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 3 kayak launches within 16 miles of Orono. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. 9 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 Orono we list 3 kayak launches: Eddington Boat Launch, North Brewer Launch and Greenbush Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery Boat Ramp (Orland, 18 miles), Verona Island Boat Landing (Bucksport, 19 miles), Walker's Pond Boat Launch (Sedgwick, 35 miles), Sorrento boat ramp (Sullivan, 36 miles) and Bartlett Narrows Boat Launch (Tremont, 37 miles).
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Orono, ME.