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 rulesThere's one place to launch a boat in Pontiac. Another 87 are within 25 miles.
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Water you can reach from here: Upper Silver Lake.
State agency for public boat access: Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
New to the ramps in Pontiac? what ramps cost, kayak launches and ramp etiquette.
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 etiquetteWe know of one launch in Pontiac: Pontiac Oaks Boat Ramp. Within 25 miles there are 87 more.
Lake Oakland Boating Access in Waterford, about 2.6 miles away. You can also put in at the side of most boat ramps.
Before leaving a Michigan launch, pull every drain plug, drain bilge and livewell and remove weeds from the trailer. It is required by state law.
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