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 4 kayak launches within 16 miles of Stottville. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. 8 more are 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 Stottville we list 4 kayak launches: NYSDEC Boat Ramp, Hudson State Boat Launch, Lasher Memorial Park Boat Launch and Cheviot Park Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Henry Hudson Park Boat Launch (Castleton-on-Hudson, 16 miles), Queechy Lake Canoe Launch (Richmond, 20 miles), Cranberry Pond Access (West Stockbridge, 20 miles), Kayak Launch in Glasco (Glasco, 20 miles) and Glendale Road Access (Housatonic, 21 miles).
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Stottville. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Stottville, NY.