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 3 kayak launches within 16 miles of Andrews. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. 3 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 Andrews we list 3 kayak launches: Lewellyn Branch Lake Access, Panel Branch Lake Access and Rymers Ferry Lake Access.
Within 50 miles: Fort Loudoun State Historic Park Kayak Launch (Vonore, 23 miles), Kayak Launch in Loudon (Loudon, 29 miles) and Riverside Access (Franklin, 36 miles).
To look further out, search the map from Andrews. Before you go to Andrews: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Andrews, NC.