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 12 kayak launches within 16 miles of Chickamauga. 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 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 Chickamauga we list 12 kayak launches: Lee & Gordon's Mills, Fort Oglethorpe, Cloud Springs, Camp Jordan (West Chick), Camp Jordan (South Chick), Reflection Riding Nature Center Ramp (Lookout Creek), Cummings Hwy (Lookout Creek), Maclellan Island (TN RIver), Ross's Landing Duck Boat Ramp (TN River), Ross's Landing Pier (TN River), Coolidge Park Tremont Street (TN River) and Coolidge Park Market Street (TN RIver).
Yes. Federal rules require a wearable, Coast Guard approved life jacket for every person on a kayak or canoe, also near Chickamauga.
To look further out, search the map from Chickamauga. Before you go to Chickamauga: How to launch a kayak or canoe. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Chickamauga, GA.