Maxwell Park Kayak Launch/Beach
Maxwell Park Kayak Launch/Beach is a free public kayak and canoe launch on Weehawken Cove near Hoboken, New Jersey.
- Free
- Tidal
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)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- sand
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 40.74845, -74.02366
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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Weehawken, Union City, N.J. · NOAA, 1.2 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Weehawken, Union City, N.J. station, 1.2 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 2:10 am 4.4 ft · Low 8:24 am 0.8 ft · High 2:26 pm 4.8 ft · Low 9:16 pm 0.3 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 3:11 am 4.5 ft · Low 9:33 am 0.7 ft · High 3:29 pm 4.7 ft · Low 10:12 pm 0.2 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 4:12 am 4.7 ft · Low 10:34 am 0.5 ft · High 4:31 pm 4.6 ft · Low 11:02 pm 0.1 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 5:09 am 4.9 ft · Low 11:27 am 0.4 ft · High 5:27 pm 4.6 ft · Low 11:48 pm 0.0 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 5:58 am 5.2 ft · Low 12:17 pm 0.2 ft · High 6:15 pm 4.6 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 12:32 am 0.0 ft · High 6:40 am 5.3 ft · Low 1:04 pm 0.1 ft · High 6:59 pm 4.6 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 1:14 am 0.1 ft · High 7:20 am 5.4 ft · Low 1:49 pm 0.0 ft · High 7:40 pm 4.5 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Hudson River · 0.1 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 Weehawken Cove
Bay in New Jersey. All launches on Weehawken Cove.
Community
Where people who use Weehawken Cove talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Sinatra Park Kayak Launch · 0.5 mi · Harsimus Cove
- Hudson River Park (Pier 66 Borough of Manhattan) · 0.8 mi · Hudson River
- Hudson River Park (Pier 40 Borough of Manhattan) · 1.5 mi · Hudson River
- Hudson River Park (Pier 84 Borough of Manhattan) · 1.6 mi · Hudson River
- Hudson River Park (Pier 96 Borough of Manhattan) · 2.2 mi · Hudson River
- Little Basin Carry-in Access · 2.5 mi · Little Basin
Sources
- OpenStreetMap n739082412 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: hoboken.recdesk.com: Beach and launch for kayaks, paddle boards, or small non-motorized boats.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.