Water cools the body 25 times more rapidly than air, and even in 60-degree weather, hypothermia is possible. Take extra clothing in a waterproof bag and change if you get wet. Canoeing Regulations Canoe access Except at designated pullouts, it is illegal to launch canoes or take them out of the water at county road or highway bridges. Trespassing Streambeds and banks belong to the owner of the land through which the water flows. Boaters may use rivers and may portage around fences and other obstructions, but are responsible for any property damage.
Permission is required to picnic or camp.
Do not discard trash on shore or in the water. Life jackets Canoes must have a U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket for each person, a throwable flotation device, a bailing bucket or sponge and a whistle or similar noisemaker. Children under 12 are required to wear life jackets. The Game and Parks Commission recommends that all canoeists wear life jackets at all times while on the water. T here are few activities more relaxing than floating down a lazy river with friends on a hot summer's day, and that was our plan when we pushed off into the current and into the open arms of the Republican River last July.