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 rules402 launches in 172 cities.
The cities with the most launches are Eagle River (21), Lac du Flambeau (14) and Madison (11). See them on the map
| Boat ramps | 348 |
|---|---|
| Kayak and canoe launches | 49 |
| Fishing piers and access | 18 |
| Marked free | 16 |
Water you can reach from here: Spirit River Flowage, Eagle Lake, Beatons Lake, Crooked Lake, Manitowc River, Smith Lake, Lawrence Lake, Wisconsin River.
Guides for Wisconsin boaters: launching a boat, ramp etiquette and launch fees.
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 list 402 launches in 172 cities across Wisconsin.
On our map: Spirit River Flowage (4), Eagle Lake (3), Beatons Lake (2), Crooked Lake (2), Manitowc River (2) and Smith Lake (2). Smaller lakes in Wisconsin often have just one ramp.
16 of the 402 launches in Wisconsin are marked free in the map data. For the rest of Wisconsin we have no fee data, so check the signs.
We list 49 kayak and canoe launches in Wisconsin, for example Kayak/Canoe Launch in Appleton, Echo Veterans Memorial Park Canoe/Kayak Launch in Burlington, Riverside Park Canoe/Kayak Launch in Burlington and Canoe Landing 1 in Cashton.
18 fishing piers and fishing access sites, including Richard A. Hemp Fishery Area in Amherst, Puckett's Pond Pier in Belgium, Quarry Lake Pier in Belgium and Camp Long Lake Fishing Pier in Campbellsport.
Wisconsin requires boaters to drain every bit of water and strip off plants and animals before driving away from the landing.