New York City Canoeing and Kayaking Water Trail

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The New York City Water Trail connects 160 square miles of rivers, bays, creeks, inlets and ocean in the five boroughs suitable for kayaks, canoes, and openwater rowing craft. Novice and experienced paddlers alike can enjoy skyline panoramas, riverside parks, bird sanctuaries, tidal marshlands, and boundless vistas of one of the world's premier harbors, all from a prime sea-level vantage.

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Soundview Park
Flag, Green

Location: O'Brien Avenue at Leland Avenue, ‐
Soundview
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset (April 1 to December 1)
Belongs to a Park: Yes
Rules Prohibit:
− Swimming, diving, or bathing
− Rafts or other inflatables
− Consumption of alcohol
− Littering
− Smoking
− Any discharge into water
− Pets off leash or in the water
− Open flame
− Storing personal property
− Motor vehicles without specific authorization
Comments:
− Enter the park and make a left off the main path ‐
to an asphalt ramp located near the confluence of ‐
the Bronx River and East River (about a three ‐
block portage from street parking). The area ‐
offers expansive views of the river, migratory ‐
birds and the distant Manhattan skyline.
− Caution: Barge traffic and other motor boats.
Concrete ramp in poor condition, extensive mud ‐
flats at low tide.
Landowner/site manager: NYC Parks