Kayak Gold Lakes
& Northern California

Gold Lakes & North Paddling Guide

 

California’s Gold Lakes and Northern regions offer unique opportunities for the paddler who prefers to travel at a slower pace. While these are by no means “unknown” destinations – they are pleasant alternatives to the intensity of visitors you will often find in Tahoe, Yosemite, and similar haunts. And whether it’s classic Sierra granite or explosive volcanic landscapes you seek, you just might find your new favorite paddle in Northern California.

green kayak in butte lake in lassen volcanic national park, surrounded by volcanic rubbling with a few trees surrounding kayak

Butte Lake

Explore a juxtaposition of classic Northern California forest with rocky volcanic coastline on Butte Lake in the rarely-visited Lassen Volcanic National Park

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Gold Lake

Trade Tahoe’s grandeur for the smoother waters of Gold Lake and camp amidst that classic Sierra scenery: lakes, granite, and pine

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kayaking gold lake in northern california, picture of green kayak near shore with view in background of clear lake and dark green pine trees
family of ducks on log in the middle of snag lake in gold lakes region

Snag Lake

Paddle to your heart’s content on Snag Lake in the Gold Lakes region – you just might have this spot all to yourself

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Sardine Lake

Take in the towering Sierra Buttes above Sardine Lake’s shores and bathe at the base of a waterfall only accessible by boat, in the Gold Lakes region

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Sardine Lake in Gold Lakes, California region with kayak in bottom left foreground, sardine lake on lower half of photo, and butte peak and pine trees rising above the lake in the background