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Ramp etiquetteKayak & canoe launches in Catskill, NY
We list 5 kayak launches within 16 miles of Catskill. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. 7 more are within 50 miles.
- 2.1 mi
Lasher Memorial Park Boat Launch
Catskill - 4.5 mi
Cheviot Park Boat Launch
Saugerties - 6.1 mi
Hudson State Boat Launch
Athens - 9.9 mi
NYSDEC Boat Ramp
Stottville - 11 mi
Kayak Launch in Glasco
Glasco - 25 mi
Kayak Launch in Tillson
Tillson - 26 mi
Henry Hudson Park Boat Launch
Castleton-on-Hudson - 26 mi
Brookside Road Access
Great Barrington - 26 mi
Rising Pond Pumping Station Access
Housatonic - 27 mi
Division Street Access
Great Barrington - 27 mi
Sheffield Covered Bridge Park Access
Sheffield - 27 mi
Glendale Road Access
Housatonic
Boat ramps near Catskill
- Dutchman's Landing Park Boat Ramp Catskill, 2.1 mi
- Murderers Creek Boat Launch Athens, 7 mi
- Saugerties Public Beach Park Boat Ramp Saugerties, 9 mi
- Tivoli Bays Tivoli, 10 mi
- Double Boat Launch Glasco, 11 mi
- Coxsackie Riverside Park state boat launch Coxsackie, 12 mi
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Life jacket rulesKayak & canoe launches in Catskill: questions and answers
Is there kayak & canoe launches in Catskill?
Within 16 miles of Catskill we list 5 kayak launches: Lasher Memorial Park Boat Launch, Cheviot Park Boat Launch, Hudson State Boat Launch, NYSDEC Boat Ramp and Kayak Launch in Glasco.
What other kayak launches are near Catskill?
Within 50 miles: Kayak Launch in Tillson (Tillson, 25 miles), Henry Hudson Park Boat Launch (Castleton-on-Hudson, 26 miles), Brookside Road Access (Great Barrington, 26 miles), Rising Pond Pumping Station Access (Housatonic, 26 miles) and Division Street Access (Great Barrington, 27 miles).
Do you need a life jacket to kayak near Catskill?
Yes: in New York, as everywhere in the US, each paddler needs an approved life jacket on board.
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Catskill. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Catskill, NY.