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 2 kayak launches within 16 miles of Union City. No trailer needed: these launches are for boats you can carry, with a low dock, a launch rail or an easy bank. 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 Union City we list 2 kayak launches: Kayak Launch in Union City and River Park Canoe Landing.
Within 50 miles: Porter Street Canoe Dock (Albion, 22 miles), McDonald Lake Canoe Launch (Middleville, 42 miles), Williams Lake Canoe Launch (Middleville, 42 miles), Hermance Park Kayak Launch (Bristol, 44 miles) and Riverside Park Canoe Launch (Middleville, 46 miles).
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Union City, MI.