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 11 kayak launches within 16 miles of Waverly. These spots are made for paddle craft. You carry the kayak or canoe down to a low dock, a roller launch or a gentle bank, with no trailer lane to block. One more is 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 Waverly we list 11 kayak launches: Barton Landing, PFBC Sayre Access, Tioga Downs Boat Launch, Riverfront Park Boat Ramp, Tozers Landing Boat Launch, White Wagon Boat Launch, NYS DEC Boat Ramp, Toll Bridge Park Boat Launch, Hickories Park Boat Launch, Marshland Road Boat Launch and Dunn Field Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Chase-Hibbard Dam Downstream Access (Elmira, 17 miles).
For a trip from Waverly, our guide How to launch a kayak or canoe covers the basics, and the map finds more. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Waverly, NY.