Illustration Ramp etiquette
12 rules regulars expect you to know
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWe list 10 kayak launches within 16 miles of East Flatbush. 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. 2 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquette
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWithin 16 miles of East Flatbush we list 10 kayak launches: Floyd Bennett Field Kayak Launch, Floyd Bennett Field Kayak Boat Launch, Squibb Park Boat Ramp, Greenpoint Landing Esplanade Kayak Launch, Gansevoort Peninsula Kayak Access, Hook Creek Park Kayak/Canoe Launch, Mill Creek Point Boat Ramp, Fort Washington Park Kayak Launch, Old Place Creek Hand Launch and Bronx Park Kayak Launch.
Within 50 miles: 119th Street Canoe Launch (The Bronx, 16 miles) and Watchung Reservation Boat Ramp (Mountainside, 23 miles).
Bring an approved life jacket for each person; that is required on federal waters and in New York.