Pier 96 offers Walk up Kayaking every weekend and holiday from 9AM until 6PM with the last boat going out at 5:30, and weekday evenings from 5PM-7PM with the last boat going out at 6:30PM in July and August.
Introductory classes are held at Pier 96 every Wednesday at 6PM.
There also public 3 hour trips from Pier 96 most weekend mornings from mid June until Mid September
Check the Calendar for more details.
Pier 96 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:
Pier 96, Clinton (at 56th St.)
WALKING - The Pier 96 Boathouse is located in the Clinton Cove Park on the Westside Highway and 56th St. The nearest subway stop is the #1/9 and A/C/E station at Columbus Circle. The M57 and M31 busses run down 57th St. to West End Ave (one block east).
KAYAKING - The Pier 96 Boathouse has a distinctive sloping roof and sloping dock. It is just South of the sanitation department transfer station and fueling facility, and just North of the passenger cruise ship facility.
DRIVING - Driving, Drop-Off, and Parking are not permitted anywhere on Pier 96, but there is usually free street parking available in the neighborhood on Sundays and evenings. There are two parking garages on 59th St., just off the highway.Quick 5 minute kayak drop off is available, by stopping on the service road to the highway, and carrying the kayak into the park.
