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Delaware River Access

New Jersey offers more than 400 publicly accessible lakes, ponds and reservoirs. These waters offer a great diversity of fishing opportunities, from abundant populations of panfish to trophy-sized game fish. There are also miles of public streams and rivers.

The list of waters below includes those where a good population of desirable species are present. A number of them also provide access for people with a disabling condition. Clicking on the name will open a new window or tab with the Google Maps location of the water.

There are separate pages of access points on trout waters listed by county and alphabetically.

The print version of the Places to Fish booklet, which contains additional information, including species found and fishing quality, is currently out of stock. However, a printable PDF version is available on this website:
Places to Fish - Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs (pdf, 63kb)

License agents can help you find productive local fishing sites.

Waters are grouped by county:

Atlantic Bergen Burlington Camden Cape May Cumberland Essex

Gloucester Hudson Hunterdon Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris

Ocean Passaic Salem Somerset Sussex Union Warren

Angler facilities:
Y - Yes
N - No
L - Limited to 10 h.p. maximum for motors
E - Electric outboards only

Atlantic County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Bargaintown Pond	Bargaintown	18	N	N	E
Birch Grove Park Ponds	Northfield	30	N	N	N
Corbin City Impoundment #1	Corbin City	104	Y	N	E
Corbin City Impoundment #2	Corbin City	243	Y	N	E
Corbin City Impoundment #3	Corbin City	284	Y	N	E
Egg Harbor City Lake	Egg Harbor	30	N	N	N
Hammonton Lake	Hammonton	75	Y	N	N
Heritage Park Pond	Absecon	6	N	N	N
Lenape Lake	Mays Landing	350	Y	Y	L
Maple Lake	Estelle Manor	35	Y	N	N
Makepeace Lake	Hammonton	300	Y	N	E
Mill Pond	Port Republic	32	Y	N	E

Bergen County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Bear Swamp Lake	Oakland	48	N	N	N
Campgaw Pond	Ramsey	3	N	N	N
Coopers Park Pond	Bergenfield	4	N	N	N
Crystal Lake	Englewood	3	N	N	N
Dahnerts Lake	Garfield	4	N	N	N
Darlington Park Pond	Ramsey	18	N	N	N
Haledon Reservoir	Franklin Lakes	75	N	N	N
Indian Lake	Little Ferry	6	N	N	N
Liberty Park Pond	Saddle River	1.5	N	N	N
MacMillan Reservoir	Mahway	12	N	N	N
Mill Pond	Park Ridge	9	N	N	N
Oradell Reservoir ****	Oradell	620	N	N	N
Otto Pehle Pond	Saddle Brook	8	N	N	N
Overpeck Lake	Teaneck	157	Y	N	N
Ramapo Lake	Oakland	120	N	N	N
Scarlet Oak Pond	Ramapo Valley Reservation	22	N	N	N
Whites Pond	Waldwick	6	N	N	N
Wild Duck Pond	Ridgewood	4	N	N	N
Wooddale Park Pond	Woodcliff Lake	6	N	N	N
Zabriskies Pond (Hartung Lake)	Wyckoff	4	N	N	N

Burlington County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Atsion Lake	Atsion	62	Y	N	E
Batsto Lake	Batsto	40	Y	N	E
Big Pine Lake	Browns Mills	13	Y	N	E
Crystal Lake	Willingboro	20	N	N	N
Harrisville Lake	Martha	40	Y	N	E
Kirby's Mill Pond (Lake Cotoxen)	Vincentown	5	Y	N	E
Lake Absegami	Leektown	63	Y	N	E
Lake Oswego	Jenkins Neck	92	Y	N	E
Laurel Acres Pond	Mt. Laurel	2.5	N	N	N
Little Pine Lake	Browns Mills	13	Y	N	E
Medford Park Ponds	Medford	5	N	N	N
Mirrow Lake	Browns Mills	250	Y	N	N
Pakim Pond	Four Mile	5	N	N	N
Pemberton Lake	Pemberton	20	Y	N	E
Smithville Lake	Ewanville	10	Y	Y	E
Strawbridge Lake	Moorestown	14	Y	N	E
Swedes Lake	Riverside	45	Y	N	N
Sylvan Lake	Burlington	12	Y	N	N
Vincentown Mill Pond	Vincentown	11	Y	N	E
Whitesbog Pond	Whitesbog	39	Y	N	E
Woolmans Lake	Mount Holly	5	Y	N	E

Camden County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Blackwood Lake	Blackwood	25	Y	N	N
Cedar Pond	Blue Anchor	11	Y	N	E
Cherrywood Lake	Blackwood	5	Y	N	E
Cooper River Park Lake	Collingswood	150	Y	Y	E
Dramasei Lake	Blackwood	8	Y	N	E
Evans Lake	Haddonfield	12	Y	N	N
Haddon Lake	Audubon	10	Y	N	N
Hirschs Pond (Runnemede Lake)	Runnemede	6	Y	N	N
Hopkins Pond	Haddonfield	5	Y	Y	N
Kirkwood Lake	Lindenwold	26	Y	N	E
Lake Rene	Blackwood	5	Y	N	E
Linden Lake	Lindenwold	3	N	N	N
Munns Lake	Haddonfield	3	N	N	N
Nashs Lake	Turnersville	7	Y	N	N
New Brooklyn Lake	Sicklerville	40	Y	N	N
Newton Lake	Collingswood	40	Y	Y	E
Oak Pond	Blue Anchor	12	Y	N	E
Rowands Pond	Clementon	3	N	N	N
WallworthPond	Haddonfield	4	N	N	N

Cape May County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Cape May Park Ponds	Cape May Court House	11	N	N	N
Dennisville Lake	Dennisville	50	Y	N	N
East Creek Pond	Eldora	62	Y	N	E
Lake Nummy	Woodbine	26	Y	N	E
Tuckahoe Impoundment #1	Middletown	42	Y	N	E
Tuckahoe Impoundment #2	Middletown	220	Y	N	E
Tuckahoe Impoundment #3	Middletown	75	Y	N	E
Tuckahoe Lake	Middletown	10	Y	N	E
West Pond	Cape May Court House	3	N	N	N

Cumberland County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Bostwick Lake	Friesburg	32	Y	N	N
Cedar Lake	Cedarville	57	N	N	E
Cedarville Ponds	Cedarville	18	Y	N	N
Clarks Ponds	Fairton	43	Y	N	E
Cumberland Pond	Milmay	226	Y	Y	E
Davis Mill Pond	Greenwich	40	Y	Y	E
Giampietro Park Pond	Vineland	11	N	N	N
Laurel Lake	Laurel Lake	135	N	N	Y
Mary Elmer Lake	Bridgeton	18	Y	N	N
Menantico Sand Ponds	Millville	62	Y	Y	E
Shaws Mill Pond	Newport	30	Y	N	E
Sunset Lake	Bridgeton	88	Y	Y	Y
Union Lake	Millville	898	Y	Y	L
Willow Grove Lake	Leektown	63	Y	N	E

Essex County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Branch Brook Park Pond	Newark	24	N	N	N
Clarks Pond	Bloomfield	7	N	N	N
Diamond Mill Pond	Millburn	4	N	N	N
Grover Cleveland Park Pond	Caldwell	1	N	N	N
Lake Vincent	West Orange	3	N	N	N
Orange Pond	Orange	2	N	N	N
Verona Park Lake	Verona	13	N	N	N
Weequahic Park Lake	Newark	80	N	Y	N

Gloucester County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Alcyon Lake	Glassboro	18	Y	Y	E
Franklinville Lake	Franklinville	18	Y	Y	N
Glenn Lake	Pitman	1	Y	N	E
Greenwich Lake	Gibbstown	20	Y	N	N
Grenloch Lake	Grenloch	8	Y	Y	E
Harrisonville Lake	Harrisonville	30	Y	N	E
Iona Lake	Porchtown	36	Y	N	N
Logan Pond	Repaupo	4	N	N	E
Malaga Lake	Malaga	105	Y	Y	E
Mullica Hill Lake	Mullica Hill	10	Y	N	N
Nashs Lake	Turnersville	7	Y	N	N
Swedesboro Lake	Swedesboro	20	Y	N	E
Wilson Lake	Fries Mill	58	Y	Y	E

Hudson County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Duck Pond	Secaucus	3	N	N	N
Lincoln Park Lake	Jersey City	3	N	N	N
W. Hudson County Park Pond	Harrison	4	N	N	N
Woodcliff Lake	N. Bergen	15	N	N	N

Hunterdon County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Amwell Lake	Linvale	10	Y	N	E
Clinton WMA Pond	Union Twp.	5	N	N	N
Deer Path Park Pond	Barley Sheaf	2	N	N	N
Dermott Pond	Clinton	1	N	N	N
Echo Hill Pond	Clinton	1	N	N	N
Round Valley Recreation Lake	Lebanon	20	N	N	N
Round Valley Reservoir	Lebanon	2,350	Y	Y	L
Spruce Run Reservoir	Clinton	1,290	Y	Y	L

Mercer County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Belle Mountain Pond	Lambertville	2	N	N	N
Carnegie Lake	Princeton	237	Y	Y	E
Colonial Lake	Trenton	10	N	N	N
Community Park North Pond	Princeton	1	N	N	N
Etra Lake	Etra	19	Y	N	N
Gropps Lake	White Horse	98	Y	N	N
Grovers Mill Pond	Princeton Junction	28	N	N	N
Lake Mercer	Edinburg	275	Y	Y	E
Log Basin Pond	Trenton	2	N	N	N
Peddie Lake	Hightstown	16	Y	N	N
Rosedale Lake	Rosedale	30	N	N	N
Stony Brook Watershed Pond	Pennington	2	N	N	N
Whitehead Mill Pond	Trenton	12	N	N	N

Middlesex County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Bissets Pond	South River	2.5	N	N	N
Brainerd Lake	Cranbury	15	Y	N	N
Carnegie Lake	Princeton	237	Y	Y	E
Carteret Park Pond	Carteret	3.5	N	N	N
Davidsons Mill Pond	Deans	10	Y	Y	E
DeVoe Lake	Spotswood	59	Y	N	N
East Brunswick Park Lake (Dallenbach's Pond)	East Brunswick	25	Y	Y	E
Farrington Lake	Milltown	290	Y	Y	E
Green Acres Park	North Plainfield	1	N	N	N
Helmetta Lake	Helmetta	20	Y	N	N
Hooks Creek Lake	Cheesequake	10	N	N	N
Kennedy Park Pond	Sayreville	10	N	N	N
Lake Papaianni	Edison	8	N	N	N
Manalapan Lake	Jamesburg	40	Y	N	N
Milltown Pond	Milltown	10	Y	N	N
New Market Pond	Piscataway	25	N	N	N
Plainsboro Pond	Plainsboro	23	N	N	N
Roosevelt Park Pond	Menlo Park	10	N	N	N
Spring Lake	S. Plainfield	19	N	N	N
Victor Crowell Pond (Willow Lake/Lake Creighton)	Middlesex	3	N	N	N
Westons Mill Pond	New Brunswick	92	Y	N	E

Monmouth County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Allentown Pond (Conines Mill Pond)	Allentown	35	Y	N	E
Assunpink Lake	Roosevelt	225	Y	Y	E
Deal Lake	Asbury Park	158	Y	Y	Y
Echo Lake	Southard	6	Y	N	E
Englishtown Mill Pond (Lake Weamaconk)	Englishtown	6	Y	N	N
Garveys Pond	Navesink	2	N	N	N
Hamilton Fire Co. Pond	Neptune	2	N	N	N
Holmdel Park Pond	Holmdel	5	N	N	N
Kesslers Pond	Allenwood	3	Y	N	E
Lake Como	Spring Lake	30	N	N	N
Lefferts Lake	Matawan	69	Y	N	N
Macs Pond	Manasquan	2	N	N	N
Manasquan Reservoir ***	Howell Twp.	720	Y	Y	E
Millhurst Mills Lake (Millhurst Pond)	Millhurst	22	N	N	N
Mohawk Pond	Red Bank	2	N	N	N
Poricy Pond	Middletown Twp.	16	N	N	N
Rising Sun Lake	Roosevelt	38	Y	Y	E
Shadow Lake	Middletown Twp.	88	N	N	N
Shark River Park Pond	Glendola	3	N	N	N
Silver Lake	Belmar	15	N	N	N
Spring Lake	Spring Lake	16	Y	N	N
Stone Tavern Lake	Roosevelt	52	Y	Y	E
Takanassee Lake	Long Branch	14	N	N	N
Thompson Park Lake (Marlu Lake)	Lincroft	22	Y	Y	E
Topenemus Lake	Freehold	21	Y	N	N
Turkey Swamp Park Pond	Freehold	20	N	N	N

Morris County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Atwater Pond	Chester	2	N	N	N
Budd Lake	Budd Lake	376	Y	Y	Y
Burnham Park Pond	Morristown	4	N	N	N
Community Park Pond (Walrus Pond)	Morris Plains	4	N	N	N
Hedden Park Lake	Dover	6	N	N	N
Kays Pond	Milltown	7	N	N	N
Lake Ames	Hibernia	16	N	N	N
Lake George	Washington Twp.	8	N	N	N
Lake Hopatcong	Mt. Arlington	2,685	Y	Y	Y
Lake Musconetcong	Stanhope	329	Y	Y	Y
Mt. Hope Pond	Rockaway	18	N	N	N
Saffin’s Pond	Milton	12	N	N	N
Silas Condict Park Lake	Kinnelon	10	N	N	N
Speedwell Lake	Morristown	23	N	N	N
Sunrise Lake	Brookside	3	N	N	N

Ocean County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Bauer Pond	Keswick Grove	10	Y	N	E
Butterfly Bogs Pond	Vanhiseville	18	N	N	E
Colliers Mill Pond	Colliers Mills	17	Y	N	E
Deerhead Lake	Forked River	37	N	N	N
Enno Lake (Bennetts Pond)	Bennetts Mill	46	Y	Y	E
Forge Pond	Bricktown	45	Y	Y	Y
Goose Pond	Woodmansie	10	N	N	N
Horicon Lake	Lakehurst	50	N	N	N
Kennedy Pond	Colliers Mills	11	Y	N	E
Lake Barnegat	Forked River	50	N	N	N
Lake Carasaljo	Lakewood	67	N	N	N
Lake Fishigan	Lakewood	6	N	N	N
Lake of the Lillies	Pt. Pleasant Beach	20	N	N	N
Lake Manahawkin	Manahawkin	70	Y	N	N
Lake Manetta	Lakewood	18	N	N	N
Mill Pond	Double Trouble	20	N	N	N
Oakford Lake	New Egypt	35	Y	N	Y
Pohatcong Lake	Tuckerton	33	N	N	N
Prospertown Lake	Hornerstown	80	Y	N	N
Shannoc Pond	Colliers Mills	8	Y	N	E
Shenandoah Lake	Lakewood	50	Y	Y	E
Stafford Forge Reservoir	Stafford Forge	68	Y	N	E
Stafford Forge Main Line	Stafford Forge	73	Y	N	E
Stafford Forge Pond #1	Stafford Forge	48	Y	N	E
Stafford Forge Pond #2	Stafford Forge	22	Y	N	E
Success Lake	Colliers Mills	40	Y	N	E
Turn Mill Pond	Colliers Mills	100	Y	Y	E
Wells Mill Lake	Waretown	34	Y	N	E
Whitesbog Pond	Whitesbog	53	Y	N	E

Passaic County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Barbours Pond	West Paterson	12	N	N	N
Brushwood Pond	Ringwood	4	Y	N	E
Clinton Reservoir *	West Milford	423	Y	Y	E
Dundee Lake	Clifton	224	N	N	N
Echo Lake *	West Milford	300	Y	Y	E
Gatun Pond	Ringwood	1	N	N	N
Glasmere Ponds	Ringwood	3	N	N	N
Goffle Brook Park Pond	Hawthorne	5	N	N	N
Green Turtle Pond	Hewitt	40	Y	N	E
Greenwood Lake	Browns	1,920	Y	Y	Y
Hughes Lake	Passaic	3	N	N	N
Lake Sonoma	West Milford	15	N	N	N
Mill Pond	Ringwood	1	N	N	N
Monksville Reservoir	Ringwood	505	Y	Y	L
Oak Ridge Reservoir *	Oak Ridge	482	Y	Y	E
Oldham Pond	North Haledon	15	N	N	N
Point View Reservoir *****	Wayne	412	N	N	N
Pompton Lake	Pompton Lakes	204	Y	Y	Y
Sallys Pond	Ringwood	11	N	N	N
Shepherd Lake	Ringwood	74	Y	Y	E
Surprise Lake	West Milford	20	N	N	N
Wanaque Reservoir **	Wanaque	2310	N	N	N
Weyble Pond	Ringwood	40	Y	N	E

Salem County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Avis Mill Pond	Richmantown	25	N	N	N
Daretown Lake	Pole Tavern	16	Y	N	N
DOD Lake	Penns Grove	120	Y	Y	E
Elkington Mill Pond	Alloway	30	Y	Y	E
Elmer Lake	Elmer	45	Y	N	N
Harrisonville Lake	Harrisonville	30	Y	N	E
Laurel Lake	Quinton	21	Y	N	E
Maskells Mills Lake	Canton	33	N	N	E
Parvin Lake	Centerton	95	Y	N	E
Rainbow Lake	Pittsgrove	77	Y	Y	E
Riverview Beach Pond	Pennsville	5	Y	N	N
Salem Canal	Carney's Point	250	Y	Y	Y
Schadlers Sand Wash Pond	Penns Grove	5	N	N	N
Thundergust Lake	Centerton	14	Y	N	E
Woodstown Memorial Lake	Woodstown	20	Y	N	N

Somerset County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Ann Van Middleworth Pond	Hillsborough	4	N	N	N
Bedminster Pond	Bedminster	5	N	N	N
Best Pond	Watchung	6	N	N	N
Green Brook Pond	Plainfield	1	N	N	N
Mettlers Pond	East Millstone	3	N	N	N
Powder Mill Pond	East Millstone	6	N	N	N
Spooky Brook Lake	East Millstone	13	N	N	N
Spring Lake	South Plainfield	5	N	N	N
Watchung Lake	Watchung	15	N	N	N

Sussex County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Blue Mountain Lake	Five Points	20	N	N	N
Canistear Reservoir *	Vernon Twp.	350	Y	Y	E
Cranberry Lake	Lockwood	179	Y	Y	Y
Crater Lake	Five Points	16	N	N	N
Hainesville Pond	Hainesville	37	N	N	N
Hemlock Pond	Walpack	15	N	N	N
Iliff Lake	Andover	37	N	N	N
Jefferson Lake	Lockwood	46	Y	N	E
Kittatinny Camp Pond	Layton	10	N	N	N
Lake Aeroflex	Andover	101	Y	Y	E
Lake Hopatcong	Hopatcong	2,685	Y	Y	Y
Lake Lookout	Highland Lake	8	N	N	E
Lake Marcia	Colesville	19	N	N	N
Lake Musconetcong	Stanhope	329	Y	Y	Y
Lake Ocquittunk	Tuttles Corner	8	Y	N	E
Laurel Pond	Highland Lake	8	N	N	N
Little Swartswood Lake	Swartswood	75	Y	Y	E
Long Pine Pond	Flatbrookville	20	N	N	N
Paulinskill Lake	Newton	157	Y	N	N
Ryker Lake	New Russia	30	Y	N	E
Saw Mill Lake	Colesville	20	Y	N	E
Silver Lake	Hamburg	21	Y	N	E
Spring Lake	Swartswood	18	N	N	N
Steenykill Lake	Colesville	30	Y	N	E
Stony Lake	Normanock	15	N	N	N
Swartswood Lake	Swartswood	494	Y	Y	E
Thunder Mt. Lake	Walpack	20	Y	N	N
Wawayanda Lake	Highland Lake	255	Y	Y	E

Union County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Briant Park Pond	Summit	6	N	N	N
Brookside Park Pond	Scotch Plains	1	N	N	N
Cedar Brook Park Pond	Plainfield	5	N	N	N
Echo Park Pond, Lower	Mountainside	6	N	N	N
Echo Park Pond, Upper	Mountainside	10	N	N	N
Milton Lake	Rahway	10	N	N	N
Mindowaskin Pond	Westfield	2	N	N	N
Nomahegan Pond	Cranford	7	N	N	N
Rahway River Park Pond (Jackson Pond)	Rahway	6	N	N	N
Seely’s Pond	Berkeley Hts.	3	N	N	N
Surprise Lake	Mountainside	25	N	N	N
Warinanco Park Pond	Roselle	8	N	N	N
Wilson Park Pond (McGiluory's Pond)	Linden	3	N	N	N

Warren County
Water	Nearest Town	Acres	Car Top Launch	Boat Ramp	Outboard Allowed
Allamuchy Pond	Allamuchy	50	N	N	E
Blair Lake	Blairstown	2	N	N	N
Catfish Pond	Millbrook	31	N	N	N
Columbia Lake	Columbia	55	Y	Y	E
Deer Park Pond	Allamuchy	46	N	N	E
Delaware Lake	Columbia	36	Y	N	E
Furnace Lake	Oxford	53	Y	Y	E
Ghost Lake	Great Meadows	18	Y	N	E
Merrill Creek Reservoir	Stewartsville	650	Y	Y	E
Mountain Lake	Buttzville	122	N	N	N
Sunfish Pond	Columbia	41	N	N	N
Watergate Pond	Millbrook	4	N	N	N
White Lake	Blairstown	65	Y	N	E

Notes:
* Only by permit issued by:
     Newark Watershed Conservation & Development Corporation
     60 Park Place
     Suite 2105
     Newark, NJ 07102
  or
     NWCDC
     223 Echo Lake Road
     Newfoundland, NJ 07435
     (must apply in person - fee charged)
     973-697-2850

** SHOREFISHING ONLY (no permits being issued as of 5/04):
     North Jersey District Water Supply Commission
     Police Headquarters
     Wanaque Reservoir
     Ringwood Avenue
     Wanaque, New Jersey

*** All boats required to have a permit.
     Issued at:
     Manasquan Reservoir Boat Ramp
     732-919-0996

**** Only by permit issued by:
     United Water Jersey City
     150 Warren St.
     Jersey City, NJ 07302
     201-767-9300 ext. 3208

***** Only by permit issued by:
     Passaic Valley Water Commission
     1525 Main Ave.
     Clifton, NJ 07014
     973-340-4300