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 2 kayak launches within 16 miles of Sumner. 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. 10 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 Sumner we list 2 kayak launches: Riverside Park Kayak Launch and Dick Gilmur Shoreline and Kayak Launch.
Within 50 miles: Kayak Landing - Point Robinson (Seattle, 16 miles), Kayak Landing (Federal Way, 16 miles), Fort Ward Park Kayak Launch (Port Orchard, 31 miles), Waterway 19 Canoe/Kayak Launch (Seattle, 32 miles) and Kayak Launch in Olympia (Olympia, 32 miles).
To look further out, search the map from Sumner. Before you go to Sumner: How to launch a kayak or canoe. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Sumner, WA.