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 Flatlands that we know of. The closest is Paerdegat Basin Park Boat Ramp in Brooklyn, about 1.7 miles away.
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| Boat ramps | 6 |
|---|---|
| Kayak and canoe launches | 3 |
| Fishing piers and access | 2 |
| Marked free | 2 |
Water you can reach from here: Mill Basin, Paerdegat Basin, Lower New York Bay, Coney Island Creek, Broad Channel, Upper New York Bay, Pier 1 Wetlands.
All launches on Lower New York Bay.
For closures and rules check New York State DEC (launch sites); NY State Parks (boating rules).
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 Flatlands itself. The closest is Paerdegat Basin Park Boat Ramp in Brooklyn, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Others nearby: Floyd Bennett Field Kayak Launch (Brooklyn, 2.6 miles), Raptor Point (Brooklyn, 2.9 miles) and Floyd Bennett Field Boat Ramp (Brooklyn, 2.9 miles).
We list 10 or more within about 40 miles.
Know a launch we don't list yet? Tell us and we'll add it.