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 5 fishing piers within 16 miles of Smithfield. These piers and fishing docks are open to the public. Fees and license rules depend on who runs the pier and which state it is in. 7 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 Smithfield we list 5 fishing piers: Windsor Castle Park Fishing Pier, Bennett's Creek Park Fishing Pier, King-Lincoln Park Fishing Pier, Codham Bay Pier (West) and Codham Bay Pier (West 2).
Within 50 miles: Engineers Fishing Pier (East Hampton, 18 miles), Yorktown FIshing Pier (Gloucester Point, 19 miles), Oceanview Fishing Pier (Norfolk, 20 miles), Virginia Beach Fishing Pier (Virginia Beach, 37 miles) and Cape Charles Fishing Pier (Cape Charles, 38 miles).
Read Fishing from a pier: what to know first, then compare options on the map. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Smithfield, VA.