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 rulesThere are 6 places to launch a boat in Des Moines. Another 7 are within 25 miles.
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| Boat ramps | 6 |
|---|---|
| Marked free | 1 |
Water you can reach from here: Easter Lake, Gray's Lake.
Before your first launch here: 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 list 6 launches in Des Moines, including Access 195, Carney Park Boat Ramp and Easter Lake Park Boat Ramp. Another 7 are within 25 miles.
Carney Park Boat Ramp is marked free in the map data. For the other launches in Des Moines we have no fee details.
The launches in Des Moines give access to Easter Lake and Gray's Lake.
If a launch is missing here, Tell us and we'll add it.