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 4 kayak launches within 16 miles of Hiram. 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. 8 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 Hiram we list 4 kayak launches: Canoe Launch in Hiram, River Run Saco Canoe Access, Lovewell Pond Boat Ramp and Walkers Bridge Canoe Access.
Within 50 miles: Little Sebago Lake Boat Ramp (Raymond, 16 miles), Keoka Lake Boat Launch (Harrison, 19 miles), Androscoggin River Boat Ramp (Mechanic Falls, 23 miles), Lincoln Street Boat Ramp (Westbrook, 24 miles) and Skelton Dam Boat Ramp- Above Dam (Dayton, 24 miles).
A Coast Guard approved life jacket per person is the legal minimum around Hiram, and kids under 13 must wear theirs under the federal rule.
More places near Hiram are on the map; good to know before you go: How to launch a kayak or canoe. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Hiram, ME.