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 Rochester. These spots are made for paddle craft. You carry the kayak or canoe down to a low dock, a roller launch or a gentle bank, with no trailer lane to block.
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 Rochester we list 12 kayak launches: Yates Park CRWT access, Eagle's Landing CRWT access, Eagle's Landing Kayak & Canoe Launch Site, Clinton River Oaks Park Kayak Launch, Dodge Park River Access, Heart Lake Canoe Launch, Shoe Lake Boat Launch, Kayak & Canoe Launch, Kayak Launch in Keego Harbor, Lake Oakland Boating Access, Canoe / Kayak Launch and Kayak/SUP/Canoe Put-In.
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Rochester, MI.