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 Somerville. A kayak launch gets you on the water without backing a trailer down a ramp. Expect a low floating dock, rollers or a soft shoreline.
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 Somerville we list 12 kayak launches: Blessing of the Bay Boat Ramp, Spy Pond Boat Launch, Squibnocket Park Boat Ramp, Veterans Field Boat Ramp, Canoe and Kayak Launch, Town of Weymouth Boat Ramp, Town of Hull Boat Ramp (Northwest), Route 225 Boat Launch, Cartopper Only Launch, Hingham Boat Ramp, Town of Hull Boat Ramp (Southeast) and Old Calf Pasture Boat Launch.
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Somerville, MA.