New York / Hudson River /
Fourth Street Slip
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Hudson River · near Athens · New York
NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 2007), Asian clams (latest 2010), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2022), water chestnut (latest 2025) and yellow floating heart (latest 2021) 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 18, 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)
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 42.25806, -73.80944
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of February 7, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Hudson · NOAA, 0.7 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Hudson station, 0.7 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | Low 4:35 am 1.2 ft · High 10:18 am 3.3 ft · Low 4:38 pm 1.5 ft · High 10:25 pm 3.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 5:30 am 1.0 ft · High 11:12 am 3.5 ft · Low 5:41 pm 1.4 ft · High 11:20 pm 3.9 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 6:18 am 0.8 ft · High 12:05 pm 3.7 ft · Low 6:34 pm 1.1 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 12:15 am 4.0 ft · Low 7:01 am 0.6 ft · High 12:53 pm 4.0 ft · Low 7:22 pm 0.8 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 1:05 am 4.2 ft · Low 7:41 am 0.4 ft · High 1:34 pm 4.4 ft · Low 8:08 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 1:49 am 4.4 ft · Low 8:21 am 0.2 ft · High 2:11 pm 4.7 ft · Low 8:55 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 2:30 am 4.5 ft · Low 9:02 am 0.0 ft · High 2:47 pm 5.0 ft · Low 9:43 pm 0.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Albany · 0.4 mi from this launch
Condition survey of February 7, 2024 by the New York District. Soundings on the sheet down to 72.4 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 32 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Hudson River
River in New York. All launches on Hudson River.
Community
Where people who use Hudson River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Riverfront Park (Village of Athens) · 0.1 mi · Hudson River
- Hudson State Boat Launch · 0.6 mi · Hudson River
- Athens Boat Launch · 1.1 mi · Hudson River
- Hudson River Boat Launch near Catskill · 3.9 mi · Hudson River
- Stockport Landing · 4.0 mi · Hudson River
- Greens Lake Boat Launch · 4.3 mi · Greens Lake
Sources
- Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY) record fourth-street-slip-village-of-athens-117-3 · Open NY Terms of Use (no attribution required, no restrictions on re-use); credit Hudson River Valley Greenway
Why it is listed as public: listed by Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.