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3rd Annual Hackensack River Paddle

Hackensack Riverkeeper is hosting our third annual Hackensack River Paddle, a Waterkeeper Alliance SPLASH series event presented nationally by Toyota. This year’s SPLASH series event  will be a paddling competition with adult and youth divisions on Overpeck Lake at Overpeck Park in Teaneck, NJ.  The competitors who paddle the most consecutive laps in a set amount of time will be given awards. Registration begins at 8AM followed by an opening ceremony. Adult relay will be at 10AM and youth relay will start at 11AM. Free breakfast and lunch for all paddlers preregistered by September 5 will immediately follow the adult relay at 12:30. Frantic!, a Northern NJ based rock trio will be providing live entertainment throughout the event. Limited number of boats available.

And that’s not all…

In addition to SPLASH, we will be hosting the Grand Opening of Hackensack 

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Riverkeeper’s NEW Overpeck Park Kayak Center at Overpeck Park to celebrate the rebirth of boating in Bergen County.

Register at our event page to sign up as a fundraiser for SPLASH! You do not have to participate in the paddle to be a fundraiser.  Ask your friends and family to support your commitment to a cleaner and healthier Hackensack River! Fundraisers who reach goals of $50 to $500 or more will be awarded prizes.

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Visit www.HackensackRiverkeeper.org or call us at (201) 968-0808 for more information.

DIRECTIONS:

Main Entrance for the park: 50 Fort Lee Road, Leonia NJ

Once you are on Fort Lee Road: follow signs into the park, go over the bridge, and  the event is on your left. Upon arrival, you will see signs directing traffic to the parking area. DO NOT PARK IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT EXPLICITLY ZONED AS EVENT PARKING.  The first parking lot is for boat drop off/pick up only.

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