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 6 kayak launches within 16 miles of Leeds. A kayak launch gets you on the water without backing a trailer down a ramp. Expect a low floating dock, rollers or a soft shoreline. 6 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 Leeds we list 6 kayak launches: Riverbend Campground Boat Launch, Stinchfield Beach Boat Launch, Androscoggin Lake Boat Access, Center Bridge Boat Launch, Maranacook Lake Boat Ramp and Cherry Pond Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Lincoln Street Boat Launch (Lewiston, 17 miles), Androscoggin River Boat Ramp (Mechanic Falls, 20 miles), Durham Boat Launch (Lisbon, 21 miles), Miller Park Boat Launch (Lisbon Falls, 21 miles) and Pejepscot Boat Ramp (Lisbon Falls, 23 miles).
Read How to launch a kayak or canoe first, then compare options on the map. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Leeds, ME.