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Little Basin Carry-in Access

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Little Basin · near Jersey City · New Jersey

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)
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
New Jersey State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites
Coordinates
40.71213, -74.03491

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of April 13, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ338, New York Harbor. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's NEW YORK (The Battery) station, 1.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 High 3:20 am 3.8 ft · Low 9:26 am 1.8 ft · High 3:27 pm 4.4 ft · Low 10:18 pm 1.2 ft
Tue Oct 20 High 4:14 am 3.9 ft · Low 10:29 am 1.6 ft · High 4:22 pm 4.4 ft · Low 11:06 pm 1.0 ft
Wed Oct 21 High 5:07 am 4.2 ft · Low 11:22 am 1.3 ft · High 5:17 pm 4.6 ft · Low 11:49 pm 0.7 ft
Thu Oct 22 High 5:55 am 4.5 ft · Low 12:10 pm 0.9 ft · High 6:07 pm 4.8 ft
Fri Oct 23 Low 12:29 am 0.4 ft · High 6:36 am 4.9 ft · Low 12:56 pm 0.6 ft · High 6:51 pm 4.9 ft
Sat Oct 24 Low 1:09 am 0.2 ft · High 7:13 am 5.4 ft · Low 1:43 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:32 pm 5.1 ft
Sun Oct 25 Low 1:50 am 0.0 ft · High 7:49 am 5.7 ft · Low 2:31 pm 0.0 ft · High 8:13 pm 5.1 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Hudson River · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of April 13, 2026 by the New York District. Least depth in the channel: 19.1 ft; project depth 40 ft. 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 Little Basin

Canal in New Jersey. All launches on Little Basin.

Community

Where people who use Little Basin talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by New Jersey State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas Boat Launches (NJDEP). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.