Boating
Information on this page current as of May 08, 2008
Boat Basins
The NJ Section has two public boat basins, Englewood Boat Basin and Alpine Boat Basin, with a combined capacity of 254 slips.
The Englewood Boat Basin is run under a lease agreement with Monte’s Marina Services, LLC. For additional information on slip rental and winter storage availability and rates at the Englewood Boat Basin contact:
J.M. Englewood Marina, LLC
PO Box 207
Edgewater, NJ 07620Phone: 201 943-6030 / 568-1328
For Alpine Boat Basin, which is run by the Park, the rental season for slips is May 1 through October 31. Applications and payment for renewal are due by March 1 of each year. Slip assignments are made by mid-March.
New prospective tenants desiring a slip at Alpine Boat Basin need to complete an application form, provide a deposit, and request to be placed on the waiting list. Click here to download a copy of boat basin application (.pdf file, 4 pages).
Rates at Alpine are based on the size of the boat.
Up to 19 feet
$ 1,180. per season.
20 – 29 feet
$ 64. per foot.
30 – 39 feet
$ 66. per foot.
40 – 50 feet
$ 70. per foot.
Pre- and post-season
$ 15. per day.
Transient slips
$1. per foot per day ($15.00 minimum).
$ 5. per foot per week (2 week maximum).
Extra park pass decals
$ 50. each
Click here to download a copy of current regulations governing the use of the Boat Basins (.pdf file, 2 pages).
For additional information on slip rentals and other Alpine Boat Basin concerns, please call Dori Donahue: 201 768-1360
Both boat basins have fuel docks and showers, and transient slips are available on a nightly basis during the season. (Click here for gas dock hours.) Winter storage is not available at Alpine Boat Basin.
Boat Launching
Trailer-towed, registered boats under 24 feet in length, including jet skis, can be launched at Hazard's Launching Ramp (see below) beneath the George Washington Bridge for a $10 fee payable at the entrance booth to Ross Dock. Season passes are also available—click here for details.
Hazard's Dock
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
201 768-1360 (general information)
Site Description
A boat launching ramp for registered, trailer-towed boats under 24 feet in length, jet skis, and for launch of car-top boats (canoes and kayaks).
Hours and Fees
Grounds are open year-round, daylight hours. The access road may be closed November through March (foot access only). A $10 fee is charged to launch boats (a season pass is available: click here for details).
Vehicles without trailers are not permitted in the Hazard's parking area, unless being used for car-top launch.
Trailers must use the southern park entrance, off River Road at the Fort Lee-Edgewater border.
The Port Authority maintains a security booth on the road to Hazard's—please be sure to bring a valid form of photo identification with you.
You can check tides at Hazard's Launching Ramp online, weekly and monthly (click "Tide Chart"; use listing for George Washington Bridge).
Car-Top Boats (canoe and kayak) can be launched at the beaches at the northern ends of the Englewood Picnic Area and the Alpine Picnic Area. Normal parking fees apply, and boaters must be able to carry their boats and equipment from the parking areas to the launch areas. Car-top boats may also be launched at Hazard's Launching Ramp beneath the George Washington Bridge for a $10 fee payable at the entrance booth to Ross Dock. Season passes are also available—click here for details.
You can check tides on the Hudson online, weekly (use listing for George Washington Bridge to approximate for Englewood and Hazard's; use Dobbs Ferry to approximate for Alpine) and monthly (click "Tide Chart"; use listing for George Washington Bridge to approximate for Englewood and Hazard's; Alpine is approximately midway between the Bridge and Tarrytown).
