The Jones River

is a small river running through the south shore in Massachusetts. The river itself covers about 30 square miles, has its source in Silver Lake and drains into Kingston Bay. Land surrounding the river is 52% forested, of which 22% has been developed for residential use. There is a USGS stream gauge along 16 square miles of the river and it has measured the flow at .7 cubic feet per second per square mile of drainage area.

Ok, so much for this technical jargon, the Jones River is a fun river to kayak.  The first  time I ever paddled  here I drove to Greys Beach in Kingston, Ma.  From here you head North around Rocky Nook and up river to Kingston landing. I have paddled up river and have gone as far as going under rte. 3A where I decided to turn around since I didn't time my trip and wanted to be sure to make it back before night had fallen.