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 kayak launches within 16 miles of Allentown. Paddlers use these put-ins to carry a kayak or canoe to the water. Most are a short walk from parking, with a low dock or a sloped bank. 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 Allentown we list 2 kayak launches: Walnutport Boat Ramp and Canoe Launch in Raubsville.
Within 50 miles: Lehigh River Easton Access (Easton, 16 miles), Scott Park Boat Ramp (Easton, 16 miles), Deep Creek Lake Boat Launch (Woxall, 19 miles), Kayak Launch in Alpha (Alpha, 22 miles) and Kingwood Boat Ramp (Frenchtown, 23 miles).
For paddling near Allentown you need one wearable, approved life jacket per person. Pennsylvania asks paddlers for a boat registration or a launch permit at state boat access areas and state park launches.
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Allentown, PA.