New York / Hudson River /
Schaghticoke Launch
Boat ramp · on Hudson River · near Pleasantdale · New York
NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 2019), Asian clams (latest 2022), brittle naiad (latest 2020), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2019), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2020), round gobies (latest 2025) 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 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
- Boat ramp
- Managed by
- NYS Department of Transportation
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 42.79947, -73.66625
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the HUDSON RIVER AT LOCK 1 NEAR WATERFORD NY gauge · USGS, 1.8 mi away on Hudson River
Water level
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USGS gauge HUDSON RIVER AT LOCK 1 NEAR WATERFORD NY, 1.8 mi from this launch on Hudson River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Hudson River
River in New York. All launches on Hudson River.
Community
Where people who use Hudson River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- 123rd Street Boat Launch · 1.1 mi · Hudson River
- Battery Park in Waterford Canal Harbor · 1.1 mi · Mohawk River
- Peebles Island State Park · 1.2 mi · Hudson River
- Champlain Canal Lock C1 · 1.8 mi · Hudson River
- 111th Street Launch · 2.1 mi · Hudson River
- Erie Canal Boat Launch near Halfmoon · 2.5 mi · Erie Canal
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -73.66625,42.79947 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY) record schaghticoke-launch-town-of-schaghticoke-159 · 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 New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites and 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.