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 5 kayak launches within 16 miles of Biddeford. 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. 7 more are 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 Biddeford we list 5 kayak launches: Rotary Park Boat Ramp, Irving Street Boat Ramp, Front Street Boat Ramp, Skelton Dam Boat Ramp- Above Dam and Lincoln Street Boat Ramp.
Within 50 miles: Bicentenial Park Boat Ramp (Rollinsford, 25 miles), Little Sebago Lake Boat Ramp (Raymond, 25 miles), Yarmouth Town Landing (Yarmouth, 26 miles), Scotland Bridge Boat Ramp (York Harbor, 26 miles) and William A. Bray Memorial Park Boat Ramp (Dover, 28 miles).
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Biddeford. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Biddeford, ME.