Wanaque

Today the park ranger was camped out at the put in foot bridge telling everyone kayaking is prohibited. Some paddlers spoke to her at length and requested that she call her supervisor, but that didn't help. She said all access to the creek was across park lands and their park rules prohibited running the river in a boat. She claimed she would call the police if she saw anyone on the creek. Many people left after long drives without paddling, but some instead put in out of view of the ranger and had a good run.

As of today there was only one mandatory portage for an easily spotted log jam. The largest couple of drops were paddled safely, but are definitely worth scouting from shore.