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 Lansing. Paddlers use these put-ins to carry a kayak or canoe to the water. Most are a short walk from parking, with a low dock or a sloped bank. 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 Lansing we list 4 kayak launches: Myers Park Boat Launch, Taughannock Falls State Park Boat Launch, Long Point State Park Boat Launch and Cayuta Lake Boat Launch (Northeast).
Within 50 miles: Smith Memorial Park Boat Launch (Dundee, 18 miles), Lodi Point State Park Boat Launch (Dundee, 18 miles), Deans Cove Boat Launch (Union Springs, 18 miles), Severne Point Boat Launch (Dundee, 19 miles) and Yaman Park Boat Launch (Cortland, 20 miles).
Read How to launch a kayak or canoe first, then compare options on the map. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Lansing, NY.