The following destinations are reports and descriptions of places to canoe or kayak in California. Read, enjoy, or contribute your canoeing or kayaking report below. If you would like to submit a report an an unlisted destination, click here.

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Adventure Kayaking- Trips from Big Sur to San Diego: Includes the Channel Island by: Robert Mohle   • Mission Bay

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Ahjumawi Lava Springs SP

• Destination Report - May 15, 2009

Alviso Slough

• Destination Report - Sep 25, 2012

Baja California, Mexico

• Extended Trip Report - May 26, 2012
• Destination Report - Dec 27, 2007
• Extended Trip Report - Apr 14, 2007
• Extended Trip Report - Jul 31, 2006

Bass Lake

• Destination Report - Sep 24, 2004

Berkeley Marina

• Day Trip Report - Feb 03, 2005

Big Bear Lake

• Destination Report - Mar 09, 2010
• Destination Report - Jul 23, 2002

Big River

• Destination Report - Jun 03, 2005

Brush Creek

• Day Trip Report - Oct 17, 2000

Butte Lake, Lassen Volcanic NP

• Destination Report - Dec 27, 2007

Carquinez Straits

• Day Trip Report - Aug 16, 2001

Central San Francisco Bay

• Destination Report - Feb 23, 2001

Channel Islands

• Extended Trip Report - Oct 20, 2006

Cosumnes River

• Day Trip Report - May 01, 2009
• Day Trip Report - Mar 18, 2003

Courtwright Reservoir

• Destination Report - Dec 21, 2006

Donner Lake

• Day Trip Report - Jul 13, 2007

Drakes Estero

• Destination Report - Oct 03, 2006

Elkhorn Slough - Monterey Bay

• Destination Report - Oct 03, 2006

Estero Americano

• Day Trip Report - Feb 01, 2013
• Day Trip Report - Jan 11, 2007

Fallen Leaf Lake

• Day Trip Report - Jan 16, 2004

Feather River

• Destination Report - Jun 04, 2002

Gualala River

• Destination Report - Oct 24, 2000

Half Moon Bay

• Destination Report - Jul 24, 2006

Humboldt Bay

• Destination Report - Nov 30, 2000

Iron Canyon Reservoir

• Weekend Trip Report - May 21, 2013  NEW!

La Jolla Cove

• Destination Report - Jan 13, 2012
• Day Trip Report - Apr 30, 2008
• Destination Report - Mar 06, 2002

Lake Buena Vista

• Day Trip Report - Jan 22, 2002

Lake Casitas

• Destination Report - Jun 25, 2002

Lake Chabot

• Destination Report - Aug 06, 2008

Lake Del Valle

• Day Trip Report - Mar 05, 2012

Lake Edison

• Destination Report - Jul 29, 2003

Lake Eleanor (Yosemite)

• Destination Report - Jun 01, 2012
• Weekend Trip Report - Aug 13, 2010

Lake Hodges

• Destination Report - Sep 26, 2011

Lake Hogan

• Destination Report - Jun 20, 2012

Lake Kaweah

• Day Trip Report - Aug 30, 2010

Lake Natoma

• Destination Report - Nov 21, 2003

Lake Piru

• Day Trip Report - Nov 30, 2001

Lake Tahoe

• Extended Trip Report - Oct 20, 2009
• Day Trip Report - Jul 18, 2007
• Destination Report - Sep 03, 2002

Lakeside County Park/Clear Lake State Park

• Weekend Trip Report - May 19, 2005
• Destination Report - Feb 03, 2005

Loch Lomond Reservoir

• Destination Report - Aug 04, 2011
• Day Trip Report - May 30, 2007

Lost Creek Reservoir

• Weekend Trip Report - May 21, 2013  NEW!

Lower Kern River

• Destination Report - Feb 01, 2001

Mammoth Lakes

• Destination Report - Sep 16, 2005

Manzanita Lake

• Day Trip Report - Jul 19, 2005
• Destination Report - Jun 23, 2005

Mission Bay

• Destination Report - Oct 14, 2008

Mokelumne Clements-Lodi

• Day Trip Report - May 02, 2001

Mono Lake

• Day Trip Report - Oct 05, 2006
• Weekend Trip Report - Aug 22, 2002

Morro Bay

• Destination Report - Nov 06, 2009
• Destination Report - Dec 04, 2003

Napa River - JFK Park

• Day Trip Report - Jun 08, 2001

Napa River, Cuttings Wharf

• Day Trip Report - Jan 24, 2003
• Day Trip Report - Apr 03, 2001

Owens River

• Destination Report - Feb 13, 2001

Point Lobos SP

• Day Trip Report - Nov 30, 2001

Pt. Loma

• Day Trip Report - Sep 04, 2002

Sacramento River

• Day Trip Report - Jan 11, 2007

San Joaquin River

• Destination Report - Jun 11, 2002

San Leandro Bay

• Destination Report - Oct 22, 2001

San Onofre State Beach

• Weekend Trip Report - Apr 04, 2003

San Pablo Dam

• Day Trip Report - Jul 06, 2006
• Destination Report - Jun 16, 2004

Santa Catalina Island

• Weekend Trip Report - Jun 14, 2006
• Weekend Trip Report - Sep 25, 2001

Santa Cruz Island / Channel Islands

• Weekend Trip Report - Jan 27, 2009

Shaver Lake

• Destination Report - Jun 24, 2004

Silver Lake

• Destination Report - Nov 09, 2009

Silverwood Lake

• Weekend Trip Report - Nov 20, 2004

Slab Creek Reservoir

• Day Trip Report - Jun 22, 2012

Spicer Reservoir

• Destination Report - Sep 22, 2006

Tomales Bay

• Destination Report - Jul 20, 2007
• Destination Report - Sep 13, 2006
• Destination Report - Jun 23, 2005

Topanga State Beach

• Day Trip Report - Nov 07, 2000

Trinity River

• Destination Report - Dec 04, 2001

Tule Lake NWR

• Day Trip Report - May 07, 2008

Union Valley Reservoir

• Day Trip Report - Feb 20, 2012

Utica Reservoir

• Weekend Trip Report - Feb 20, 2012
• Destination Report - Sep 22, 2006

Ventura to Carpenteria State Beach

• Weekend Trip Report - Feb 05, 2002

Walker Lake (Mountain Meadows Res.)

• Destination Report - Feb 13, 2009

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OUTFITTERS (The following companies offer trips in California)
- Aquasports Sea Cave Kayaking
- Adventure Rents
- Catalina Island Kayak Expeditions
- Santa Barbara Outfitters

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