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Spruce Run Reservoir Carry-in Access near Union

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Spruce Run Reservoir · near Union · New Jersey

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2018 to 2025.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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)
Motors
Up to 9.9 hp
Managed by
New Jersey State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites
Coordinates
40.66071, -74.92533

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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

Depth contours in feet from NJDEP (fieldwork 2021). Not for navigation.

Boating rules

  • Outboard motors: limited to 9.9 hp · all of Spruce Run Reservoir 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

Lake level

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USGS gauge Spruce Run Reservoir at Clinton NJ, 1.2 mi from this launch on Spruce Run Reservoir: lake level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Spruce Run Reservoir

Reservoir in New Jersey. All launches on Spruce Run Reservoir.

Community

Where people who use Spruce Run Reservoir 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.