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 Hot Springs. 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. One more is 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 Hot Springs we know of Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail Kayak Launch.
Within 50 miles: Lenox Marbus Boat Ramp (Lake Hamilton, 16 miles).
A Coast Guard approved life jacket per person is the legal minimum around Hot Springs, and kids under 13 must wear theirs under the federal rule.
To look further out, search the map from Hot Springs. Before you go to Hot Springs: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Hot Springs, AR.