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 5 kayak launches within 16 miles of Caledonia. These spots are made for paddle craft. You carry the kayak or canoe down to a low dock, a roller launch or a gentle bank, with no trailer lane to block. 7 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 Caledonia we list 5 kayak launches: Millstone Landing, New Albin Landing, Hunters Point Boat Landing, Upper Hunter's Point Landing and Goose Island County Park Boat Ramp.
Within 50 miles: Yellow River Canoe Access (Monona, 27 miles), Mosey's Landing (Onalaska, 28 miles), Rushford Canoe launch (Rushford, 32 miles), Canoe Landing 10 (Cashton, 35 miles) and Canoe Landing 4 (Cashton, 35 miles).
More places near Caledonia are on the map; good to know before you go: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Caledonia, MN.