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Description:
The American River Parkway includes a 23-mile long section of the American River in Sacramento, California. There are many parks, trails and walkways, picnic areas, and water access points located throughout this 5,000 acrea area. The portion of the river kayaked in this story is from the Howe Avenue Access to the Watt Avenue Access (approximately 3 miles roundtrip).
Activities:
kayaking, boating, fishing, biking, picnicking, sightseeing
Directions:
From Sacramento, take Highway 50 East and exit at Power-Inn/Howe Avenue. Turn north over the freeway and exit right at La Riviera Drive. Cross over La Riviera Drive into the entrance for Howe Avenue Parkway.
You will paddle east toward Watt Avenue.
Story Date 5/4/2003
Publish Date 4/6/2004
According to Mikala: This was a very easy and short paddle on the river. There are a few backwater areas that are interesting to explore. Once you enter these backwaters, the surface is very flat. Along the shoreline, we noticed various plant life and turtles sunning themselves on the rocks.
As you get closer to Watt Avenue, the current gets much stronger and it is difficult to go any further. We ended up turning around, but first landed on a small island in the middle of the river. Here we set up lunch among the wildflowers.
We continued on, floating back to our put-in at Howe Avenue.
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Landing on a small island in the middle of the river.
Close up of kayaks and wildflowers.
Looking west toward Howe Avenue.
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