New York / Hudson River /
Mechanicville Dock
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Hudson River · near Mechanicville · New York
NYS DEC records water chestnut (latest 2025) in Hudson River 2.9 km from 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)
- Car parking
- 20
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 42.90420, -73.68403
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the HUDSON RIVER ABOVE LOCK 1 NEAR WATERFORD NY gauge · USGS, 5.2 mi away on Hudson River
Water level
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USGS gauge HUDSON RIVER ABOVE LOCK 1 NEAR WATERFORD NY, 5.2 mi from this launch on Hudson River: water level, flow, 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
- Hudson River Carry-in Access near Mechanicville · 1.9 mi · Hudson River
- Lock C-4 · 2.4 mi · Hudson River
- Halfmoon Lighthouse Park · 4.6 mi · Hudson River
- Champlain Canal Lock C1 · 5.5 mi · Hudson River
- Round Lake State Boat Launch · 5.8 mi · Round Lake
- Mohawk River Carry-in Access near Crescent · 6.2 mi · Mohawk River
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -73.68403,42.90420 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY) record mechanicville-dock-city-of-mechanicville-167-1 · 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.