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 2 kayak launches within 16 miles of Pembroke Pines. 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 etiquetteWithin 16 miles of Pembroke Pines we list 2 kayak launches: Kayak Ramp in Hollywood and Oleta River State Park Kayak Ramp.
Within 50 miles: Canoe/Kayak Launch in Coral Gables (Coral Gables, 20 miles).
A Coast Guard approved life jacket per person is the legal minimum around Pembroke Pines, 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 Pembroke Pines.