Illustration Life jackets
The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesThere's no public boat ramp or launch inside Carrollton that we know of. The closest is Bachman Lake Park Boat Ramp in Dallas, about 7.3 miles away.
Search the map around Carrollton Kayak & canoe launches in CarrolltonFishing piers in Carrollton
| Boat ramps | 9 |
|---|---|
| Fishing piers and access | 1 |
The launches near Carrollton sit on Farris Branch, Elm Fork Trinity River, Bachman Lake, White Rock Creek, Office Creek.
All launches on Elm Fork Trinity River, Farris Branch.
Helpful before you go: what ramps cost, kayak launches and ramp etiquette.
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rules
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWe don't know of a launch inside Carrollton itself. The closest is Bachman Lake Park Boat Ramp in Dallas, about 7.3 miles away in a straight line. Others nearby: Hathaway Spillway (Dallas, 7.4 miles), East Hill Park Boat Ramp (The Colony, 8.7 miles) and Trinity View Park Boat Ramp (Dallas, 9.9 miles).
We list 10 or more within about 40 miles.
Know a launch we don't list yet? Let us know.