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Bay Name County, State Size Launch Facilities Water Quality
Assunpink Lake Monmouth,NJ Small Course sand & gravel Good
Beltzville Lake Carbon,PA Huge Gravelly Excellent
Barnegat Bay Berkeley Island Ocean,NJ Huge Sandy Medium
Cape May Bay Cape May Bay Cape May,NJ Huge Gravelly? Medium
Carnegie Lake Pictures of Carnegie Lake Mercer,NJ Medium Fine gravel Medium
Barnegat Bay Cattus Island Ocean,NJ Huge Sandy Medium
Little Egg Harbor Cedar Run Dock Road Ocean,NJ Huge Fine gravel Medium
Crosswicks Creek Burlington,NJ Medium Gravel & pebbles Medium
Delaware-Raritan Canal (Belle Mead) Somerset,NJ Tiny Fine gravel, limited parking Good
Delaware-Raritan Canal (Rocky Hill) Somerset,NJ Tiny Fine gravel, limited parking Good
Farrington Lake Pictures of Farrington Lake Middlesex,NJ Medium Sandy Good
Little Egg Harbor First Bridge Marina Ocean,NJ Huge Sandy Medium
Barnegat Bay Island Beach State Park Ocean,NJ Huge Eel grass Medium
Great Egg Harbor JKF Park in Somers Point Atlantic,NJ Huge Sand, gravel Medium
Lake Hopatcong Sussex,NJ Huge Sandy Good
Lake Lenape Pictures of Lake Lenape Atlantic,NJ Medium Soft sand Good
Lake Luxembourg Bucks,PA Medium Course sand Medium
Lake Mercer Mercer,NJ Medium Sand Medium
Lake Nockamixon Pictures of Lake Nockamixon Bucks,PA Huge Gravel Good
Little Bay Little Bay Atlantic,NJ Huge Sandy? Medium
Lower Mullica River Burlington,NJ Huge Gravel or concrete Good
Lower Raritan River Middlesex,NJ Huge Mud & gravel Poor
Manasquan Reservoir Monmouth,NJ Large Boat ramp Good
Marsh Creek Pictures of Marsh Creek Chester,PA Large Sandy Good
Merrill Creek Pictures of Merrill Creek Warren,NJ Large Boat ramp, very course gravel nearby Excellent
Metedeconk River Ocean,NJ Huge Sand, fine gravel Medium
Monksville Reservoir Passaic,NJ Large Sandy Good
Mountain Lake Warren,NJ Tiny Sandy Poor
Little Egg Harbor Parker Cove Ocean,NJ Huge Sandy Medium
Prospertown Lake Ocean,NJ Tiny Sandy Poor
Round Valley Pictures of Round Valley Hunterdon,NJ Huge Boat ramp, fine gravel nearby Excellent
Ludlam Bay Sea Isle City Munciple boat ramp Cape May,NJ Large Sand Medium
Manahawkin Bay Ship Bottom Boat Ramp Ocean,NJ Huge Sandy Good
Little Egg Harbor South Green Street Ocean,NJ Huge Sand, fine gravel Medium
Splitrock Reservoir Morris,NJ Large Rocky w. steep dropoff Excellent
Spruce Run Pictures of Spruce Run Hunterdon,NJ Huge Slightly muddy near south boat ramp Good
Manahawkin Bay Sunset Park in Harvey in Harvey Cedars Ocean,NJ Huge Sandy, some pebbles Medium
Swartzwood Lake Sussex,NJ Large Boat ramp, gravelly nearby Excellent
Long Island Sound Thimble Islands Pictures of theThimble Islands New Haven,CT Huge Boat ramp, gravelly nearby Medium
Wawayanda Lake Pictures of Wawayanda Lake Sussex,NJ Medium Sandy Poor
Little Egg Harbor West Creek Ocean,NJ Huge Slightly muddy? Medium

Key to the above table:

Column Heading Definition
Bay - Bay name, if applicable.
Name - Name of the body of water, and a link to its description.
County, State - self explanatory. Includes latitude, longitute.
Size -
  • Huge: > 1000 acres
  • Large: > 400 acres
  • Medium: > 250 acres
  • Small: > 150 acres
  • Tiny: <= 150 acres
A '?' indicates uncertainty about the size; the size is a guess based on how long it takes to paddle.
Launch Facilities - See each description. '?' means I don't remember.
Water Quality -
  • Excellent - Very clear & few if any weeds
  • Good - Clear, but may be weedy
  • Medium - Slightly murky and/or extremely weedy; DO NOT practice your Eskimo rolls here
  • Poor - Very murky & it stinks

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