Quiet Water New Jersey, 2nd; Canoe and Kayak Guide

by Kathy Kenley

• ISBN13: 9781929173525
• ISBN10: 1929173520
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books

Summary

This new edition of AMC's popular Quiet Water New Jersey is completely updated, featuring more than 50 quiet water tours of the state's most stunning paddling destinations.

Author Biography

Kathy Kenley is an avid paddler who shares her love of the water by leading guided tours and teaching basic paddling part-time for Bel Haven Canoe and Kayak in southern New Jersey, where she lives. A self-described "amateur naturalist," she has a degree in marine biology with a strong emphasis on ecology and wetlands.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vi
Introduction	vii
How to Use This Book	xxi
Map Legend	xxiii
Trip Locator Map	xxiv
Trip Highlights Chart	xxvi
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY	1	(56)
Steeny Kill and Sawmill Lakes	2	(4)
Lake Aeroflex, Gardner's Pond, Twin Lakes, and Whites Pond	6	(4)
Hackensack Meadows	10	(4)
Pompton Lake	14	(3)
Shepherd Lake	17	(3)
Monksville Reservoir	20	(3)
Green Turtle Pond	23	(3)
Wawayanda Lake	26	(5)
Swartswood and Paulins Kill Lakes	31	(5)
White's Lake	36	(2)
Oxford Furnace Lake	38	(2)
Columbia Lake	40	(2)
Merrill Creek Reservoir	42	(3)
Lakes Hopatcong and Musconetcong	45	(5)
Silver Lake	50	(3)
Cranberry Lake	53	(4)
CENTRAL NEW JERSEY	57	(52)
Delaware and Raritan Canal	58	(4)
Lake Surprise	62	(2)
Lakes Carasaljo and Shenandoah	64	(5)
Manasquan Reservoir	69	(3)
Prospertown Lake	72	(3)
Assunpink, Stone Tavern, and Rising Sun Lakes	75	(3)
Forge Pond	78	(2)
Shadow Lake	80	(3)
Round Valley Reservoir	83	(4)
Spruce Run Reservoir	87	(3)
Lake Mercer	90	(2)
Lake Topanemus	92	(2)
Farrington Lake	94	(4)
Turn Mill Lake, Lake Success, and Colliers Mill Lake	98	(4)
Whitesbog Ponds	102	(3)
Weequahic Lake	105	(4)
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY	109	(65)
Batsto Lake	110	(6)
Atsion Lake	116	(4)
Mannington Meadows	120	(4)
Stafford Forge Ponds	124	(3)
Newton Lake and Cooper River Park Lake	127	(3)
Shaw's Mill Pond	130	(2)
Manahawkin Impoundment and Bridge to Nowhere	132	(6)
East Creek Pond and Lake Nummy	138	(3)
Great Bay and the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge	141	(4)
Union Lake	145	(4)
Lake Oswego	149	(3)
Harrisville Pond	152	(3)
Wilson Lake	155	(3)
Lake Lenape	158	(3)
Lake Absegami	161	(3)
Corbin City Impoundments	164	(4)
Stewart Lake	168	(3)
Parvin Lake and Thundergust Lake	171	(3)
NATURE ESSAYS
Bowfin	30	(25)
Muskrat	55	(12)
Osprey	67	(29)
Pitcher Plant	96	(23)
Pine Barrens Tree Frog	119	(17)
Snowy Egret	136	(38)
Appendix: Resources	174	(3)
Alphabetical Listing of Lakes, Ponds, and Reservoirs	177	(1)
Leave No Trace	178	(1)
About the Author	179	(1)
About the AMC	180