Pier 40 offers Walk up Kayaking every weekend and holiday from 9AM until 6PM with the last boat going out at 5:30, and occasional weekday evenings from 5PM-7PM with the last boat going out at 6:30PM. Check the Calendar for more details.
Pier 40 offers has lockers, a changing room and shower and hose to rinse off with. We have limited number of locks available, Please bring your own lock.
Directions:
WALKING - Pier 40 is at the West end of Houston Street. We are on the walkway on the South side of the Pier, about halfway out. There are several nearby subway stops:
Take the #1/9, train to Houston Stree and walk West.
Take the A, C, or E subway to Canal St (express). Walk west to the river, then North along the esplanade for five blocks.
KAYAKING - The pier 40 dock is about one and a half miles north of the Battery, on the east side of the Hudson River. The dock is the large wodden dock about halfway out on the pier and is connected by a ramp to the pier. There is a gate at the top of the ramp. It is locked (land side) when we are not there.
DRIVING - There is a public parking lot inside of Pier 40, and there is usually free street parking available across the highway in Soho on the weekend, and in the evening. There are also a number of parking garages in the neighborhood.
