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 Dundee. 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. 11 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 Dundee we know of Wolverine Park Kayak Launch.
Within 50 miles: Lower Huron Metropark Kayak Launch (Romulus, 19 miles), Willow Metropark Canoe/Kayak Launch (Flat Rock, 19 miles), Oakwoods Metropark Canoe/Kayak Launch (Flat Rock, 20 miles), Middlegrounds Metropark Kayak Launch (Toledo, 23 miles) and Island Park Kayak Launch (Ann Arbor, 23 miles).
Yes: in Michigan, as everywhere in the US, each paddler needs an approved life jacket on board.
If you're new to this, read how to launch a kayak or canoe, or widen the search on the map around Dundee. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Dundee, MI.