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Location
Compass Rose can be found at:
Liberty Landing Marina (within Liberty State Park)
80 Audrey Zapp Drive
Jersey City, NJ 07304

GPS coordinates are N 40° 42.508' W 074° 02.343'. Compass Rose is berthed at slip 29 on "B" dock.

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Driving Directions:

From Manhattan:
Take the
Holland Tunnel from Lower Manhattan to New Jersey. Follow the signs for the New Jersey Turnpike. Take New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 14B, Liberty State Park. Keep left after toll. At the stop sign just past the toll, turn left onto Bayview Avenue. When you enter Liberty Sate Park, Bayview turns into Morris Pesin Drive. Turn left onto Freedom Way. At the end of Freedom Way, take a right onto Audrey Zapp Drive and an immediate left into the parking lot for Liberty Landing Marina.

From New Jersey:
Take
New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 14C Holland Tunnel. Keep right through the toll and take your first exit. At end of ramp turn right onto Jersey City Road. At stop sign, turn left onto Phillip Road. At the next stop sign, turn right onto Audrey Zapp Drive. Follow the cobblestone road about 1/2 mile and turn left into the parking lot for Liberty Landing Marina.

Parking:

Enter marina parking lot and obtain ticket at gate. Keep right (east towards the river) after passing through gate. Cost is $5 per day.

Public Transportation:

Ferry & Water Taxi:

Harbor Ferry, LLC operates the yellow "Little Lady" Liberty Park Water Taxi between Manhattan's Trans Hudson Ferry Terminal (at New York Mercantile Exchange) and Liberty Landing Marina. Take the ferry to Liberty State Park. One-way adult fare is $5. The ferry also stops at Portside Towers on the north side of the Morris Canal Basin. Make sure you get off on the south side (left side as you enter the canal) where the docks are located. Obtain the latest ferry schedule from the marina at 1-201-985-8000.

NY Waterway’s ferry service between Manhattan and New Jersey is currently in transition. Call 1-800-533-3779 for more information about ferry schedules and locations.

New York Water Taxi provides weekday service between the Pier 11 (Water & Wall Sts.) in lower Manhattan and the Paulus Hook Terminal on Colgate Pier, (Hudson St. & Exchange Pl.), Jersey City. Call 1-212-742-1969 for more information.

To connect to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, follow signs and walk to the station at Exchange Place (at Hudson St.) in Jersey City. Take the trolley toward East 34th Street or West Side Avenue and exit at Liberty State Park Station. Liberty Landing Marina is approximately a 1/2 mile walk from the station, eastward towards river on Audrey Zapp Drive. For light rail information, fares and schedules, call NJ Transit at 1-800-772-2222. Outside New Jersey, call 1-800-762-5100. You can also download a schedule from NJ Transit.

Train:

PATH Trains: Take PATH to Pavonia/Newport or Exchange Place station and transfer to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail traveling toward East 34th Street or West Side Avenue. Exit at the Liberty State Park Station. Walk to marina as per above. For information, fares and schedules, call NJ Transit at 1-800-772-2222. Outside New Jersey, call 1-800-762-5100.

Hudson-Bergen Light Rail:
Take the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line toward East 34th Street or West Side Avenue and exit at
Liberty State Park Station. Walk to marina as per above. For light rail information, fares and schedules, call NJ Transit at 1-800-772-2222. Outside New Jersey, call 1-800-762-5100. You can also download a schedule from NJ Transit.

Bus:

Buses are available from the Journal Square PATH station to the Liberty State Park Station of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. Walk to marina as per above. For bus information, schedules and fares, call 1-908-354-3330 or see Red & Tan Tours.

 

 
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