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 12 kayak launches within 16 miles of Signal Mountain. Paddlers use these put-ins to carry a kayak or canoe to the water. Most are a short walk from parking, with a low dock or a sloped bank.
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 Signal Mountain we list 12 kayak launches: Suck Creek Boat Ramp (TN River), Pot House (TN RIver), Raccoon Mountain (TN RIver), Ross's Landing Duck Boat Ramp (TN River), Ross's Landing Pier (TN River), Coolidge Park Kayak Launch, Coolidge Park Market Street (TN RIver), Coolidge Park Tremont Street (TN River), Maclellan Island (TN RIver), Cummings Hwy (Lookout Creek), Reflection Riding Nature Center Ramp (Lookout Creek) and Rivermont.
A Coast Guard approved life jacket per person is the legal minimum around Signal Mountain, 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 Signal Mountain. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Signal Mountain, TN.