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 know of one kayak launch in and around Cambridge. 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. 5 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 etiquetteIn and around Cambridge we know of MD Route 335 at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
Within 50 miles: Cherry Beach Park Boat Ramp (Laurel, 20 miles), Kayak and Canoe Launch (Lusby, 24 miles), Patuxent Water Trail 23 (Golden Beach, 33 miles), Tuckahoe Boat Ramp (Ridgely, 34 miles) and Canoe/Kayak Launch in Snow Hill (Snow Hill, 42 miles).
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Cambridge. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Cambridge, MD.