Driving Directions:
- From Routes 4, 46, 80, 95: Take exit for Fort Lee / Palisades Interstate Parkway (Exit 72 from I-95, after the last toll on the NJ Turnpike).
- Left at light at top of ramp.
- Continue through several lights in succession, then entrance to northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) is on right.
- Take PIP to Exit 1, Palisade Avenue.
- Turn left. Enter Park and follow road down to river
Address:
Henry Hudson Drive
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, Bergen County
Land owner: Unknown
Coordinates: L 40.88 N Lo 73.95 W
Map: Click
here
Water: Fresh
Water type: River
Launch area is: Beach
Launch area surface is: sand
Facilities: flush toilets
Launching considerations / restrictions:
None reported.
Parking situation:
Grounds open year round, daylight hours. (Access road may be closed in winter.)
$4 fee charged for parking (May - October)
Comments:
This launch site is commonly used as a start/end point for the Manhattan
Island circumnavigation route. A very scenic riverfront picnic area with
beach for car-top boat launches (canoe / kayak).
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