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 12 kayak launches within 16 miles of New Hope. 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.
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 New Hope we list 12 kayak launches: Maple View (Nickajack), Nickajack Powerhouse, Shellmound Ramp (Nickajack), Nickajack, Below Dam (TN River), Macedonia Church (Cole City Creek), Marion County Campground #1 (Nickajack), Marion County Campground #2 (Nickajack), Hales Bar Lower (TN River), Lee Highway, Rivers Landing Rd (TN River), South Pittsburg Riverpark (TN River) and Hales Bar Upper (TN River).
For paddling near New Hope you need one wearable, approved life jacket per person.
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of New Hope. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in New Hope, TN.