New York City Water Trail
New York City is rich in water. If you're looking for a few hours of tranquil paddling or a full-day expedition, you'll find it here. The New York City Water Trail connects 160 square miles of rivers, bays, creeks, inlets and ocean in the five boroughs suitable for kayaks, canoes, and openwater rowing craft. Novice and experienced paddlers alike can enjoy skyline panoramas, riverside parks, bird sanctuaries, tidal marshlands, and boundless vistas of one of the world's premier harbors, all from a prime sea-level vantage.
For more information, including news, safety tips, and recommended best practices, please visit the New York City Watertrail Association.
While visiting the Watertrail Association site, we encourage all boaters to watch the 26-minute safety video. This instructional video series includes interviews, live on-water footage, and demonstrations, and is recommended for all vessels operating in our port.
Water Trail Launch Application and Recommendations and Rules
Help us keep our water trail safe for New Yorkers and visitors alike. If you have your own kayak, canoe or boat, read up on these rules and suggestions and apply for your permit before heading out on the water trail. The charge for the permit is only $15.
Learn More about Kayak, Canoe and Boat Launch Application and Recommendations and Rules
Click on a colored marker on the map below for launch site details.
Parks Kayak Site
Non Parks Kayak Site
Launch Sites
Lemon Creek Marina
Hylan Boulevard & Seguine AvenueView Details
Midland Beach
Father Capodanno Boulevard & Lincoln Avenue (Parking Lot)View Details
Conference House
Hylan Blvd & Satterlee StreetView Details
Great Kills Park
Hylan Blvd & Buffalo StreetView Details
Alice Austen House/Buono Beach
Hylan Boulevard & Edgewater StreetView Details
South Beach
Father Capodanno Boulevard & Sand LaneView Details
Cedar Grove Beach
Foot of New Dorp LaneView Details
Inwood Hill Park
Dyckman Street & Hudson RiverView Details
Riverside Park (79th Street)
79th Street Boat Basin & Hudson RiverView Details
Riverside Park (72nd Street)
View DetailsHudson River Park (Pier 40)
Houston Street, Pier 40View Details
Hudson River Park (Pier 96)
56th Street, Pier 96View Details
Hudson River Park (Pier 84)
44th Street, Pier 84View Details
Sherman Creek
W.202nd StreetView Details
Hudson River Park (Pier 66)
W. 26th StreetView Details
West Harlem Piers
130th Street & Marginal Street, HarlemView Details
Governors Island
Pier 101, near the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel VentView Details
Hudson River Park (Pier 25)
West Street, between Moore Street and Harrison StreetView Details
Muscota Marsh
View DetailsHudson River Park (Pier 26)
Hudson River Park at Hubert StreetView Details
Hudson River Park (Pier 26)
View DetailsRandall's Island Park
Northwestern Randall's Island and Bronx KillView Details
Louis J. Valentino Park
Coffey StreetView Details
Sebago Canoe Club (Paerdegat Basin)
Paerdegat Avenue NorthView Details
Mill Basin Marina
Avenue Y & East 69th StreetView Details
Salt Marsh Nature Center (Gerritsen Inlet)
Avenue U between Burnett Street & East 33 StreetView Details
Newtown Creek
Provost Street and Paige Avenue, GreenpointView Details
Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett FieldView Details
Gowanus Canal
Foot of 2nd StreetView Details
Manhattan Avenue
Manhattan Avenue Street-end, GreenpointView Details
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Between Piers 1 and 2View Details
Plumb Beach
East bound Belt Parkway, just east of Exit 9 Knapp StreetView Details
Mill Basin Outlet
View DetailsCanarsie Pier
End of Rockaway Parkway at Aviation RoadView Details
Pier One at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park GreenwayView Details
Clason Point Park
Foot of Soundview Avenue & East RiverView Details
Hunts Point Riverside Park
Lafayette Ave & Edgewater RdView Details
Barretto Point Park
E/S Barretto Street & N/O Randall AveView Details
Pelham Bay Park (Orchard Beach Lagoon)
Orchard Beach Rd & LagoonView Details
Shoelace Park
Bronx Park & 219th StreetView Details
Concrete Plant Park
Westchester Avenue or Bruckner BoulevardView Details
Soundview Park
O'Brien Avenue at Leland Avenue, SoundviewView Details
Kazimiroff Blvd at Bronx River Parkway
Kazimiroff Blvd at Bronx River ParkwayView Details
Fort Knox
View DetailsStarlight Park
View DetailsWorld's Fair Marina
Grand Central Parkway & Northern BlvdView Details
Bayside Marina
Cross Island Pkwy & Little Neck BayView Details
Francis Lewis Park
3rd Avenue and Parson's BlvdView Details
Little Bay Park (Fort Totten)
Little BayView Details
Idlewild
Craft Avenue & Huxley StreetView Details
Bayswater
Beach 35 St & Norton AveView Details
Hallet's Cove
Vernon BlvdView Details
North Channel Beach (Gateway National Parks)
Cross Bay Boulevard, south end of Addabbo Bridge, Broad ChannelView Details
Riis Landing
Rockaway Boulevard and Heinzelman RoadView Details
Riis Landing, Kayak/Canoe Launch
201 Rockaway Point RoadView Details
MacNeil Park
Poppenhusen Ave. bet. 115 St. and College Pl.View Details
Bay Breeze Park Kayak/Canoe Launch
Beach 88th Street and Beach Channel DriveView Details
Old Place Creek Park
South of Gulf Avenue between Forest Avenue and Sixth AvenueView Details