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 rulesWe know of one kayak launch in and around Bandon. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. One more is within 50 miles.
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 etiquetteIn and around Bandon we know of New River Kayak Access.
Within 50 miles: Foster Bar Boat Ramp (Port Orford, 37 miles).
The map shows every place around Bandon. Background for your visit: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Bandon, OR.