Boat Ramps Nearby
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Life jacket rulesKayak & canoe launches in Canaan, CT
We list 5 kayak launches within 16 miles of Canaan. Paddlers use these put-ins to carry a kayak or canoe to the water. Most are a short walk from parking, with a low dock or a sloped bank. 7 more are within 50 miles.
- 3.9 mi
Rannapo Road Access
Canaan - 4.9 mi
Great Falls Reservoir Access
Canaan - 8 mi
Sheffield Covered Bridge Park Access
Sheffield - 12 mi
Brookside Road Access
Great Barrington - 15 mi
Division Street Access
Great Barrington - 17 mi
Rising Pond Pumping Station Access
Housatonic - 18 mi
Glendale Road Access
Housatonic - 19 mi
Glendale Dam Put-In
Stockbridge - 19 mi
Glendale Dam Take-Out
Stockbridge - 19 mi
- 20 mi
- 23 mi
Cranberry Pond Access
West Stockbridge
Boat ramps near Canaan
- Wood Creek Pond Boat Launch Canaan, 5.7 mi
- Rudd Pond Pine Plains, 11 mi
- State of Connecticut Boat Ramp (Northwest) Winchester Center, 11 mi
- State of Connecticut Boat Ramp (North) West Torrington, 11 mi
- State of Connecticut Boat Ramp Pine Plains, 12 mi
- Highland Lake Boat Launch Winsted, 13 mi
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Ramp etiquetteKayak & canoe launches in Canaan: questions and answers
Where can you find kayak & canoe launches in Canaan, CT?
Within 16 miles of Canaan we list 5 kayak launches: Rannapo Road Access, Great Falls Reservoir Access, Sheffield Covered Bridge Park Access, Brookside Road Access and Division Street Access.
What other kayak launches are near Canaan?
Within 50 miles: Rising Pond Pumping Station Access (Housatonic, 17 miles), Glendale Road Access (Housatonic, 18 miles), Glendale Dam Put-In (Stockbridge, 19 miles), Glendale Dam Take-Out (Stockbridge, 19 miles) and BNRC Fishing Access (Lee, 19 miles).
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Canaan. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Canaan, CT.