 125 - just beyond the Raritan toll plaza. You need to be in extreme right lane in the toll plaza as the exit is a few yards beyond toll gate.
• Exit ramp will bring you into a circle.
• Follow signs for Route 35 North and continue over the Victory Bridge.
• Make next right on Smith Street.
• ** Make next right on Herbert Sreet.
• Make next left on Market Street. (West Marine is on this corner).
• Continue .5 mile. After you go over small bridge (RR tracks), make right on Market Street.
• Go about 1/2 mile to the end of 2nd Street.
• Straight at the end there is a cul-de-sac with parking and the end of a beach that runs along the Perth Amboy waterfront.

Address:

End of 2nd Street

Perth Amboy, NJ 08861, Middlesex County

Land owner: Township

GPS Coordinates: L 40^o 30' 00.5" N    Lo 74^o 16' 37.2" W

Water: Salt

Water type: Bay

Launch area is: Beach

Launch area surface is: Sand

Facilities: No Facilities At This Site

Launching considerations / restrictions:

No apparent restrictions. The beach is a bit messy, but definitely functional.

Parking situation:

There's some parking in the cul-de-sac, and a small parking area to the left, with some more on the street, for about 40 cars. The area is a bit isolated.

Comments:

The launch site is at the point where the Raritan River meets the Raritan Bay. This is at the very western end of the recently developed 7+ mile harbor walk that reaches around the city's waterfront. The walkway is very nice and the city has done a great job at improving the area.

Related Links:

Picture of putin.

Picture of parking area.

Picture of Harbor Walkway.

City's riverfront being reborn - An article written about the city's efforts to revitalize and rebuild the waterfront.

Information on the Raritan River

Mapquest street map

Satellite image showing launch site.

Satellite image closeup.

Last Update: 7/8/2009

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