Members post UNOFFICIAL paddles here.
We Are
The Jersey Shore Sea Kayak Association (JSSKA) is a group of paddlers with different paddlecraft and skill levels who come together to create and paddle trips in our state and regional waters, learn and pass on skills, and further paddlesports. Click the suitcase for our history.
- Paddling Events
- On- & Off-water Education
- Launch Directory
- Local Knowledge
- Trip Reports
- Pool Sessions
- Film Festival
- Spring Paddle & Picnic
- Winter Meeting & Party
- Presentations
- Gear Swap/Sale
- JSSKA Emblem Bumper Sticker
- JSSKA Iron-on Decal
Gallery
A few pictures from trips and events. Trips are planned on the ocean and on bays, lakes, and rivers. Skills sessions take place during/after paddles and in the summer at Round Valley Reservoir.
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| New Year's Day Paddle | 1-Jan | 10 | Noel Yong | Liberty State Park, NJ |
| "Holiday" Event- Films & Food | 28-Jan | 31 | Cie Stroud, Nancy Clayton | Rutgers Ecoplex, NJ |
| Sunset Paddle *CANCELLED* | 9-Mar | - | Noel Yong | Liberty State Park, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 14-Mar | 3 | Lee Murray | Farrington Lake, NJ |
| Annual Winter Meeting & Potluck | 23-Mar | 20 | Cie Stroud | First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton Square, NJ |
| Solar Eclipse Paddle | 8-Apr | 6 | Noel Yong | Popamora Point Beach, NJ |
| Assateague Island Solstice Paddle | Apr 8 to 11 | 2 | Bill Covert/Bob Mode | Assateague Island National Seashore, MD |
| Execution Rock Lighthouse | 21-Apr | 9 | Dave Colangelo | Pelham Bay Park, NY |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 2-May | 8 | Lee Murray | Davidson Mill Pond, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 16-May | 3 | Lee Murray | Farrington Lake, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 23-May | 5 | Lee Murray | Lawrence Brook, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 30-May | 7 | Lee Murray | Navesink River, Maple Cove, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle *CANCELLED* | 6-Jun | - | Lee Murray | Carnegie Lake, NJ |
| Moorestown Kayak Race | 8-Jun | 13 | Noel Yong | Strawbridge Lake Park, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 13-Jun | 3 | Jason Pimble | Mercer Lake, NJ |
| Split Rock Reservoir | 15-Jun | 4 | Su Zen | Split Rock Reservoir, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 20-Jun | 4 | Lee Murray | Shrewsbury River, NJ |
| Hudson River Paddle - Lighthouse Series #1 | 22-Jun | 9 | Noel Yong | Nyack, NY |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 27-Jun | 5 | Lee Murray | Carnegie Lake, Princeton, NJ |
| Annual Fireworks on the Navesink | 3-Jul | 8 | Michele Fugett | Navesink River, Fair Haven, NJ |
| Morning on the Shrewsbury | 6-Jul | 4 | Michele Fugett | Shrewsbury River, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle/ Happy Hour | 11-Jul | 7 | Lee Murray | Mercer Lake, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 18-Jul | 6 | Lee Murray | Farrington Lake, NJ |
| Hudson River Paddle - Lighthouse Series #2 | 21-Jul | 5 | Marshall Seddon | Hyde Park, NY |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 25-Jul | 2 | Lee Murray | Millstone River, NJ |
| Annual Tiderace & Rocks Weekend | July 27, 28, 29 | 7 | Larry Meisner | Stonington Borough, CT |
| Camping & Great Bay Paddle | July 26, 27 | 2 | Cie Stroud, Dave Dawson | Bass River State Forest, NJ |
| Keyport to Great Beds Lighthouse | 27-Jul | 4 | Steve Kaplan | Keyport, NJ |
| JSSKA Annual Summer Picnic | 28-Jul | 25 | John C Bartlett County Park, NJ | |
| JSSKA Picnic: Bay Crossing | 28-Jul | 9 | Dave Dawson | John C Bartlett County Park, NJ |
| JSSKA Picnic: Along the Bay | 28-Jul | 7 | Noel Young | John C Bartlett County Park, NJ |
| JSSKA Picnic: Cedar Creek | 28-Jul | 6 | Cie Stroud | John C Bartlett County Park, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 1-Aug | 7 | Lee Murray | Mercer Lake, NJ |
| Hudson River Paddle - Lighthouse Series #3 | 3-Aug | 6 | Noel Yong | Ross Dock, Englewood, NJ |
| Morning on the Shrewsbury | 3-Aug | 3 | Michele Fugett | Shrewsbury River, NJ |
| West Side of the Cape *CANCELLED* | 10-Aug | - | Cie Stroud | Reeds Beach Jetty, Cape May, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 15-Aug | 4 | Lee Murray | Prospertown Lake, NJ |
| Rescues Workshop | 17-Aug | 12 | Cie Stroud | Round Valley Reservoir, NJ |
| Sunset Moon Rise on the Navesink | 18-Aug | 4 | Michele Fugett | Maple Cove, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 22-Aug | 1 | Michele Fugett | Westons Mill Pond, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 29-Aug | 2 | Nancy Clayton | Mercer County Boathouse Marina, NJ |
| Barnegat Bay Bonanza | 31-Aug | 9 | Dave Colangelo | Barnegat Light Bay Beach, NJ |
| Forge Pond/Mantaloking Trip *CANCELLED* | 2-Sep | - | Kevin Burkitt | Forge Pond, NJ |
| Labor Day at Maple Cove | 2-Sep | 4 | Michele Fugett | Maple Cove, NJ |
| Thursday After Work Paddle | 12-Sep | 5 | Lee Murray | Lawrence Brook, NJ |
| Wind & Sea Festival | 14-Sep | 8 | Noel Yong/Rick Royle | Bayshore Waterfront Park, NJ |
| Maple Cove to Swimming River | 15-Sep | 4 | Michele Fugett | Maple Cove, NJ |
| Full Moon at Farrington | 17-Sep | 2 | Michele Fugett | Farrington Lake, NJ |
| Susquehanna S of the Hollywood Dam | 20-Sep | 3 | Cie Stroud | Wissler Run Park, PA |
| Sandy Hook Circ *CANCELLED* | 21-Sep | - | Noel Yong | Lot C, Sandy Hook Bay, NJ |
| Bear Mountain Fall Paddle | 6-Oct | 6 | Noel Yong | Scenic Hudson Mine Dock, NY |
| Sandy Hook Circ | 12-Oct | 11 | Mike Miller | Lot C, Sandy Hook, NJ |
| Fall Fun at Splitrock | 13-Oct | 6 | Michele Fugett | Split Rock Reservoir, NJ |
| Hunter's Moon (Sunset/Comet) Paddle | 17-Oct | 8 | Noel Yong | Round Valley Reservoir, NJ |
| Fall Navesink Paddle | 20-Oct | 2 | Kevin Burkitt | Maple Cove, NJ |
| Sunset on the Hudson *CANCELLED* | 26-Oct | - | Noel Yong | Nyack, NY |
| Kayak Camping at Round Valley *CANCELLED* | 26-Oct-27 | - | Cie Stroud | Round Valley Reservoir, NJ |
| Sedge Island Ramble | 27-Oct | 6 | Mike Miller | Sedge Island Marine Conservation Ramp Zone, NJ |
| Fall Foliage Hudson River Kayak Trip | 27-Oct | 5 | Marshall Seddon | Hyde Park, NY |
| Assateague Paddle | 27-Oct | 1 | Bill Covert | Assateague Island National Seashore, MD |
| Winter Solstice Seal Hunt *CANCELLED* | 21-Dec | - | Noel Yong | Guardian Park, Sandy Hook, NJ |
| Boxing Day Seal Hunt | 26-Dec | 5 | Noel Yong | Lot C, Sandy Hook Bay, NJ |