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 5 kayak launches within 16 miles of Susquehanna. 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. 7 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 Susquehanna we list 5 kayak launches: PFBC Oakland Access, Riverside Lane Boat Launch, Oaquaga Bridge Boat Launch, River Road Boat Launch and Ninevah Bridge Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Sandy Beach Park Boat Launch (Binghamton, 16 miles), Afton Public River Access (Bainbridge, 17 miles), William S. Payne Memorial Park Boat Launch (Bainbridge, 22 miles), Harold Moore Park Boat Launch (Endwell, 23 miles) and Grippen Park Boat Launch (Endicott, 25 miles).
For paddling near Susquehanna you need one wearable, approved life jacket per person. In Pennsylvania, kayaks and canoes need a registration or a launch permit to use Fish and Boat Commission and state park launches.
Read How to launch a kayak or canoe first, then compare options on the map. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Susquehanna, PA.