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 12 kayak launches within 16 miles of Chattanooga. Kayak and canoe launches are put-ins built for paddlers: a low dock, a roller launch or a sandy bank where you can slide a boat in without a trailer.
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 Chattanooga we list 12 kayak launches: Ross's Landing Pier (TN River), Ross's Landing Duck Boat Ramp (TN River), Maclellan Island (TN RIver), Coolidge Park Market Street (TN RIver), Coolidge Park Kayak Launch, Coolidge Park Tremont Street (TN River), Cummings Hwy (Lookout Creek), Reflection Riding Nature Center Ramp (Lookout Creek), Riverwalk/Greenway Dock (South Chickamauga Creek), Rivermont, Riverpark Lower and Sterchi Farm Kayak Launch (South Chickamauga Creek).
More places near Chattanooga are on the map; good to know before you go: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Chattanooga, TN.