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 rulesMadison has one public boat ramp or launch on our map. Another 10 are within 25 miles.
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Water you can reach from here: Little Coal River.
Official access sites and closures: West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
Before your first launch in Madison: what ramps cost, kayak launches and ramp etiquette.
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 etiquetteWe know of one launch in Madison: Walhonde Water Trail Access Ramp. Within 25 miles there are 10 more.
Ridenour Memorial Park Kayak Launch in Nitro, about 25 miles away. You can also put in at the side of most boat ramps.
Did a launch close, or is one missing? Let us know, we update the list regularly.