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 2 fishing piers within 16 miles of Virginia Beach. 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. 10 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 Virginia Beach we list 2 fishing piers: Virginia Beach Fishing Pier and Little Island Fishing Pier.
Within 50 miles: Oceanview Fishing Pier (Norfolk, 17 miles), Engineers Fishing Pier (East Hampton, 21 miles), King-Lincoln Park Fishing Pier (Newport News, 25 miles), Bennett's Creek Park Fishing Pier (Suffolk, 28 miles) and Cape Charles Fishing Pier (Cape Charles, 29 miles).
More: Fishing from a pier: what to know. Search the map. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Virginia Beach, VA.