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 Sunnyvale. 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. 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 Sunnyvale we know of Vasona Reservoir in Los Gatos.
Within 50 miles: Eden landing Kayak Launch (Hayward, 18 miles), Uvas Reservoir County Park (Morgan Hill, 28 miles), Kayaker's Slipway (Santa Cruz, 28 miles) and Boat Ramp Street Slipway (Richmond, 43 miles).
To look further out, search the map from Sunnyvale. Before you go to Sunnyvale: How to launch a kayak or canoe.