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 4 kayak launches within 16 miles of Montour Falls. 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. 8 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 Montour Falls we list 4 kayak launches: Cayuta Lake Boat Launch (Northeast), Chemung County Boat Ramp, Chemung County Kayak Launch and Smith Memorial Park Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Taughannock Falls State Park Boat Launch (Trumansburg, 17 miles), Lamoka Lake Boat Launch (Sylvan Beach, 17 miles), Waneta Lake Boat Launch (Sylvan Beach, 17 miles), Myers Park Boat Launch (Lansing, 17 miles) and Senator William T. Smith Boat Launch (Big Flats, 17 miles).
Yes: in New York, as everywhere in the US, each paddler needs an approved life jacket on board.
To look further out, search the map from Montour Falls. Before you go to Montour Falls: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Montour Falls, NY.