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 6 kayak launches within 16 miles of Seattle. These spots are made for paddle craft. You carry the kayak or canoe down to a low dock, a roller launch or a gentle bank, with no trailer lane to block. 6 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 Seattle we list 6 kayak launches: Waterway 19 Canoe/Kayak Launch, Fort Ward Park Kayak Launch, Luke McRedmond Landing Kayak Launch, Point Monroe Lagoon, Fletcher Landing and Kayak Landing - Point Robinson.
Within 50 miles: Kayak Landing (Federal Way, 16 miles), Dick Gilmur Shoreline and Kayak Launch (Tacoma, 22 miles), Glendale Beach Preserve Boat Ramp (Mukilteo, 23 miles), Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Boat Ramp (Seabeck, 24 miles) and Tiger Lake (Seabeck, 24 miles).
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Seattle, WA.