Esopus Meadows Preserve Boat Ramp

Esopus Meadows Preserve Boat Ramp is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Hudson River near Staatsburg, New York.

**Hudson River, the water this launch is on.** Aerial view of Hudson River, August 2019 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Invasive species

NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 1992), brittle naiad (latest 2022), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2022) and water chestnut (latest 2025) in the water at this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

NYS DEC · checked October 20, 2026

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on Hudson River 4.2 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2025.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 2026

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type: Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Coordinates: 41.86318, -73.94745

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service

On Hudson River

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Community

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Nearby launches

Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park · 2.1 mi · Hudson River
Freer Park · 3.5 mi · Hudson River
Rhinecliff · 3.9 mi · Hudson River
T.R. Gallo Park Rondout Creek · 4.2 mi · Rondout Creek
Sleightsburg Park Rondout Creek · 4.2 mi · Rondout Creek
Hudson River Maritime Museum · 4.2 mi · Rondout Creek

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.scenichudson.org: Free and open year-round, sunrise to sunset.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.