Illustration Ramp etiquette
12 rules regulars expect you to know
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWe list 6 kayak launches within 16 miles of Cartersville. Kayak and canoe launches are put-ins built for paddlers: a low dock, a roller launch or a sandy bank where you can slide a boat in without a trailer. 3 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquette
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWithin 16 miles of Cartersville we list 6 kayak launches: Floyd's Landing, City of Cartersville Leake Mounds Kayak/Canoe Launch, Euharlee Road Canoe/Kayak Launch, Osborne Park Kayak Launch, Hardin Bridge Canoe/Kayak Launch and Neels Landing Canoe/Kayak Launch.
Within 50 miles: Dixon Landing Canoe/Kayak Launch (Rome, 17 miles), Dub Denman Canoe Trail Launch #2 (Tallapoosa, 36 miles) and Kelly Bridge Canoe and Kayak Launch (Cumming, 39 miles).
For paddling near Cartersville you need one wearable, approved life jacket per person.
To look further out, search the map from Cartersville. Before you go to Cartersville: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Cartersville, GA.