Fresno County is home to the largest number of lakes in California as well as the Kings & San Joaquin River. With the pleasant year round climate this permits outdoor enthusiasts and casual sightseers to enjoy a wealth of water recreation opportunities including boating, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, tubing, water-skiing and white water rafting.

Fresno County
Shaver Lake, Pine Flat Lake, Huntington Lake, Kings River, and Cricket Hollow Park/Reedley Beach all offer boating and other water recreation options.

Huntington Lake
This scenic high Sierra reservoir is enjoyed by visitors each summer for swimming, fishing, windsurfing, water skiing, and sailing. Huntington Lake is widely know for its perfect sailing conditions and hosts annual sailing regattas.

Millerton Lake
Occupying 8,000 acres along the San Joaquin River, recreation includes boating, sailing, swimming, fishing, and water-skiing.

Pine Flat Lake
This lake is less than an hour east of Fresno in the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests. The scenic and rugged Kings River Canyon is the location of this beautiful park where fishing, boating, and water skiing are all available.

Shaver Lake
Enjoy the shimmering waters of this alpine lake just 60 miles east of Fresno. Shaver Lake is a popular lake for water sports activities. Water skiing, jet skis and windsurfing are popular activities at this mountain lake. Canoe and Kayak enthusiasts will find many out of the way coves and miles of shoreline to explore.

Shaver Lake has a large variety of marine life and some of the best water skiing in California. Sierra Marina provides boat and watercraft rentals. As a full service marina they also carry fishing licenses, fishing tackle, marine supplies and more.

Sierra National Forest
Whatever your boating choice, the Sierra National Forest provides numerous opportunities for canoeing, water skiing, sailing, fishing, windsurfing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, and house boating. Locations include Courtright/ Wishon Reservoirs, Edison/ Florence Reservoirs, Huntington Lake, and Shaver Lake.

San Joaquin River Parkway
Take a journey by canoe down the San Joaquin River and enhance your knowledge of the cultural and natural history surrounding this life-sustaining waterway. Knowledgeable Parkway River Guides will lead paddlers through a maze of river channels, viewing the rich diversity of life along the river corridor, and experiencing the San Joaquin River as it was navigated by Native Americans and early valley explorers. (559) 248-8480, extension 115.

Kings River Expeditions
Kings River Expeditions offers California whitewater rafting trips. Join us for a deluxe one or two day whitewater rafting trip on the Class III Kings River just east of Fresno. The mightiest of all of California's famous whitewater rivers originates high in the Southern Sierra. It flows westerly through magnificent Kings Canyon National Park and forms the dividing line between the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests. Check out our web site, get some friends together and make a reservation! Call (800) 846-3674 for more information.

Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions
For 34 years, Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions has offered exceptional California whitewater trips on the Kings, Tuolumne, Merced, and American rivers, all near Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, and Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Parks. Our guides, both men and women, will keep you safe, happy, and well fed on your California rafting trip. Our river trips range from 1/2 day to 3 days in length, and all meals and camping are included. Our California whitewater rafting trips are great for families, for the first-timer rafter, and for the advanced thrill seeker. For more information please call (800) 431-3636.

See also:

Courtright Reservoir (Lakes & Rivers)

Edison Lake (Lakes & Rivers)

Kelly's Beach (Camping)

Kings River (Lakes & Rivers)

San Joaquin River (Lakes & Rivers)

Wishon Reservoir (Lakes & Rivers)