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 12 kayak launches within 16 miles of Union Springs. 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 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 Springs we list 12 kayak launches: Deans Cove Boat Launch, Long Point State Park Boat Launch, Frontenac Park Boat Launch, Cayuga Lake State Park Boat Launch, Sampson State Park Boat Launch, Seneca Falls Community Park Boat Ramp, Oak Island Boat Launch, Mud Lock Boat Launch, Lodi Point State Park Boat Launch, Seneca Lake State Park Boat Launch, Emerson Park Boat Launch and Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Boat Launch.
Yes. Federal rules require a wearable, Coast Guard approved life jacket for every person on a kayak or canoe, also near Union Springs.
The map shows every place around Union Springs. Background for your visit: How to launch a kayak or canoe. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Union Springs, NY.