Places to Paddle in New York City (NYC)

New York City is surrounded by water - rivers, bays, lakes, the Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Click on the links below to find some of the best places to kayak, canoe and paddle in the city of New York, including Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, Queens, and Manhattan.

***Please note that a permit is required to operate a kayak or canoe in Parks waterways. Click here to download permit and here to review rules and regulations for paddlers, or visit the NYC Parks & Recreation website for more info.

If you have a favorite place to paddle in New York City, please send it to us using our Contact Page. We'll post it here on our Places to Paddle in NYC Page.

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Places to Paddle in Manhattan
NYC Downtown Boathouse
Inwood Hill Park Riverside Park
(79th Street)
Riverside Park
(72nd Street)		 Hudson River Park
(Pier 40)
Hudson River Park
(Pier 96)		 Hudson River Park
(Pier 84)
Sherman Creek Hudson River Park
(Pier 66)
Places to Paddle in The Bronx
Clason Point Park Hunts Point Riverside Park
Barretto Point Park Pelham Bay Park
(Orchard Beach Lagoon)
Places to Paddle in Brooklyn
Louis J. Valentino Park Sebago Canoe Club
(Paerdegat Basin)
Mill Basin Marina Salt Marsh Nature Center
(Gerritsen Inlet)
Newtown Creek Floyd Bennett Field
Gowanus Canal
Places to Paddle in Queens
World's Fair Marina Bayside Marina
Francis Lewis Park Little Bay Park
(Fort Totten)
Idlewild Bayswater
Hallet's Cove Long Island City Boathouse
Places to Paddle in Staten Island
Lemon Creek Marina Midland Beach
Conference House Great Kills Park
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