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 6 kayak launches within 16 miles of Wolcott. 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. 6 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 Wolcott we list 6 kayak launches: NYSDEC Boat Ramp (West), NYS DEC Boat Ramp, Fair Haven Beach State Park Boat Launch, NYSDEC Boat Ramp (Southwest), Sodus Point Beach Park Boat Ramp and Town of Sodus Boat Ramp.
Within 50 miles: Lauraville Landing Park Boat Ramp (Clyde, 16 miles), Route 38 Boat Launch (Port Byron, 18 miles), Abbey Park Boat Launch (Lyons, 20 miles), Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge Boat Launch (Bridgeport, 24 miles) and Widewaters Canal Park Boat Launch (Newark, 25 miles).
For a trip from Wolcott, our guide How to launch a kayak or canoe covers the basics, and the map finds more. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Wolcott, NY.