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 11 kayak launches within 16 miles of Jersey City. 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 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 Jersey City we list 11 kayak launches: Gansevoort Peninsula Kayak Access, Squibb Park Boat Ramp, Mill Creek Point Boat Ramp, Greenpoint Landing Esplanade Kayak Launch, Old Place Creek Hand Launch, Fort Washington Park Kayak Launch, Floyd Bennett Field Kayak Launch, Floyd Bennett Field Kayak Boat Launch, Bronx Park Kayak Launch, 119th Street Canoe Launch and Watchung Reservation Boat Ramp.
Within 50 miles: Hook Creek Park Kayak/Canoe Launch (Rosedale, 19 miles).
Bring an approved life jacket for each person; that is required on federal waters and in New York.
To look further out, search the map from Jersey City. Before you go to Jersey City: How to launch a kayak or canoe. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Jersey City, NJ.