Lincoln Harbor Park, Weehawken,
NJ
PLEASE NOTE: Lincoln Harbor Park
is a few blocks east of the Lincoln Tunnel entrance, on the Hudson
River just north of the Chart House Restaurant pier. Click
here for map.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
By Bus:
NJTransit provides bus service to Lincoln Harbor from other points in New Jersey and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan (Bus #158). Lincoln Harbor is also a stop on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. For detailed information click on the NJTransit and Light Rail links below or call: NJ 973-275-5555; NY: 800-626-7433; from all other locations 973-762-5100.
By Ferry:
NY WATERWAY provides ferry service from Manhattan to two stops in Weehawken.
The closest ferry stop is Lincoln Harbor which only runs on weekdays. You must specify Lincoln Harbor when buying your ticket. Please note that tickets can only be purchased on the New York side since there is no ticket kiosk at Lincoln Harbor.
The main ferry terminal in Weehawken, Port Imperial, operates seven days a week but this terminal is about one mile north of Lincoln Harbor Park. So you will need to take a taxi or NJ Transit bus to the park.
For more information, click on this link, www.nywaterway.com or call 800-533-3779.
BY CAR (free parking is available)
FROM NEW JERSEY
From Hoboken and points south:
Take Park Avenue in Hoboken towards Weehawken and go over the
Park Ave. Bridge which separates Hoboken from Weehawken. Immediately
over the bridge, make a right onto 19th Street at which point
you enter the Lincoln Harbor complex (Dykes Lumber on your right).
Continue on this road staying to the right at the fork. At the
Sheraton, follow the road as it turns to the left. Continue past
the marina on your right and make a left into the parking lot.
Lincoln Harbor Park is just north of the Chart House Pier.
From
the North (Fort Lee, Edgewater):
Get to River Road and go south through Edgewater, North Bergen,
and West New York and then you will come to Weehawken where the
landmark will be the huge Ferry terminal parking lot. Continue
past the lot and then past the new townhomes on the left. Continue
until the three point intersection and make a left. You will
see the Lincoln Harbor Park on your left. For parking, continue
past the Chart House and make a right into the parking lot.
From
the NJ Turnpike, Exit 16 E towards the Lincoln Tunnel:
Merge onto 495 east as if you will be going into Manhattan by
the Lincoln Tunnel. Take the last exit before the tunnel and
continue down the ramp past the light (staying to your right).
Get into the right lane and follow it as it turns to the right
at the bottom of the hill. Get into your left lane and make a
left at the first light (Baldwin Avenue) At the stop sign, make
a right. You will see the Lincoln Harbor Park on your left. For
parking, continue past the Chart House and make a right into
the parking lot.
FROM MANHATTAN
From the Lincoln Tunnel:
When you emerge from the tunnel, take the immediate exit on your
right for Hoboken. Pass the first light and make a left at the next
light onto 19th Street. (there is an Exxon station across the street
to the left). Cross through the next intersection at which point
you enter the Lincoln Harbor complex (Dykes Lumber on your right).
Continue on this road staying to the right at the fork. At the Sheraton,
follow the road as it turns to the left. Continue past the marina
on your right and make a left into the parking lot. Lincoln Harbor
Park is just north of the Chart House Pier.
From the George Washington
Bridge:
Take the upper level of the GWB (stay out of the far right lane
as that will lead you to the Palisades Parkway). Once off the bridge
look for the exit for Fort Lee on the right and then for Hudson
Terrace. The Hudson Terrace exit will loop around 180 degrees.
Continue until you can't go any further and make a right onto River
Road. After a couple of blocks, follow the road as it forks to
the right and then make a left at the stop sign and continue back
onto River Road. Remember, you want to follow the river south.
You will pass through the communities of Edgewater, North Bergen,
and West New York and then you will come to Weehawken where the
landmark will be the huge Ferry terminal parking lot. Continue
past the lot and then past the new townhomes on the left. Continue
until the three point intersection and make a left. You will see
the Lincoln Harbor Park on your left. For parking, continue past
the Chart House and make a right into the parking lot.
By Ferry or Bus: See BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION directions.
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