Kayaking the Sacramento RIver
  

Paddling is one of most enjoyable pastimes on the Sacramento River, presenting you with the opportunity to view the river from its best vantage point, all the while enjoying a bit of peace and the option to stop wherever you choose for an impromptu dip in the refreshing water. As you paddle your way around the river’s snaking 1000-miles of waterways, keep your eyes peeled for the migrating birds that are most populous in early spring and late fall, but are present almost year round.

If you crave long distance paddling getaways, sprinkled with scenic coves along the way, this superb destination offers you endless choices. Surrounded by crystalline blue waters and rolling green hills, it’s nearly impossible not to be drawn into nature as you navigate the river, obeying the call of the outdoors. The Sacramento River hosts a water trail system that allows paddlers to enjoy the stunning views, diverse nature, and wildlife that make the river a superb paddling retreat.

Dazzling vistas, deep blue skies and sparkling water draw paddlers to this remarkable destination from near and far. While you take in the scenery and tranquility around you, be sure to have your camera ready to capture breathtaking sunrises and sunsets, and magnificent landscape views. The surroundings provide extraordinary scenery, enveloping a stunning array of pristine waterways on the Sacramento River.

The river meanders through oak woodlands, rolling hills, and open plains with views of Mt. Lassen to the East and the Yollo Bolly Wilderness to the west, where beaver, black-tail deer, river otter, grey squirrel and ring-tail cat are commonly seen. Low, rolling, grass-covered hills speckled with cottonwood and oak trees border both sides of this immense river, which has an endless number of scenic coves to explore.

The Upper Sacramento winds through passages of hidden beauty, especially sections where the river narrows through tight canyons and pauses in grottoes decorated with seeping springs and canopies of trees, cascading flowers and vines. When paddling on any river, be mindful of possible white water conditions. In the spring, the Upper Sacramento River includes nearly thirty continuous miles of whitewater, with class II to V rapids.

Map of Sacramento River

  
 
 
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