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    Default Kayak Info and Links: Put-ins, Access changes, Regional Kayak Groups, etc.

    Here are some useful links, and comments. Feel free to jump in and add any of your own, or let me know if any links are bad and need updating. - bunkerjoe




    Regional Put-Ins and Access


    NYC 2008
    This is the link to the pdf for the newly developed kayak and canoe access program below. You need adobe reader to open pdf files.

    http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_thing...nch_Permit.pdf



    Other NY launch links:


    http://www.dec.ny.gov is the main site.
    Possible kayak access areas are here:

    Western Sound--
    http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/kayak/12

    http://search.dec.state.ny.us/query....set=iso-8859-1
    (if link doesn't work, refer to dec.ny above)

    Croton on Hudson:
    [Early season, it's mostly a bait game, as the bass will be feeding on spawning herring. But some T&W, and herring type lures and flies can also be effective depending on water temps.]


    Directions: From the North: New York State Thruway [1-87] (S) over Tappan Zee Bridge to Tarrytown. Proceed North on Route 9 for approximately 10 miles and exit at Croton Point Avenue.
    Turn left at end of ramp; turn left at light.
    Park entrance is straight ahead.

    From the South/Yonkers -- New York State Thruway [North] to Exit 9, Tarrytown. Drive (N) on Route 9 for approximately 10 miles. Exit at Croton Point avenue. Left at end of ramp. Left at light. Croton Park entrance will be straight ahead.

    From the East/Port Chester -- Take Merritt Parkway (S) or NE Thruway (S) to 1-287 (W) to the NY State Thruway (N) to Exit 9, Tarrytown. Drive N on Route 9 for approx. 10 miles. Exit at Croton Point avenue. Left at end of ramp. Left at light. Croton Park entrance will be straight ahead.

    From the West/Rockland -- NY State Thruway to Exit 9,Tarrytown. Drive N on Route 9 for approx. 10 miles. Exit at Croton Point avenue. Left at end of ramp. Left at light. Croton Park entrance will be straight ahead.



    Jamaica Bay:
    [The shallow flats there warm up early and hence it's a great place for very early spring fishing. The bunker sometimes hold in certain spots there for most of the summer.]

    Directions: Cross Bay Blvd on the Belt and head toward the water (south). When you cross the first bridge, the parking lot is on the left.


    Little Neck Bay:
    [Similar conditions as Jamaica Bay, though less current, and not many deep holes. Early spring to mid spring fishery.]

    Directions: From the Bronx, take either the Whitestone or Throngs Neck Bridge to the Cross Island Parkway - S.

    If from Long Island, take Cross Island Parkway - N.
    Get off at Northern Blvd W. Drive about 1 1/2 miles to Bell Blvd. Take a RIGHT (N) on Bell and continue to 28th Ave.

    Turn RIGHT (E) to the end. Just park and walk over the footbridge. Parking rules are enforced, so please follow them.


    Long Beach/Point Lookout:
    [This area is a veritable baitfish nursery, and small bait pods can sometimes be found for 9 months out of the year here. If you head East under the bridge, you'll be heading towards the inlet. It's a good idea to go straight across the inlet (careful of boat traffic) and follow the Loop Pkwy. Look for the points of land that form, and back eddies and rips. The fish always seem to be close to these areas of current.]

    Directions: Drive to the Hempstead Marina, Lido Blvd, Point Lookout --This launch is open 24/7 and can be used by anybody free of charge.

    "Nissy" River/LI Sound:
    [One of the first parks to offer a kayak and canoe launching area, and the newest NY state park. Drive to the end of the park road. Unload your gear at the launch and move your car to the parking lot. Go down a flight of stairs to reach the river. There is a small slide, for your kayak, that runs along the stairs. Please be careful with low tide in this tidal river. As you paddle down the river, you can go into the LI Sound at the left. Or you can go down the Nissequogue River on your right. Low tide will leave you stranded in some spots, so be aware. As you get out the inlet there are tidal flats on both sides. Early spring, and in low light conditions, you will find fish feeding there.]


    Directions: Take the Sunken Meadow State Parkway N to E. Northport Road (sm4). E Northport Road becomes Old Dock Road. Drive north on Old Dock Road in Kings Park. Right on St. Johnland.


    Rye Beach LI Sound:
    [This is great until sometime in mid-summer, June or July, until the water gets too hot. If schools of bait are around, you will find fish near them here. A mile and half paddle north will put you at Portchester Harbor, a great Bluefish summer hotspot. There is a long set of rocks parallel to the shoreline as you head south. Paddling south may produce better fishing because there is more structure, which holds bass and blackfish for a good part of the year.]


    Directions: NE Thruway (I-95) to Exit 19 OR Hutchinson River Parkway to 287 E to NE Thruway (I-95) S to Exit 19.

    Follow Playland Parkway directly into the park.
    After Paying the parking fee you will head to the back of the parking lot. Go to the right. You will see a little road with the lake on your left. Continue until you see signs for kayak rentals and launching. Helpful phone #s --

    Kayak Rental -- 914 665-1966 or 914-921-3437 (seasonal). General info number for the Playland is 914-813-7010.

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    Default NY unveils Network of Kayak, Canoe launches: NY Bight and LI/ LI sound launches

    OK folks, these launches and put-ins existed before, but now they have been cleaned up a little, and will be publicized with maps. All for a minor permit fee of $15. It's a start, hope it works out for the best.


    Red Hook, NY

    New York unveils network of kayak, canoe launches

    By DAVID B. CARUSO
    The Associated Press
    March 27, 2008

    Parks officials hoping to promote public access to one of the city's least-used recreational zones _ its waterways _ have created its first formal network of kayak and canoe launches.

    Dubbed the New York City Water Trail, the 28 small boat ramps are sprinkled along the shorelines of all five boroughs, in places as remote as marshlands within the Idlewild Park Preserve in Queens and as bustling as the six piers along the Hudson River in Manhattan.

    Many of the ramps aren't new. Urban kayakers have quietly been using them below-the-radar for years, sometimes without city permission.

    But over the past year the Department of Parks and Recreation put its stamp of approval on what had been an informal network, cleaned up some launching areas and added a few new ramps and amenities.

    The city and the nonprofit group Going Coastal are also distributing a map of 28 spots where people can legally canoe and kayak. Going Coastal founder Barbara LaRocco said the organization had 10,000 waterproof copies made. Two additional ramps are listed on the interactive, online version of the map, which also includes latitude and longitude coordinates for boaters navigating by global positioning system.

    'It's really cool. It's a whole other experience when you are out on the water looking back at the shoreline,' said Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski, an avid kayaker who has paddled in Turkey and Alaska.

    Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe celebrated the establishment of the trail Thursday at a ceremony at a launch in Brooklyn's Red Hook section, within easy rowing distance of the Statue of Liberty.
    Paddlers need to buy a $15 annual launch permit to use the ramps, which are open from April 1 to Dec. 1, dawn to dusk.

    Some ramps offer entry to waters with spectacular views of the city skyline. Others are majestic in a different way: Canoers using the ramp located next to a wastewater treatment plant in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood can see junkyards and warehouses as they travel toward the East River.

    Local boaters said they are thrilled.

    'We were told all of our lives, 'Don't go in the river. Don't touch it. Stay away.' Now, we have the city on board. It's a big change,' said Owen Foote, a member of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, whose primary launch is on an industrial canal in Brooklyn.

    He said many of the waters around the city are still polluted, despite big improvements in recent years in water quality, and suggested that promoting public access might help raise awareness about continuing problems.
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    http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/kayak

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...gAAAKoEBU_Q7jm

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    Connecticut Launch Links:

    This is a link that brings you to the Conn DEP. Towns, Maps, and Access can be pulled down from there.
    http://www.lisrc.uconn.edu/coastalaccess/

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    Massachusetts Launch Links:

    Mass DFG site. Fishing, Boating, Kayaking access, and some maps.

    http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/pab/index.htm

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    New Jersey Launch Links:

    NJ Kayak and Canoe Access -- Also includes Conn, De, and regionals. This is a very well put together listing. Clicking on the bullet points gives you further detail. I wanted to thank the Jersey Shore Sea Kayak Association for this fine map and all the work they put into it. Feel free to contact them about joining their organization if you want to learn more. They are a great group of people, from all walks of life.

    http://www.jsska.org/launchsitesmap/lsmap.html

    A few others. (Some may change from time to time because of seasonal and access issues. Be sure to call the town if you are driving any great distance to get there.)


    Atlantic/Cape May County Etc:

    Cape May
    Harbor View marina E side -- Fish the Toll bridge either side. Watch where you park on Crest Side.

    N Cape May to Town bank -- You can park on side streets on the bayfront. Please respect any signs posted.

    Lower Township -- Boat ramp behind Jim's
    Directions: As you are driving into Cape May, at the bottom of bridge, turn R.

    NJ regulations --

    Saltwater

    Freshwater

    Boating

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    Maryland Launch Links:

    Chesapeake Bay --

    http://mddnr.chesapeakebay.net/fish/state2.html

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    Default Terminal St Charlestown kayak launch

    Quote Originally Posted by bunkerjoe4 View Post
    Massachusetts Launch Links:

    Mass DFG site. Fishing, Boating, Kayaking access, and some maps.

    http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/pab/index.htm

    You can add this one to the list. It's in Charlestown, on Terminal St. I haven't been there yet, but a buddy said it's a clean and safe ramp, public launch.

    http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

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    Default Mass launching site

    This is a great place with launching info and maps for the Mass area.

    http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/pab/index.htm

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    Default LI kayak and boating launch spots

    Some mixed links....


    http://www.longisland.com/boating/boat-ramps-nassau.php



    Tobay Beach & South Shore launch resources... I think only residents are permitted there (Tobay Beach) on weekends, non-residents are allowed Mon-Fri.

    They also may not allow launches in the midst of the summer traffic. I do know a few people who have gone in before sunup and try to get back on the sand before the beaches open. Even that may not be officially allowed, so please realize your mileage may vary if you do similar LI launches. That seems to be the best strategy for beaches like this, unless you want to launch in a marina or back bay and add an extra 3 miles of paddling to your trip.

    Above all, you really don't want the hassle of arguing with lifeguards whether you should be in the surf or not. Pick your days, check the regulations ahead of time, and be safe.
    http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=...05a414b371d0b0

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    LI changes, Caumsett added:


    www.newsday.com

    Windsurfing, paddleboard OK at state parks
    Originally published: May 18, 2012 3:44 PM
    Updated: May 18, 2012 7:17 PM
    By BILL BLEYER bill.bleyer@newsday.com

    Photo credit: Newsday/Ed Betz | loria Neumair, of Port Jefferson, Paddles on a paddle board in Port Jefferson Harbor in Port Jefferson, NY. (May 13, 2012)
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    Parks and preserves across Long Island

    Windsurfing and stand-up paddleboarding will be allowed at more Long Island state park beaches this summer.

    The state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation on Friday announced its decision to allow the two sports at ocean beaches where surfing already is permitted. The change is effective June 1.

    "We're very appreciative of all the access changes that they were able to create," said Jack Riordan of the Long Island Beach Access Group, which has been lobbying for the changes.
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    Parks regional director Ronald Foley said "paddleboarding and windsurfing were determined to be forms of surfing because the board is relatively the same and it doesn't have any propulsion. So after discussion with our counsel's office and others, it was deemed that we could allow these activities without changing our rules."
    However, kiteboarding is not covered by the new policy, so it is still not permitted.

    Last summer the parks agency allowed paddleboarding, kayaking and canoeing at Heckscher, windsurfing at Orient Beach, and windsurfing at Wildwood on weekdays during the swimming season.

    The changes affect the following beaches:

    Jones Beach -- year-round at the west side of West End 2, at Field 10, beyond 100 feet east of the Field 6 picnic area, and at the West End boat basin; at all open parking fields from Oct. 16 through May 14; and west of Field 2 from June 1 through Oct. 15.

    Montauk -- year-round from sunrise to sunset at Shadmoor and Hither Hills outside bathing areas; and at Montauk Point Dec. 15 through March 31 from sunrise to sunset.

    Robert Moses -- year-round west side of each open field beyond the lifeguard-protected areas and Democrat Point west of jetty; Field 5 year-round on the west side; at Fields 2, 3 and 4 by permit only when fields are closed between Sept. 15 and Dec. 31, during daylight hours only.

    "We look forward to continuing to work with" park officials to gain additional access to more remote beach areas accessible only by four-wheel-drive vehicles and now used only by fishermen, Riordan said. The group would also like access for windsurfing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding at Caumsett State Park.

    The parks agency last year approved car-top launching of canoes and kayaks at Caumsett after a new parking lot near the beach is constructed.

    Foley said it would continue to talk with the access group.

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    Default Re: Kayak Info and Links: Put-ins, Access changes, Regional Kayak Groups, etc.

    Some for eastern Long IslandSKSA Listing of Put-ins for Eastern Long Island
    http://www.sksa-ltd.com/launch.htm




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