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 10 kayak launches within 16 miles of Queens. 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. 2 more are within 50 miles.
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 Queens we list 10 kayak launches: Hook Creek Park Kayak/Canoe Launch, Floyd Bennett Field Kayak Launch, Kayak Boat Launch, Greenpoint Landing Esplanade Kayak Launch, Squibb Park Boat Ramp, Gansevoort Peninsula Kayak Access, Bronx Park Kayak Launch, Fort Washington Park Kayak Launch, Mill Creek Point Boat Ramp and 119th Street Canoe Launch.
Within 50 miles: Old Place Creek Hand Launch (Staten Island, 19 miles) and Watchung Reservation Boat Ramp (Mountainside, 28 miles).
The map shows every place around Queens. Background for your visit: How to launch a kayak or canoe.