New York / Hudson River /
Madison Street Boat Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Hudson River · near Troy · New York
NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 2007), Asian clams (latest 2010), brittle naiad (latest 2020) and round gobies (latest 2025) in Hudson River 1.2 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)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 42.71917, -73.69861
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 Troy · NOAA, 0.2 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Troy station, 0.2 mi from this launch, in local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
The week's table is not available in this build; NOAA's page has the predictions.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Albany
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 14 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
- Hudson Shores Park · 0.7 mi · Hudson River
- 111th Street Launch · 3.7 mi · Hudson River
- Hilton Park Boat Ramp · 4.5 mi · Hudson River
- 123rd Street Boat Launch · 4.7 mi · Hudson River
- Peebles Island State Park · 4.7 mi · Hudson River
- Battery Park in Waterford Canal Harbor · 4.7 mi · Mohawk River
Sources
- Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY) record madison-street-boat-launch-city-of-troy-153-7 · 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.