San Joaquin River Canoe Days

**UPDATE: Interim Flows will be reduced as of 5/10/10 due to seepage impacts.  Please call to confirm dates for canoeing.***

Join Revive the San Joaquin for canoe trips on the river.  See stretches of the river that have been dry for over 60 years and watch the river come to life first-hand.  Revive the San Joaquin has limited seats available on member donated canoes so let us know ASAP if you are interested in joining us.  These events are BYOC (Bring Your Own Canoe), we welcome anyone with their own canoes or rentals to join in.  Our goal is to paddle or boat the entire river from Friant to the confluence of the Merced River this Spring. 

Call our staff at (559) 226-0733 to sign up or coordinate a trip.  Our scheduled trips include:

May 15^th  Shields Ave. to San Mateo Ave.   This is a 12 miles paddle down a previously dry section of river.  See once barren shores springing back to life with vibrant Lupine bushes and a scattering of giddy birds as we pass through farmlands near Kerman.  The flows here are slower so be prepared for moderate exertion from flatwater paddling and a small portage or two. 

May 22^nd  Mendota Pool to Firebaugh.  This is a 9.6 mile stretch of river that is wet year round with an established riparian forest.  The flows here are relatively slow so be prepared for moderate exertion from flatwater paddling.

Other trips planned require a more adventurous spirit and have tentative dates in May and June depending on flows and participation, including:

Sand Slough to Merced Confluence in Bypass       29 miles                      TBA

Pashayan Park to Shields Ave.                               18 miles                       TBA

Firebaugh to Sand Slough Diversion                       25 miles                       May 10

Shields Ave. to San Mateo Ave.                             12 miles                       May 15

Mendota Pool to Firebaugh                                     10 miles                       May 22

Merced Confluence to Tuolumne                            32 miles                       May 24-25

Friant to Fort Washington Beach.                           10 miles                       June 12

Fort Washington to Pashayan Park                        10 miles                       June 13

Canoe trips past the confluence with the Tuolumne River are being coordinated by the Tuolumne River Trust and will continue to the San Francisco waterfront.  Hope to see you on the river soon.