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 Pittsboro. 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. 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 Pittsboro we list 4 kayak launches: Dan's Take Out, Chicken Bridge Paddle Access, Union Bridge Paddle Access and Saxapahaw Mill Race Access.
Within 50 miles: Saxapahaw Lake Access (Saxapahaw, 16 miles), Swepsonville River Park Lower Access (Swepsonville, 21 miles), Swepsonville River Park Upper Access (Swepsonville, 21 miles), Great Alamance Creek Paddle Access (Graham, 22 miles) and Graham Paddle Access (Graham, 23 miles).
To look further out, search the map from Pittsboro. Before you go to Pittsboro: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Pittsboro, NC.