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 4 kayak launches within 16 miles of Onalaska. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. 7 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 Onalaska we list 4 kayak launches: Mosey's Landing, Goose Island County Park Boat Ramp, Upper Hunter's Point Landing and Hunters Point Boat Landing.
Within 50 miles: Millstone Landing (Caledonia, 25 miles), Rushford Canoe launch (Rushford, 26 miles), New Albin Landing (Caledonia, 28 miles), Canoe Landing 4 in Cashton (Cashton, 36 miles) and Canoe Landing 1 in Cashton (Cashton, 36 miles).
For paddling near Onalaska you need one wearable, approved life jacket per person.
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Onalaska, WI.