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 know of one kayak launch in and around Midland. 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. 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 etiquetteIn and around Midland we know of Tittabawassee Riverfront Park Kayak Launch.
Within 50 miles: Pickens Fields Kayak Launch (Mount Pleasant, 24 miles), Nelson Park Kayak Launch (Mount Pleasant, 24 miles), Mill Pond Park Kayak Launch (Mount Pleasant, 24 miles), Chipp-A-Water Park Kayak Launch (Mount Pleasant, 25 miles) and Luneack Park Kayak Launch (Alma, 27 miles).
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Midland. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Midland, MI.