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 Cumberland Head. Kayak and canoe launches are put-ins built for paddlers: a low dock, a roller launch or a sandy bank where you can slide a boat in without a trailer. 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 Cumberland Head we list 5 kayak launches: NYSOPRHP Boat Ramp, Point au Roche State Park Boat Launch, Wilson Dock Boat Launch, Great Chazy Boat Launch and Peru Dock Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Louie's Landing Boat Launch (Swanton, 16 miles), Macs Bend Boat Launch (Swanton, 16 miles), Colchester Point Boat Ramp (Burlington, 18 miles), Chazy Lake Boat Launch (Dannemora, 21 miles) and Shelburne Bay Boat Ramp (Burlington, 28 miles).
Read How to launch a kayak or canoe first, then compare options on the map. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Cumberland Head, NY.