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 6 kayak launches within 16 miles of Yonkers. Kayak and canoe launches are put-ins built for paddlers: a low dock, a roller launch or a sandy bank where you can slide a boat in without a trailer. 6 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 Yonkers we list 6 kayak launches: 119th Street Canoe Launch, Bronx Park Kayak Launch, Fort Washington Park Kayak Launch, Mill Creek Point Boat Ramp, Greenpoint Landing Esplanade Kayak Launch and Gansevoort Peninsula Kayak Access.
Within 50 miles: Squibb Park Boat Ramp (Brooklyn, 17 miles), Stiles Park Kayak Launch (Pompton Lakes, 20 miles), Oscawana Island Canoe Launch (Crugers, 21 miles), Kayak Launch in Riverdale (Riverdale, 21 miles) and Westchester County Boat Ramp (Crugers, 21 miles).
More: How to launch a kayak or canoe. Search the map. Full list of launches in the city: Boat ramps in Yonkers, NY.