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 know of one kayak launch in and around Ridgely. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. 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 etiquetteIn and around Ridgely we know of Tuckahoe Boat Ramp.
Within 50 miles: Cherry Beach Park Boat Ramp (Laurel, 29 miles), MD Route 335 at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Cambridge, 35 miles), Kayak and Canoe Launch (Lusby, 47 miles) and Patuxent Water Trail 23 (Golden Beach, 48 miles).
Read How to launch a kayak or canoe first, then compare options on the map. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Ridgely, MD.