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 DeSoto that we know of. The closest is Cedar Hill State Park Boat Ramp in Dallas, about 7.7 miles away.
| Boat ramps | 9 |
|---|---|
| Fishing piers and access | 1 |
The launches near DeSoto sit on Lynn Creek, Lake Waxahachie, White Rock Lake, John Penn Branch, Elm Fork Trinity River, Bachman Lake, White Rock Creek.
Before your first launch in DeSoto: 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 DeSoto itself. The closest is Cedar Hill State Park Boat Ramp in Dallas, about 7.7 miles away in a straight line. Others nearby: Lynn Creek Park Boat Ramp (Grand Prairie, 10 miles), Lynn Creek Marina Slipway (Grand Prairie, 11 miles) and Trinity View Park Boat Ramp (Dallas, 16 miles).
We list 10 or more within about 40 miles.
Know a launch we don't list yet? Tell us, we update the list regularly.