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2020-10-18 16 44 14 Vegetation on the sand dunes near East 9th Street in Barnegat Light, Ocean County, New Jersey
Barnegat Light, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Winter Anchorage Canoe & Kayak Access

Kayak spot · United States

The sea: a coastal launch

Is it worth the trip?

Not for new paddlers. Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler.

The spot in one fact

  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

Not for new paddlers. Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler. See it for grade III paddlers.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Winter Anchorage Canoe & Kayak Access

A launch. Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler. None within 10 km, the nearest 38 km away. The town to stay in is Barnegat Light. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 38 km away.

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,200–US$2,170 each

about US$1,200–US$2,170 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$315
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,170

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Barnegat Light

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Closest

Barnegat Light

about 10 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Barnegat Light · Booking.com

About Barnegat Light its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 50m

About 5h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PHL, direct, then 2h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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