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 11 kayak launches within 16 miles of New York City. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. One more is 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 New York City we list 11 kayak launches: Squibb Park Boat Ramp, Gansevoort Peninsula Kayak Access, Greenpoint Landing Esplanade Kayak Launch, Mill Creek Point Boat Ramp, Fort Washington Park Kayak Launch, Floyd Bennett Field Kayak Launch, Kayak Boat Launch, Old Place Creek Hand Launch, Bronx Park Kayak Launch, 119th Street Canoe Launch and Hook Creek Park Kayak/Canoe Launch.
Within 50 miles: Watchung Reservation Boat Ramp (Mountainside, 19 miles).
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in New York City, NY.