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 Orchard Lake. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank.
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 Orchard Lake we list 12 kayak launches: Orchard Lake DNR Boat Access Site Canoe/Kayak Launch, Kayak Launch in Keego Harbor, Dodge #4 State Park Kayak/SUP/Canoe Put-in, Canoe / Kayak Launch in Keego Harbor, Community Center Park Kayak & Canoe Launch, Kayak/Canoe Launch in Waterford, Kayak/Canoe Launch in West Bloomfield Township, Clinton River Canoe Site River Access, BW3's Kayak & Canoe Launch, Canoe/Kayak Boat Launch in Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake Access Site Kayak & Canoe Put-in and Lake Oakland Boating Access.
Yes. Federal rules require a wearable, Coast Guard approved life jacket for every person on a kayak or canoe, also near Orchard Lake.
Read How to launch a kayak or canoe first, then compare options on the map. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Orchard Lake, MI.