Open Paddle

Join us for a one-hour kayak paddle session in the Pier 4 embayment. We start with an on-land orientation and then enjoy time on the water on your Stand Up Paddleboard or your Sit-On-Top kayak. Our instructor is available to provide small group instruction. More experienced paddlers can work on skills improvement and conditioning. Open to all skill levels. Available most Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons, June 8 to August 26 by reservation only. If possible, please make open paddle reservations 48 hours in advance. Group sizes are limited.

Price: SUP $40; Adult Kayak $30; Youth Kayaking (11-17) $20; Kids free

(under age 11 must be in double with parent; 30 pounds minimum)

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Address & Directions

We are located at One15 Brooklyn Marina, 159 Bridge Park Dr, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Whether you enter from Pier 6 located near Atlantic Avenue or Old Fulton Street, follow the path to the One15 Brooklyn Marina between piers 3 and 5. You’ll know it when you arrive: you’ll see the moored sailboats.

Nearby Transportation

There is indoor public parking at the One Brooklyn Bridge Park residential tower. Free parking in the neighborhood near the park is extremely limited and cannot be counted on, but you could try. We highly recommend taking public transportation, biking or walking to the park. BBP is accessible by subway (A/C to High Street, F to York Street or 2/3 to Clark Street train station) bus (nearest buses are the B25, B61, B63, B67) or arrive by East River Ferry or NY Water Taxi.

Biking

If biking is your preferred means of transportation then the Brooklyn Bridge Park is the perfect place for you. Whether you enter from the North or South Entrance of the park, there’s a bike path that will lead you to Pier 4.