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 fishing piers within 16 miles of Norfolk. A fishing pier puts you over deeper water without a boat. Check the posted rules: fees, hours and license requirements differ from pier to pier. 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 Norfolk we list 4 fishing piers: Oceanview Fishing Pier, Engineers Fishing Pier, King-Lincoln Park Fishing Pier and Bennett's Creek Park Fishing Pier.
Within 50 miles: Virginia Beach Fishing Pier (Virginia Beach, 17 miles), Windsor Castle Park Fishing Pier (Smithfield, 21 miles), Little Island Fishing Pier (Virginia Beach, 23 miles), Yorktown FIshing Pier (Gloucester Point, 29 miles) and Codham Bay Pier (West) (Newport News, 32 miles).
If you're new to this, read fishing from a pier: what to know, or widen the search on the map around Norfolk. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Norfolk, VA.