Free public kayaking on the Hudson — Downtown Boathouse
Sat 8 Aug, 10:00 · Downtown Boathouse, Pier 26, Hudson River Park, Manhattan · New York
Details & booking — Downtown Boathouse
via Downtown Boathouse · Checked 5 Aug 2026
About this event
Volunteers hand you a boat, a paddle and a life jacket and let you out into a protected embayment of the Hudson with Lower Manhattan over one shoulder and New Jersey over the other. Short sessions, all equipment supplied, no experience needed at all. The Boathouse has run on donated time since 1995 and has never charged a cent.
Why we picked it
Paddling the Hudson is the sort of thing visitors assume must cost money. It does not, and it never has.
Free entry
Completely free, all equipment provided
Registration
Registration needed
No advance booking. First come, first served, and the sign-up line often closes early on busy days
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