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 4 kayak launches within 16 miles of Grantsburg. 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.
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 Grantsburg we list 4 kayak launches: Head of the Rapids, Maple Island, Little Yellow Banks and Thayer's Landing.
Within 50 miles: Comfort Lake Public Water Access (Wyoming, 41 miles), Gordon Dam County Park Boat Ramp (Lake Nebagamon, 43 miles), Earl Park Landing (Spooner, 43 miles), Big Bend Landing (Spooner, 44 miles) and Springbrook Landing (Hayward, 47 miles).
Bring an approved life jacket for each person; that is required on federal waters and in Wisconsin.
How to launch a kayak or canoe explains the basics, and the map lists more places within driving distance of Grantsburg. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Grantsburg, WI.