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 6 kayak launches within 16 miles of Trumansburg. 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. 6 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 Trumansburg we list 6 kayak launches: Taughannock Falls State Park Boat Launch, Myers Park Boat Launch, Long Point State Park Boat Launch, Cayuta Lake Boat Launch (Northeast), Lodi Point State Park Boat Launch and Smith Memorial Park Boat Launch.
Within 50 miles: Deans Cove Boat Launch (Union Springs, 16 miles), Severne Point Boat Launch (Dundee, 16 miles), Sampson State Park Boat Launch (Penn Yan, 20 miles), Frontenac Park Boat Launch (Union Springs, 21 miles) and Chemung County Boat Ramp (Horseheads North, 22 miles).
Bring an approved life jacket for each person; that is required on federal waters and in New York.
Read How to launch a kayak or canoe first, then compare options on the map. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Trumansburg, NY.