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 3 kayak launches within 16 miles of Lewiston. 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. 9 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 Lewiston we list 3 kayak launches: Lake Fifteen Boat Launch, Crooked Lake Boat Launch and Crooked Lake Pond Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Comins Township Boat Ramp (Mio, 16 miles), Emerald Lake Boat Launch (Gaylord, 20 miles), Camp Ten Bridge Boat Launch (Mio, 21 miles), Mio Pond SFCG Boat Launch (Mio, 22 miles) and M33 Roadside Park Boat Ramp (Mio, 22 miles).
A Coast Guard approved life jacket per person is the legal minimum around Lewiston, and kids under 13 must wear theirs under the federal rule.
More places near Lewiston 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 Lewiston, MI.