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2024 Rates & Fees

MARINA, BOATHOUSE, AND SPRAY PARK SCHEDULE

HOURS ARE WEATHER PERMITTING

The Marina is Closed For The Season

Location & Contact:

1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor NJ 08550

Rental Office: (609) 448-4004

Catering Office: (609) 964-4607

Bike Rentals:

1 Hour Child Bike Rental - Mercer County Resident $6 Non-Resident $7

1 Hour Adult Bike Rental - Mercer County Resident $6 Non-Resident $7

Adult / Child Bike Rental Per Additional 1/2 Hour - Mercer County Resident $3 Non-Resident $3

Kayak Rentals:

1 Person Kayak - 1 Hour - Mercer County Resident $20 Non-Resident $22

2 Person Kayak - 1 Hour - Mercer County Resident $24 Non-Resident $26

Kayak Rental Per Additional 1/2 Hour - Mercer County Resident $12 Non-Resident $12

Pedal and Row Boat:

1 Hour Boat Rental - Mercer County Resident $20 Non-Resident $22

Additional 1/2 Hour Rental - Mercer County Resident $12 Non-Resident $12

Life Jacket Rental Per Day - Mercer County Resident $15 Non-Resident $15

Pontoon Boat Lake Tours: Weather permitting Pontoon Boat Lake Tours are conducted on Saturdays and Sundays from Memorial Day to Labor Day and Thursdays starting June 20th.

Saturday and Sunday tours begin at 1pm, 3pm, and 5pm.

Thursday tours are 10am and 12pm

All tours are approximately 50 minutes. up to 15 passengers can be accommodated

Tickets are only sold the day of the tour on a first come first served basis at the Marina boat rental window

Fees:

Adults:

Mercer County Residents: $10 Non-Residents: $12

Juniors: (12 & under):

Mercer County Residents: $8 Non-Residents: $10

Seniors / Military (62 & over):

Mercer County Residents: $8 Non-Residents: $10

Rules & Regulations:

No gasoline motors of any kind except for official use.
Motors are limited to 12-volt electric trolling type.
A person shall not launch any watercraft without a US Coast Guard approved flotation device for each occupant. All under the age of 13 years must wear a PFD at all times while on the water.
No persons shall launch rafts, tubes, houseboats, propeller type airboats, hydroplanes, aquaplanes, surfboards, windsurfers or paddle boards at any time on Mercer Lake.
Swimming is prohibited unless written consent is given by The Mercer County Park Commission.
No inflatable boats except those approved by the US Coast Guard with visible seal.
No persons shall load any watercraft with passengers or cargo beyond its safe occupancy capacity.
No persons shall operate watercraft in a reckless manner.
No persons shall moor watercraft overnight.
No persons shall launch, dock or remove any watercraft in any area except designated launching areas.
No watercraft shall be operated during any part of the period between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise except by special permit.
Any Park Commission employee or Park Ranger shall have the authority to order termination of the use of a boat because of unsafe conditions (overloaded boats, insufficient or improper PFD's, under aged not wearing PFD, neglectful operation, operating under the influence, weather conditions or actions deemed unsafe).
No sailing vessel will be permitted to sail if height from water line is tip of mast exceeds 22 feet.
Violators shall be subject to a $100 fine for each violation. Resolution 755, dated October 29, 1980.

The Mercer County Marina on Mercer Lake:

Amenities consist of a beautiful lakeside boathouse, a FREE boat ramp for launching small boats, 1,000 square feet of docks and offers kayak, row and pedal boat rentals.

Surrounding the marina is a recreational area consisting of picnic tables, a 5-mile bike trail, playgrounds, grills and 4 new sand volleyball courts.

Boathouse at Mercer Lake:

Mercer County's Premier Catering Facility offers panoramic views of Mercer Lake and is ideal for all occasions. The recently renovated Boathouse now offers the Lakeside Ballroom (200+ people) and The Cove (50 people).

Contact Landmark Hospitality to book your event!!! Click here to visit our website.

Finn Caspersen Rowing Center:

Named for Finn M.W. Caspersen, former Board Chair of the Peddie School and located on the North shore, the original boathouse project was built to provide a better venue for local scholastic rowing programs. Though privately funded, the project was a joint effort between The Peddie School, The Lawrenceville School and Mercer County Officials. The Center is home to the Princeton National Rowing Association, www.rowpnra.org, whose mission combines youth and masters programs with elite rowing and international racing, allowing athletes of all skill levels and ages to train, improve and achieve together. The site is designated as a United States Olympic Training Site and serves as the training venue for the US National and Olympic Rowing Teams.

Click here to view the race course. Maritime rules require boats under mechanical power to yield to human powered boats.

Programs & Activities:

The marina boat ramp is open for public use seven days a week sunrise to sunset weather permitting. No gasoline engines permitted. Electric motors only.
Pedal boats, rowboats and kayaks may be rented Memorial Day through Labor Day. Pedal and Rowboats hold a maximum of four people. Kayaks are single-person and double person capacity.
There are parking facilities for 500 cars and an area for boat trailer parking.
Boating for canoes, small sail boats, pedal boats, row boats, coast guard approved inflatable and kayaks are allowed on the lake. You must wear a life jacket at all times.
Fishing permitted. Must be 15 years and older (or accompanied by an adult) and must have a valid fishing license.
Picnic outings and biking trails. Three beach volley ball courts
Barrier free Lakeside Village Playground
The Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center located in Mercer Park is the U.S. Olympic Training Site for Rowing and the only Olympic Training Site in the Mid-Atlantic states. The Olympic, Senior, Under-23 and Junior National Teams all train and/or are selected on Mercer Lake.
Mercer Lake has hosted major rowing competitions including five U.S. Olympic Rowing Team Trials, FISA World Master Rowing Championships, NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships, Scholastic Rowing Association of America Championships and the Big East and Metro-Area Athletic Conference (MAAC) Collegiate Championships. The Mercer Lake Sprints in among the five largest Junior Regattas in the United States.
Princeton National Rowing Association (PNRA), through the Mercer Junior Rowing Program (MJRC), provides opportunities for students over 30 Mercer County area schools to excel in competitive rowing.
PNRA provides opportunities for inner city youth from Trenton to experience the sport of rowing.
The Hun School, Lawrenceville School and Peddie School rowing programs all call Mercer Lake home.
For information on rowing programs contact PNRA at http://www.rowpnra.org/
Interesting Facts - Women that train on Mercer Lake won the Olympic Gold Medals in the Women's 8+ in 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games and a Silver in 2004 Athens Games. They have also won seven straight World Championships. The Women's 4x won the Bronze in the 2012 London Games.
Since 2001, every US Olympic or National Team Rowing athlete has trained or been through a selection race on Mercer Lake.