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 are 2 places to launch a boat in Hastings. Another 50 are within 25 miles.
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Lakes, rivers and bays near these launches: Lake Isabel, Spring Lake.
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 list 2 launches in Hastings, including Lake Isabel Park Boat Ramp and Spring Lake Park Reserve Boat Ramp. Another 50 are within 25 miles.
Miesville Ravine Park Reserve Kayak Launch in Cannon Falls, about 15 miles away. You can also put in at the side of most boat ramps.
The launches in Hastings give access to Lake Isabel and Spring Lake.
Minnesota requires boaters to drain all water by pulling the plug when leaving a lake, and to trailer with the plug out.
If a launch is missing here, Let us know and we'll add it.