Launch Ramp - Navesink River (Red Bank Area)

[Dawn Treader]

I agree AH is much the better ramp and once you're in from the ramp, a quick right turn to leave the harbor and you're headed to the river. Just head northeast at the end of the breakwater till you get to the channel heading into Highlands. There is a big shallow sand bank if you try to go a straight line out of the harbor to Highlands.

If you have a buddy, you can definitely float your boat off the trailer at Atlantic Highlands ramp. Need to be at the extreme right side of ramp closest to the floating dock. Back about half way down the ramp, stop and toss two 15-20 ft deck lines to your buddy standing on the elevated pier heading toward the floating dock. As you back the trailer down into the water and the boat starts to float, your buddy pulls and walks the boat out to the floating dock and ties up. Not hard at all if you're a coordinated team. A bit harder if you're alone, but still doable.

You can do this on the left side of the ramp too at high and mid tides, but at low tide that portion of the ramp has too much slime.

Reverse sequence on coming in if you can't drive onto the trailer. Maybe try it during the week the first time if you can, to avoid crowds. Good luck.