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 2 kayak launches within 16 miles of Sumner. 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. 10 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 Sumner we list 2 kayak launches: Riverside Park Kayak Launch and Dick Gilmur Shoreline and Kayak Launch.
Within 50 miles: Kayak Landing - Point Robinson (Seattle, 16 miles), Kayak Landing in Federal Way (Federal Way, 16 miles), Fort Ward Park Kayak Launch (Port Orchard, 31 miles), Waterway 19 Canoe/Kayak Launch (Seattle, 32 miles) and Kayak Launch in Olympia (Olympia, 32 miles).
A Coast Guard approved life jacket per person is the legal minimum around Sumner, and kids under 13 must wear theirs under the federal rule.
To look further out, search the map from Sumner. Before you go to Sumner: How to launch a kayak or canoe. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Sumner, WA.