Kayaking in California
Kayak California — find a great paddling route. Find a kayak outfitter or store. Find a kayaking school, rental shop or tour guide. We have listed a little bit of what California has to offer the kayaker.

AB Seas Kayak
Kayak shop, tours and rentals.

Adventure Rents
Canoe and kayak livery on the Gualala River and the Redwood Coast, offering day and evening rentals and group guided trips.

Adventure Sports
Offers tours, rentals, instruction and a retail store.

Alpine Training Services
Beginning through advanced paddling courses, along with corporate programs.

American River Rafting
A premier whitewater rafting company on the South, Middle and North forks of the American River.

Aqua Adventure Kayak School
Kayaking instruction.

Aquasports
Guided island sea-cave kayaking trips in California Channel Islands National Park.

Bay Area Sea Kayakers
Paddling club.

Beachside Sports
Kayak shop, tours and rentals.

Blue Waters Kayaking
Point Reyes, Baja, Yucatan and other locations: tours, classes and rentals.

Burke's Canoe and Kayak Trips
Provides guided paddling trips north of San Francisco.

Caldera Kayaks
Offers tours and a retail store.

California Canoe and Kayaks
Offers trips, classes, and a retail store.

California Floaters Society
Paddling club.

California Kayak Friends
Paddling club.

California Rivers
Offers guided tours on the lower section of the Russian River in Sonoma County.

California Whitewater Rafting
Informational site about whitewater rafting in California, including info for both private and commercial boaters about lodging, various California whitewater runs and river flows, as well as attractions, conservation, gear guides, and more.

Catalina Kayak Adventures
Offers tours.

City Kayak
Offers trips, rentals, sales, lessons, and storage.

Current Adventures
Offers numerous classes and tours.

Discover the Bay
Oakland, California non-profit organization that offers educational tours in canoes and kayaks of the San Francisco Bay and Delta.

Endless Summer Adventures
Offers kayaking tours and lessons in San Diego. They do tours of Mission Bay, Local Lakes, and the La Jolla Cove Sea Caves.

Eppie's Great Race
Triathlon event held along the scenic American River Parkway in Sacramento, Rancho Cordova and Folsom.

Family Kayak Adventure Center
San Diego based company offers kayaking opportunities to people of all ages and abilities, including private lessons, local nature tours and complete packages including transportation to Baja California, Southwestern United States, and Alaska.

Great White Kayak Company
Northern California company offers kayaking products to fisherman and freedivers.

Half Moon Bay Kayak Company
Kayaking classes, trips, rentals, and sales, out of the Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, California.

Humboats Kayak Adventures
Provides instruction, kayak rentals, guided tours and a retail shop on Humboldt Bay in Eureka.

Kayak Connection
Offers tours, rentals, and instruction.

Kayak Martinez!
Guided adventures on the Carquinez Straits.

Kayak Store
Offers rentals and a retail store.

Kayak Tahoe
Offers kayak rentals and sales on Lake Tahoe's south shore.

Kayak Zak's
Guided trips, instruction and rentals in Northern California.

Kevsmom
Group of California kayakers and rafters with river pictures and discussion.

Liquid Fusion Kayaking
Provides lessons and tours along the Mendocino Coast and rivers of California.

Mission Bay Aquatic Center
Offers rentals and lessons in San Diego.

Monterey Bay Kayaks
Offers tours, rentals, and a retail store.

Mother Lode River Center
Company offers whitewater raft trips on the American River in California's Gold Country. Private riverfront campground.

Mountain River Adventures
Offers tours and lessons.

NorCal Racers
NorCal Racers is a kayaking race promotion company in Northern California promoting fitness and endurance activities.

North Coast Adventures
Offers tours and instruction.

Noyo Pacific Outfitters
Offers kayaking and kayak fishing gear, rentals and sales in Noyo Harbor.

Ocean Adventures with Terry Lilley
Marine biologist offers a kayak fishing class as well as kayak eco tours in Shell Beach area of the Central Coast.

Osprey Outdoors Kayak School
Kayaking instruction.

Otter Bar Lodge Kayak School
Offers tours and instruction.

Outback Adventures
Offers kayak retail sales, rentals, trips and instruction throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Outdoor and Aquatic Recreation Specialist
Offers tours.

Pacific Coast Kayak Adventures
Private, customized sea kayaking tours of Big Sur, Monterey Bay and Elkhorn Slough.

Paddle Sports of Santa Barbara
Full service kayak store also offers kayak trips and tours, including sea cave kayaking trips to the Channel Islands.

Paddle Up Kayak
Offers kayak tours and rentals on the Petaluma River and Marsh.

Penguin Padlers
Northern California canoe and kayak retailer. They also operate a large paddling club.

Plastic Navy
Organization of kayak anglers holds kayak fishing tournaments and casual get-togethers.

Point Reyes Outdoors
Located on the Point Reyes Peninsula, they offer sea kayak tours and classes, as well as guided hiking tours.

RaftSiveria
Site offers real-time California river flows and weather.

River Store
Paddlesports store located in Lotus, CA.

San Diego Sailing Center
Home of KayakSanDiego.com, offering gear for entry level kayakers and kayak fishing enthusiasts.

Santa Barbara Kayak & Beach Rentals
Beach rentals including kayaks, surfboards, body boards, lessons and guided tours. Located at Leadbetter Beach, next to Shoreline Cafe.

Santa Barbara Kayak Association
Paddling club.

Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking Center
Offers tours, rentals, and a retail store.

Shasta Paddlers
Paddling club.

Sierra Outdoor Center
Auburn store carries a large variety of new and used kayaks and other gear.

Sierra South Mountain and Paddle Sports
Offers tours, classes and a retail store.

Southwind Kayak Center
Offers tours, rentals, classes, and a retail store.

Stanford Kayak Club
Paddling club.

Tahoe Adventure Club
Guided tours on Lake Tahoe as well as multi-sport trips and group events.

Tahoe City Kayak
Offering Lake Tahoe kayak tours, rentals, sales and instruction.

Tahoe Whitewater Tours
Offers ACA whitewater kayak instruction and tours in the Reno and Tahoe areas.

The American River
Provides news and flow reports, river descriptions, recreation and conservation information and resources directories for the South, Middle and North forks of the American River.

Turtle River Rafting Company
Rafting and kayaking instruction.

UP Sports
Orange County shop sells kayaks, paddles, Thule and Yakima car racks, and accessories.

USC Canoe and Kayak Club
Paddling club.

Western Folding Kayak Center
Offers new and used folding kayaks. They ship anywhere.

Wetspot Kayak Rentals
Offers tours and rentals.

Whitewater Voyages
Offers rafting and kayaking classes.

Windsport
Offers rentals, lessons, and a retail store.