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 8 kayak launches within 16 miles of Sodus. 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. 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 etiquetteWithin 16 miles of Sodus we list 8 kayak launches: Sodus Point Beach Park Boat Ramp, Town of Sodus Boat Ramp, NYSDEC Boat Ramp (Southwest), NYSDEC Boat Ramp (West), NYS DEC Boat Ramp, Abbey Park Boat Launch, Lauraville Landing Park Boat Ramp and Fair Haven Beach State Park Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Widewaters Canal Park Boat Launch (Newark, 17 miles), Village of Palmyra Boat Ramp (Palmyra, 19 miles), Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park Kayak Launch (Palmyra, 19 miles) and Pal-Mac Aqueduct Park Boat Launch (Palmyra, 19 miles).
If you're new to this, read how to launch a kayak or canoe, or widen the search on the map around Sodus. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Sodus, NY.