Re: [Paddlewise] Boat launch fees apply to kayakers too?

I suspect that most public launch areas are entitled to charge a "reasonable
fee" for access, although this is one of the issues that we are looking at
for a possible publication on water and shoreline access.  FWIW, I always
pay a launch fee at the public ramp in Rockport, ME, where I put in my
kayak.  The fee is "voluntary" -- there is a little box to put it.  It's $2
for residents (I am), and $4 for non-residents.  Small price to pay for a
beautiful public park, with free parking and great launch.  It never
occurred to me to think that I would not have to pay because I carry my boat
in by hand.  The harbor master has walked past several times while I was
launching, before I put the $ in the box, and all he said was a friendly
hello.  So maybe I have been assuming incorrectly . . . .  At the public
ramp in Mamaroneck, NY (where I am also resident), I pay an annual fee and
have a sticker on my car.  They always check for the sticker.  The annual
fee is about $35, if I remember correctly.

Mark


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