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 8 kayak launches within 16 miles of Dunlap. A kayak launch gets you on the water without backing a trailer down a ramp. Expect a low floating dock, rollers or a soft shoreline. 4 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 Dunlap we list 8 kayak launches: Canoe the Sequatchie, Water Company, Stone Cave Road, Frank Tate Road, Condra Switch Road, Mt Calvary Road, Ketner Mill Put In and Suck Creek Boat Ramp (TN River).
Within 50 miles: Pot House (TN RIver) (Chattanooga, 17 miles), Upper Greenway Farm (East Chattanooga, 17 miles), Lower Greenway Farm (East Chattanooga, 17 miles) and Rivermont (East Chattanooga, 18 miles).
To look further out, search the map from Dunlap. Before you go to Dunlap: How to launch a kayak or canoe. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Dunlap, TN.