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Lakeside Park Boat Launch

Lakeside Park Boat Launch is a free public boat ramp on Pompton Lake near Pompton Lakes, New Jersey.

Aerial view of the ramp, a long dock and a small pier beside the road, August 2023
Aerial view of the ramp, a long dock and a small pier beside the road, August 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2020 and 2022.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 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
Fee
Free
Motors
Up to 9.9 hp
Ramp surface
asphalt
Website
pomptonlakes-nj.gov
Coordinates
41.00601, -74.27787

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • Outboard motors: limited to 9.9 hp · all of Pompton Lake rule

From the boating rules map of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection GIS: developed using NJDEP Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized or endorsed, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge Ramapo River above dam at Pompton Lakes NJ, 0.9 mi from this launch on Pompton Lake: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Pompton Lake

Lake in New Jersey. All launches on Pompton Lake.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.pomptonlakes-nj.gov: one containing a boat launch adjacent to a dock, which can be accessed by the residents of the Borough and visitors of the Borough. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.