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 Montgomery City. 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. 2 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 Montgomery City we know of Loutre Lick Canoe Launch.
Within 50 miles: Missouri Department of Conservation Boat Ramp (Columbia, 29 miles) and Stephens Lake Park Canoe Launch (Columbia, 39 miles).
A Coast Guard approved life jacket per person is the legal minimum around Montgomery City, and kids under 13 must wear theirs under the federal rule.
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Montgomery City. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Montgomery City, MO.