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How to get to the Mohawk River, New York

New York's access file puts 5 public sites on the Mohawk River — 4 walk-in sites and 1 launch, spread over the counties it runs through. 1 block of public land fronts the Mohawk River, and 4.5 of its 13.3 mapped miles run through it.

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Public access sites

SiteTypeRiver mileCounty
Mohawk River/Barge Canal at Niskayuna walk in 13.2 Schenectady
Mohawk River at Clifton Park walk in 8.6 Saratoga
Mohawk River at Colonie boat launch 8.0 Albany
Mohawk River at Clifton Park walk in 6.3 Saratoga
Mohawk River at Colonie walk in 6.2 Albany

4 walk-in, 1 launch, from New York's own access file. River mile is measured up from the mouth along this river's drawn axis.

Public land on the water

Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it. The river miles are how far this river's drawn axis runs inside each block, measured here; the acreage is the whole unit's, most of which is nowhere near this water.

More about Mohawk River

Mohawk River — live water temperature, regulations and access

Getting to nearby rivers