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 Dayton. 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 Dayton we list 5 kayak launches: Skelton Dam Boat Ramp- Above Dam, Rotary Park Boat Ramp, Irving Street Boat Ramp, Front Street Boat Ramp and Lincoln Street Boat Ramp.
Within 50 miles: Little Sebago Lake Boat Ramp (Raymond, 21 miles), Canoe Launch in Hiram (Hiram, 25 miles), Yarmouth Town Landing (Yarmouth, 25 miles), River Run Saco Canoe Access (Hiram, 25 miles) and Bicentenial Park Boat Ramp (Rollinsford, 26 miles).
For a trip from Dayton, our guide How to launch a kayak or canoe covers the basics, and the map finds more. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Dayton, ME.