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 10 kayak launches within 16 miles of Auburn. A kayak launch gets you on the water without backing a trailer down a ramp. Expect a low floating dock, rollers or a soft shoreline. 2 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 Auburn we list 10 kayak launches: Cherry Pond Boat Launch, Lincoln Street Boat Launch, Center Bridge Boat Launch, Androscoggin River Boat Ramp, Durham Boat Launch, Riverbend Campground Boat Launch, Miller Park Boat Launch, Stinchfield Beach Boat Launch, Androscoggin Lake Boat Access and Pejepscot Boat Ramp.
Within 50 miles: Maranacook Lake Boat Ramp (Readfield, 19 miles) and Water Street Boat Landing #2 (Brunswick, 21 miles).
For a trip from Auburn, our guide How to launch a kayak or canoe covers the basics, and the map finds more. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Auburn, ME.