Description
Manhattan Community Boathouse is a volunteer-run kayak club on Pier 96, at West 56th Street in Hudson River Park, that takes the public out on the Hudson in kayaks for free. A short break from the streets, and a chance to see Manhattan from the water.
Anyone can walk in: there are no reservations, and boats go out first come, first served. The boathouse provides the kayak, the paddle, the life jacket and a locker, and the paddling stays inside the sheltered cove beside the pier, by Clinton Cove Park.
From the river the city shows a different face, its skyline seen from the level of the water. Expect to get wet: changing rooms are there for a reason. Children paddle with an adult, two to a kayak, and every paddler signs a waiver before going out.
Anyone can walk in: there are no reservations, and boats go out first come, first served. The boathouse provides the kayak, the paddle, the life jacket and a locker, and the paddling stays inside the sheltered cove beside the pier, by Clinton Cove Park.
From the river the city shows a different face, its skyline seen from the level of the water. Expect to get wet: changing rooms are there for a reason. Children paddle with an adult, two to a kayak, and every paddler signs a waiver before going out.