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 Blaine. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. 6 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 Blaine we list 2 kayak launches: Dakota Creek Kayak Launch and Kayak Launch in Ferndale.
Within 50 miles: Kayak Launch in Bellingham (Northwest) (Bellingham, 24 miles), Eastsound Village Green County Park Boat Ramp (Friday Harbor, 26 miles), Kayak Launch in Bellingham (Southwest) (Bellingham, 27 miles), Chuckanut Bay Shorelands Kayak Launch (Bellingham, 28 miles) and Barrowtown Boat Launch (Sumas, 31 miles).
Yes: in Washington, as everywhere in the US, each paddler needs an approved life jacket on board.
For a trip from Blaine, 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 Blaine, WA.