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 2 kayak launches within 16 miles of Lusby. 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. 4 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 Lusby we list 2 kayak launches: Kayak and Canoe Launch and Patuxent Water Trail 23.
Within 50 miles: MD Route 335 at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Cambridge, 20 miles), Canoe Boat Launch (Dumfries, 42 miles), Canoe Launch in Stafford (Stafford, 44 miles) and Cherry Beach Park Boat Ramp (Laurel, 44 miles).
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Lusby. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Lusby, MD.