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 6 kayak launches within 16 miles of Ferndale. 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. 2 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 Ferndale we list 6 kayak launches: Kayak Launch in Ferndale, Dakota Creek Kayak Launch, Kayak Launch in Bellingham (Northwest), Kayak Launch in Bellingham (Southwest), Chuckanut Bay Shorelands Kayak Launch and Eastsound Village Green County Park Boat Ramp.
Within 50 miles: Kayak Landing (Anacortes, 20 miles) and Barrowtown Boat Launch (Sumas, 31 miles).
If you're new to this, read how to launch a kayak or canoe, or widen the search on the map around Ferndale. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Ferndale, WA.