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    Get ready to wet your paddle with this newly updated guide from cover to cover!

This 13th edition of Paddling California’s Flat Waters, just released in February 2025, is the most comprehensive guide to the best of California’s lakes, reservoirs, bays, harbors, sloughs, and flat water rivers.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgment
Introduction
Contents
California Counties | California Map
How to Use this Guide
Southern California
Section 1: San Diego & Imperial County
Section 2: Riverside & San Bernardino County
Section 3: Orange & Los Angeles County
Section 4: Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura & Kern County
Central California
Section 5: Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz & Monterey County
Section 6: San Mateo, Contra Coast, Alameda & San Francisco County
Section 7: Fresno, Kings & Tulare County
Section 8: Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera & County
Section 9: Merced & Stanislaus County
Section 10: Inyo County
Section 11: Alpine & Mono County
Section 12: San Joaquin, Calaveras & Amador County
Northern California
Section 13: Yolo, Marin, Solano, Sacramento & Sonoma County
Section 14: Napa, Colusa, Glenn, Lake & Mendocino County
Section 15: Placer & El Dorado County
Section 16: Sierra & Nevada County
Section 17: Butte, Yuba & Sutter County
Section 18: Plumas & Lassen County
Section 19: Modoc & Siskiyou County
Section 20: Del Norte, Humboldt & Trinity County
Section 21: Tehama & Shasta County
Before Getting Underway
Paddling and Camping With Your Dog
Paddling in Bear Country
How to Pick the Perfect Place to Paddle
Weather and Water Hazards
How to Pass a Quagga Mussel Inspection
What is Blue-green Algae?
National Forest Districts
The Best Places to Camp in Southern California
The Best Places to Camp in Central California
The Best Places to Camp in Northern California
The Best Places to Boat-in Camp in California
100 Places to Paddle on a Budget
Paddling in the Fall
Index of Featured Destinations
A Personal Note From The Author