Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Lay of the Land 1
Scales of Paddling Difficulty 3
Planning Your Trip 6
Safety on the Water and Paddling Etiquette 10
Minimum Impact Camping 12
Controlling Invasive Species 14
Wild and Scenic Rivers Protection 16
Marine Mammal Protection Act 17
How to Use This Guide 19
Map Legend 22
Coastal Region 23
1 Mendocino Coast 24
2 Big River 31
3 Albion River 33
4 Navarro River 35
5 Navarro River Estuary 40
6 Estero Americano 42
7 Tomales Bay 45
8 Drakes Estero 51
9 Elkhorn Slough 55
10 Monterey Bay-Cannery Row 59
11 Smith River 63
Coastal Mountains 69
12 Trinity River-Lewiston to Junction City 70
13 Trinity River-Junction City to Cedar Flat 77
14 Trinity River-Hawkins Bar to Willow Creek 83
15 Eel River-Alderpoint to McCann 87
16 South Fork Eel River-Sylvandale to Weott 92
17 South Fork Eel River-Leggett to Redway 95
18 Lake Sonoma 102
San Francisco Bay Region 106
19 Marin-China Camp Shoreline 107
20 Marin-San Pablo Strait to Raccoon Strait 110
21 Marin-Angel Island 114
22 East Bay-Richmond to Emeryville 118
23 East Bay-San Leandro Bay and Alameda Island 122
24 Lafayette Reservoir 125
25 Lake Del Valle 127
26 Lexington Reservoir 129
Central Valley 131
27 Sacramento River-Redding to Balls Ferry 132
28 Sacramento River-Balls Ferry to Red Bluff 137
29 Sacramento River-Red Bluff to Woodson Bridge 142
30 Sacramento River-Woodson Bridge to Colusa 146
31 Feather River-Oroville to Wildlife Refuge 152
32 Yuba River 156
33 Cache Creek-North Fork to Bear Creek 162
34 Cache Creek-Rumsey Canyon 166
35 Cache Creek-Capay Valley 171
36 Lake Natoma 173
37 American River Parkway 177
38 Mokelumne River below Camanche 184
39 Stanislaus River-Knights Ferry to McHenry Recreation Area 189
40 Tuolumne River-La Grange to Waterford 194
41 Tuolumne River-Waterford to Shiloh Bridge 199
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 204
42 Suisun Slough 205
43 Sherman Island Lake 210
44 Big Break 215
45 Franks Tract and Sand Mound Slough 219
46 Delta Meadows 223
47 Cosumnes River Preserve 230
Sierra Region 234
48 Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park 235
49 Eagle Lake 238
50 Juniper Lake 242
51 Mountain Meadows Reservoir (Walker Lake) 245
52 Antelope Lake 247
53 Round Valley Reservoir 249
54 Feather River, Middle Fork-Sloat to Nelson Point 251
55 Little Grass Valley Reservoir 253
56 Lake Spaulding 255
57 Lake Valley Reservoir 258
58 Bear River-Colfax to Dog Bar 261
59 American River, North Fork-Colfax to Lake Clementine 265
60 American River, North Fork-Lake Clementine 271
61 American River, North Fork-Auburn to Folsom Lake 274
62 American River, North Fork Arm-Folsom Lake 279
63 Sugar Pine Reservoir 283
64 French Meadows Reservoir 285
65 American River, Middle Fork-Greenwood Bridge to Mammoth Bar 288
66 American River, South. Fork-Chili Bar to Folsom Lake 292
67 Mokelumne River-Electra Run 299
68 Truckee River-Tahoe City to River Ranch 303
69 Truckee River-River Ranch to Floriston 307
70 Lake Tahoe 313
71 Carson River, East Fork 320
72 Mono Lake 324
Appendix A Flows, Tides, Waves, and Storms 329
Appendix B For More Information 333
Appendix C Further Reading 345
Appendix D California Paddling Organizations 347
Paddling Index 348
About the Author 350
