Local Resources
The following individuals and groups are provided for information only. HRWA makes no claims regarding accuracy, thoroughness or appropriateness. This is an extensive list, so start scrolling!
Stewardship organizations.
These are the folks who are working to secure a cleaner, more accessible environment.
American Rivers
1025 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Suite 720
Washington, DC 20005
202-347-7550
www.americanrivers.org
water quality, river access, conservation
Audubon New York
200 Trillium Lane
Albany, NY 12203
518-869-973
http://ny.audubon.org/
education, conservation
Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc.
in residence at Fairleigh Dickinson University
1000 River Road - T090C
Teaneck, NJ 07666
877-CPT-BILL (toll-free)
www.hackensackriverkeeper.org
report polluters, water quality, conservation
Hudson Basin River Watch
3570 Route 29
East Greenwich, NY 12865
518-677-5029
www.hudsonbasin.org
water quality, education
The Hudson River Fishermen’s Association
New Jersey Chapter
P.O. Box 421
Cresskill, NJ 07626
www.hrfanj.org
report polluters, water quality, river access, conservation
Riverkeeper, Inc.
828 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
800-21-RIVER
www.riverkeeper.org
report polluters, water quality, river access, conservation
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
c/o Bard College Field Station
Annandale, NY 12504
845-758-7010
http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/programs/nerr.html
www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4915.html
A federal program, administered by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in cooperation with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; the New York Department of State, the New York State Department of General Services; and the Palisades Interstate Parks Commission
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.
112 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-454-7673
www.clearwater.org
water quality, environmental issues
Hudsonia Ltd.
P.O. Box 5000
Annandale, NY 12504
845-758-7053
www.hudsonia.org
environmental research, education
Long Island Soundkeeper
Soundkeeper, Inc.
P.O. Box 4058
Norwalk, CT 06855
203-854-5330 or 1-800-933-SOUND
www.soundkeeper.org
report polluters, water quality, conservation
New York/New Jersey Baykeeper
Sandy Hook, Building 18
Highlands, NJ 07732
732-291-0176
www.nynjbaykeeper.org
report polluters, water quality, conservation
Scenic Hudson, Inc.
One Civic Center Plaza, Suite 200
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-473-4440
www.scenichudson.org
environmental issues, river access, land conservation
Outdoor retail stores, tours, instruction. The number of retail stores and tour operators catering to small boaters along the Hudson River is growing. Entries have been compiled by HRWA members and, to the best of our knowledge, are accurate at the time of publication.
Businesses change, so call call ahead to avoid disappointment!
Tours = guided group tours, usually includes boat and equipment
Instruction = lessons, either individual or group Boat rentals = rental of canoes or kayaks
Retail sales = of canoes, kayaks and other small craft and
related equipment; retailers may offer other outdoor gear
Boat storage = canoe or kayak storage, public
Adirondack Paddle’n’Pole
2123 Central Avenue
Colonie, NY
518-346-3180
http://pages.prodigy.net/apnp/info2.html
boat rentals, retail sales
American Terrain, Inc.
175 East Post Road
White Plains, NY 10601
914-682-3971
www.americanterrain.com
retail sales
Atlantic Kayak Tours
320 West Saugerties Road
Saugerties, NY 12477
845-246-2187
www.atlantickayaktours.com
tours, instruction
Atlantic Kayak Tours at Annsville Creek
Paddlesport Center
Hudson Highlands State Park
Route 6 and 202, Annsville Circle
Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
914-739-2588
www.paddlesportcenter.com
retail sales, rentals, tours, instruction
Atlantic Kayak Tours Norrie Point Paddlesport Center
Indian Creek, Norrie Bay
at Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
Staatsburg, NY 12580
845-889-8461
www.atlantickayaktours.com
retail sales, rentals, tours, instruction
The Boat House
2855 Aqueduct Road
Schenectady, NY 12309
518-393-5711
www.boathousecanoeskayaks.com
retail sales, boat rentals
Campmor
810 Route 17 North
Paramus, NJ 07652-3100
201-445-5000
www.campmor.com
retail sales
Chelsea Piers
Manhattan Kayak Company
Pier 62 (23rd Street)
New York, NY 10011
212-336-6068
www.chelseapiers.com
tours, instruction
Cold Brook Canoes
4181 Route 28
Boiceville, NY 12412
845-657-2189
retail sales
Collinsville Canoe & Kayak
41 Bridge Street (Route 179)
Collinsville, CT 06022
860-693-6977
www.cckstore.com
tours, boat rentals, retail sales, instruction
Eastern Mountain Sports
www.ems.com tours, instruction, retail sales
Crossgates Mall
1 Crossgates Mall Road, C102
Albany, NY 12203
518-452-9440
Eastchester Shopping Center
693 White Plains Post Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
914-725-0024
20 West 61st Street (at Broadway)
New York, NY 10023
212-397-4860
3690 Palisades Center Drive
Space C303
West Nyack, NY 10994
845-348-6486
591 Broadway, between Houston and Prince New York, New York 10012
212-966-8730
820 Route 17 North
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-670-6464
Empire Kayaks
4 Empire Boulevard
Island Park, NY 11558
516-889-8300
www.empirekayaks.com
retail sales, boat rentals, instruction,
boat storage
Fox Lane Boatworks
11 Fields Lane
Brewster, NY 10509
845-278-0647
www.foxlaneboatworks.com
tours, instruction, boat building
Hudson River Recreation
247 Palmer Avenue
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
1-888-321-HUDSON
www.kayakhudson.com
tours
Hudson Valley Outfitters
63 Main Street
Cold Spring, NY 10516
845-265-0221 or toll free 866-TO-KAYAK
www.hudsonvalleyoutfitters.com
tours, boat rentals, retail sales, instruction
Hudson Valley Pack & Paddle
361 Route 82
P.O. Box 1339
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
845-896-3829
www.hvpackandpaddle.com
tours, boat rentals, retail sales, instruction
Jagger’s Camp & Trail Outfitters
359 Adams Street
Bedford Hills, NY 10506
914-241-4448
www.jaggerscamptrail.com
retail sales
Jersey Paddler
1756 Route 88 West
Brick, NJ 08724
1-888-22-KAYAK
www.jerseypaddler.com
retail sales
Katabasis L.L.C.
P.O. Box 306
New Gretna, NJ 08224
609-296-9510
email: kayakillen@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/kayakillen/katabasis/index.html
instruction
Kayak East
PO Box 77
Columbia, NJ 07832
866-529-2532
www.kayakeast.com
tours, instruction
Kenco
1000 Hurley Mountain Road
Kingston, NY 12401
800-405-3626
email: kencomail@aol.com
www.atkenco.com
retail sales, instruction, boat rentals
Lake George Kayak Company
Main Street
P.O. Box 1575
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
518-644-9366
www.lakegeorgekayak.com
tours, instruction, retail sales, boat rentals
Manhattan Kayak Company
Pier 66 Boathouse, 26th street on the Hudson River in Manhattan
New York, NY 10011
212-924-1788
www.manhattankayak.com
tours, instruction, boat storage
Matt’s Sporting Goods
57 Route 9W
Haverstraw, NY 10927
845-429-3254
Mountainman Outdoor Supply Company
Route 28
Inlet, NY 13360
315-357-6672
www.mountainmanoutdoors.com
tours, retail sales, boat rentals
Mountainman Outdoor Supply Company
Route 28
Old Forge, NY 13360
315-369-6672
tours, retail sales, boat rentals
New York Kayak Company
Pier 40, South Side
W. Houston and West Streets
New York, NY 10014
1-800-KAYAK99
www.nykayak.com
tours, retail sales, instruction
Outdoor Sports Center
80 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897
800-782-2193
www.outdoorsports.com
retail sales
Paragon Sporting Goods Co.
871 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
212-255-8036
www.paragonsports.com
retail sales
Peconic Paddler
89 Peconic Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11901
631-369-9500
www.peconicpaddler.com
tours, retail sales, boat rentals
Ramsey Outdoor
email: info@ramseyoutdoor.com
www.ramseyoutdoor.com
retail sales
240 Route 17 North
Paramus, NJ 07652
201-261-5000 or 800-699-5874 toll free (out of state)
835 Route 17 South
Ramsey, NJ 07446
201-327-8141
1039 Route 46 West
Ledgewood, NJ 07852
973-584-7798
Rhinebeck Kayaks
P.O. Box 740
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
845-876-0246
email: rhinebeckkayaks@aol.com
http://hometown.aol.com/jjcody33/kayak.html
tours
The River Connection, Inc.
9 West Market Street
Hyde Park, New York 12538
845.229.0595 or 845.242.4731
www.the-river-connection.com
tours, retail sales, instruction
Riverview Boat Rentals
103 Main Street
Catskill, NY 12414
518-943-5342
boat rentals
Setauket Harbor Canoes and Kayaks
30 Shore Road East
Setauket, NY 11733
631-751-2706
email: us004258@interramp.com
www.3vonline.com/kayak.htm
boat rentals, retail sales, instruction
The Small Boat Shop
144 Water Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
203-854-5223
www.thesmallboatshop.com
tours, retail sales, instruction
Steiner’s Sports
www.steinerssports.com
retail sales, tours
329 Glenmont Road
Town Square Plaza
Glenmont, NY 12077
518-427-2406
301 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-5063
3455 Route 9
Valatie, NY
518-784-3663
Storm King Adventure Tours
178 Hudson Street
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
845-534-7800
www.stormkingadventuretours.com
Clubs & Organizations
These are clubs and other organizations that offer support for small boaters. Entries have been compiled by HRWA members and, to the best of our knowledge, are accurate at the time of publication.
American Canoe Association
7432 Alban Station Boulevard, Suite B-232
Springfield, VA 22150
703-451-0141
www.acanet.org
Appalachian Mountain Club
New York-North Jersey Chapter
5 Tudor City Place
New York, NY 10017
212-986-1430
www.amc-ny.org/rec_actv/canoe.html
Beacon Sloop Club
P.O. Box 527
Beacon, NY 12508
email: info@beaconsloopclub.org
www.beaconsloopclub.org
Cold Spring Kayak Club
P.O. Box 81
Cold Spring, NY 10516
www.cskc.org
ConnYak
P.O. Box 197
Ellington, CT 06029
860-875-0642
www.connyak.org
Delaware & Hudson Canoe & Kayak Club
home.earthlink.net/~taterka/
Downtown Boathouse
241 West Broadway (mailing address, not physical location)
New York, NY 10013
Daily Status Line: 646-613-0740
Information Line: 646-613-0375
www.downtownboathouse.org
Garden State Canoe Club
www.gardenstatecanoeclub.com
Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club
Brooklyn, NY
718-243-0849
www.waterfrontmuseum.org/dredgers/
Hackensack River Canoe & Kayak Club
P.O. Box 369
Bogota, NJ 07603
http://geocities.com/hrckc/
Hudson River Watertrail Association
Box #110
245 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
www.hrwa.org
Inwood Canoe Club
P.O. Box 94
Inwood Station, NY 10034
212-463-7740
www.inwoodcanoeclub.org
Jersey Shore Sea Kayak Association
JSSKA c/o Sam Mikhail
7-11 South Avenue
Garwood, NJ 07027
www.jsska.org
Kasual Kayaks
9 Oxford Road
Pleasant Valley, NY 12569
845-635-5055
http://pages.prodigy.net/rgauchincloss/kkayak/
New York Kayak Polo
Pier 66 Boathouse at 26th street on the Hudson in Manhattan
www.nykayakpolo.org
New York Marathon Canoe Racing Association
P.O. Box 496
Canton, NY 13617
315-386-1363
www.nymcra.org
Nissequogue Canoe and Kayak Club
Long Island, NY
email: paulhw@erols.com
http://nckc.home.att.net/
Sebago Canoe Club
Paerdegat Basin @
1400 Paerdegat Avenue North
Foot of Avenue N
Brooklyn, NY 11236
718-241-3683
www.sebagocanoeclub.org
Touring Kayak Club of New York
205 Beach Street
City Island, NY 10464
718-885-3193
www.touringkayakclubny.org
Village Community Boathouse
West Houston Street at Pier 40 (south side walkway)
New York, NY 10014
www.villagecommunityboathouse.org
Yonkers Paddling & Rowing Club
Alexander Street
Yonkers, NY 10701
914-963-5544
www.yprc.org
Paddlesport and Hudson River periodicals
Atlantic Coastal Kayaker
P.O. Box 520
Ipswich, MA 01938
978-356-6112
www.atlanticcoastalkayaker.com
Boating on the Hudson
Beacon Publishing Corporation
P.O. Box 627
Verplanck, NY 10596
914-739-1338
email: vargojhvargo@aol.com
www.boatingonthehudson.com
Canoe & Kayak Magazine
10526 NE 68th Street, Suite 3
Kirkland, WA 98033
425-827-6363
www.canoekayak.com
Hudson Valley
40 Garden Street, 2nd Floor
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845-485-7844 (editorial offices)
www.hvmag.com
Paddler
P.O. Box 775450
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
editorial: 970-879-1450
www.paddlermagazine.com
Sea Kayaker Magazine
P.O. Box 17029
Seattle, WA 98107
206-789-9536
www.seakayakermag.com
WaveLength Paddling Magazine
2735 North Road
Gabriola Island, BC
Canada V0R 1X7
250-247-9789
www.wavelengthmagazine.com
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I’ve done some long-overdue housekeeping on the listings. Notably, I’ve removed two venerable but now defunct publications: AnorAK (Association of North Atlantic Kayakers) and Folding Kayaker Newsletter. The website for Touring Kayak Club of New York is not operational, but this club has been around for decades so I presume it still exists in some form. I’m leaving it intact for now. The web site for Jagger’s Camp & Trail Outfitters also is gone, but it remains listed in the Yellow Pages so it stays for now, too.
I’ve replaced the URL for TKCNY. They are indeed alive and well, so head on out to City Island.
URL for Garden State Canoe Club is dead. Anyone know if they are still active?
There are listings under Local Resources for Atlantic Kayak Tours and for Atlantic Kayak Tours Annsville Paddlesport Center. There should also be a post for Atlantic Kayak Tours Norrie Point Paddlesport Center, Margaret Norrie State Park, Old Post Road, Staatsburg, NY 12580 (approx 4 miles north of Hyde Park). They provide rentals, retail, tours and instruction. The URL is:
http://www.atlantickayaktours.com/pages/center/norrie_rentals.shtml
I forgot to include the phone number for AKT’s Norrie Center: 845-889-8461
Bob or Joan, as a registered user you can not only comment, you can make additions and corrections yourself. I’ve added Norrie Point.
-Jim