Boat Ramps Nearby
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 rulesKayak & canoe launches in Somersworth, NH
We list 12 kayak launches within 16 miles of Somersworth. Paddlers use these put-ins to carry a kayak or canoe to the water. Most are a short walk from parking, with a low dock or a sloped bank.
- <1 mi
Willand Pond Boat Launch
Somersworth - 2.5 mi
Dover Landing
Dover - 2.6 mi
Cocheco River Canoe Launch
Madbury - 3.9 mi
Bicentenial Park Boat Ramp
Rollinsford - 4.5 mi
- 6.5 mi
Jackson's Landing Boat Ramp
Durham - 8.2 mi
Hilton Park Boat Launch
Eliot - 9.5 mi
Eliot Boat Basin Launch
74 Hammond Lane, Eliot - 10 mi
Piscassic Park Boat Launch
Newmarket - 11 mi
Scotland Bridge Boat Ramp
York Harbor - 13 mi
Traip Academy Boat Launch
Kittery - 13 mi
Pierce Island Boat Launch
Portsmouth
Boat ramps near Somersworth
- Bellamy Reservoir Madbury, 4.3 mi
- Swains Lake Boat Launch Barrington, 7.9 mi
- Baxter Lake Rochester, 9.8 mi
- Baxter Lake Boat Access Ramp Rochester, 9.8 mi
- Pleasant Street Public Boat Launch Eliot, 10 mi
- Chapmans Landing (Downtown 2) Stratham Station, 13 mi
Illustration 
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 etiquetteKayak & canoe launches in Somersworth: questions and answers
Where can you find kayak & canoe launches in Somersworth, NH?
Within 16 miles of Somersworth we list 12 kayak launches: Willand Pond Boat Launch, Dover Landing, Cocheco River Canoe Launch, Bicentenial Park Boat Ramp, William A. Bray Memorial Park Boat Ramp, Jackson's Landing Boat Ramp, Hilton Park Boat Launch, Eliot Boat Basin Launch, Piscassic Park Boat Launch, Scotland Bridge Boat Ramp, Traip Academy Boat Launch and Pierce Island Boat Launch.
Do you need a life jacket to kayak near Somersworth?
Yes: in New Hampshire, as everywhere in the US, each paddler needs an approved life jacket on board.
If you're new to this, read how to launch a kayak or canoe, or widen the search on the map around Somersworth. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Somersworth, NH.