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 12 kayak launches within 16 miles of Madbury. 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.
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 Madbury we list 12 kayak launches: Cocheco River Canoe Launch, Willand Pond Boat Launch, Dover Landing, Jackson's Landing Boat Ramp, William A. Bray Memorial Park Boat Ramp, Bicentenial Park Boat Ramp, Piscassic Park Boat Launch, Hilton Park Boat Launch, Eliot Boat Basin Launch, Chapmans Landing (Downtown), Newfields Town Landing and Pawtuckaway Lake Boat Access.
A Coast Guard approved life jacket per person is the legal minimum around Madbury, and kids under 13 must wear theirs under the federal rule.
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Madbury. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Madbury, NH.