Rivers in California
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Travelers are voting American River, Redwood Creek (Humboldt County) and Los Angeles River as the best of 222 rivers in California. Also popular are Big Chico Creek in Paradise Town, Santa Anita Creek in Los Angeles and Deer Creek in Red Bluff. Want more? Check out our map of rivers in California or these 7 rivers near Auburn.
American River
Recreation / Outdoor RiversSacramento, California, United StatesThe American River is a California watercourse noted as the site of Sutter's Mill, northwest of Placerville, California, where gold was found…
101Redwood Creek (Humboldt County)
Recreation / Outdoor RiversOrick, California, United StatesRedwood Creek is a 61.8-mile (99.5 km) river in Humboldt County, California. The river's headwaters are in the Coast Range at…
3Los Angeles River
Recreation / Outdoor RiversBurbank, Glendale, Los Angeles, Downey, Compton, Long Beach, California, United StatesThe Los Angeles River (also known as the LA River) is a river that starts in the San Fernando Valley, in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains,…
Big Chico Creek
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesBig Chico Creek originates on Colby Mountain, located in Tehama County, California.
2Santa Anita Creek
Recreation / Outdoor RiversSierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, Azusa, Irwindale, California, United StatesSanta Anita Creek is a 10.4-mile (16.7 km) long stream in Los Angeles County, California.
2Deer Creek
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesDeer Creek is a large stream in Northern California that flows through Tehama County, California.
2Ventura River
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesThe Ventura River is a river in Ventura County, California.
2Sacramento River
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesThe Sacramento River is an important river of Northern and Central California in the United States. The state's largest river by discharge, it rises…
1San Joaquin River
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesThe San Joaquin River is the largest river of Central California in the United States.
Yosemite Creek
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesYosemite Creek is a 13.2-mile-long (21.2 km) creek in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.
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