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 Walled Lake. 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 Walled Lake we list 12 kayak launches: Canoe/Kayak Boat Launch in Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake Access Site Kayak & Canoe Put-in, Kayak/Canoe Launch in West Bloomfield Township, Proud Lake State Recreation Area Canoe / Kayak Launch, Village Canoe Rental, River's Edge Kayak Take-Out, Orchard Lake DNR Boat Access Site Canoe/Kayak Launch, Central Park Canoe / Kayak Launch, Central Park Kayak & Canoe Launch, Kayak/Canoe Launch in Waterford, Dodge #4 State Park Kayak/SUP/Canoe Put-in and Hubbell Pond Park Canoe / Kayak Launch.
A Coast Guard approved life jacket per person is the legal minimum around Walled Lake, and kids under 13 must wear theirs under the federal rule.
If you're new to this, read how to launch a kayak or canoe, or widen the search on the map around Walled Lake. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Walled Lake, MI.