Paddling near Clifton, NJ

Set in Passaic County, Clifton sits directly on the Passaic River, a 90-mile waterway that runs from the Great Swamp headwaters to Newark Bay. The marked Passaic River Blueway threads launch points through the Clifton/Paterson corridor, with calm flatwater suiting beginners and trophy pike water nearby. Within a short drive lie Monksville Reservoir, the Hackensack River trail, and Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey's largest lake at 2,500 acres.