Illustration Ramp etiquette
12 rules regulars expect you to know
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWe list 4 kayak launches within 16 miles of Cary. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. 8 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquette
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWithin 16 miles of Cary we list 4 kayak launches: Millburnie Dam Canoe Launch, Anderson Point Park Canoe Launch, Poole Road Canoe Launch and Canoe Access in Raleigh.
Within 50 miles: Forest Ridge Park Boat Ramp (Wake Forest, 16 miles), Dan's Take Out (Fearrington Village, 20 miles), Chicken Bridge Paddle Access (Pittsboro, 25 miles), Union Bridge Paddle Access (Saxapahaw, 28 miles) and Saxapahaw Mill Race Access (Saxapahaw, 32 miles).
To look further out, search the map from Cary. Before you go to Cary: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Cary, NC.