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 7 kayak launches within 16 miles of Niagara Falls. 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. 4 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 Niagara Falls we list 7 kayak launches: Canoe Launch in Lewiston, Whitehaven Overlook Canoe & Kayak Launch Area, Burmaster Park Kayak Launch, Kayak Launch in Niagara Falls, Little Beaver Nature Trail kayak launch, NT Kayak Launch and Ellicott Creek Park Kayak Launch.
Within 50 miles: Dann Park Accessible Launch (Amherst, 20 miles), Sunset Bay State Marine Park Boat Launch (Silver Creek, 38 miles), Hanover Boat Launch (Silver Creek, 38 miles) and Kayak Launch in Silver Creek (Silver Creek, 39 miles).
The map shows every place around Niagara Falls. Background for your visit: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Niagara Falls, NY.