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 list 11 kayak launches within 16 miles of Bath. Paddlers use these put-ins to carry a kayak or canoe to the water. Most are a short walk from parking, with a low dock or a sloped 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 etiquetteWithin 16 miles of Bath we list 11 kayak launches: Sawyer Park Boat Launch, South End Boat Launch, Nequasset Park Boat Ramp, Water Street Boat Landing #2, Holbrook Street Landing, Hildreth Road Landing, Mere Point Boat Launch, Atlantic Edge, Pejepscot Boat Ramp, Kayak Launch in Freeport and Miller Park Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Durham Boat Launch (Lisbon, 18 miles).
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Bath, ME.