Schodack Islands State Park Schodack Creek Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Schodack Creek · near Schodack Landing · New York
NYS DEC records Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2005), round gobies (latest 2026) and water chestnut (latest 2021) in Schodack Creek 1.7 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
- 5
- Managed by
- New York State Parks
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 42.50355, -73.76930
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
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Albany · 0.3 mi from this launch
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 32 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 Schodack Creek
River in New York. All launches on Schodack Creek.
Community
Where people who use Schodack Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Schodack Island State Park · 0.4 mi · Hudson River
- Coeymans Landing Park Boat Launch · 2.3 mi · Hudson River
- Henry Hudson Park Boat Launch · 3.1 mi · Hudson River
- Cornell Park · 4.1 mi · Hudson River
- Papscanee Island Nature Preserve South Site · 5.0 mi · Hudson River
- Papscanee Island Nature Preserve North Site · 5.6 mi · Hudson River
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -73.76930,42.50355 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY) record schodack-islands-state-park-schodack-creek-launch-town-of-schodack-135-8 · 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.