Rivers in California
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Travelers are voting American River, Redwood Creek (Humboldt County) and Ventura River as the best of 222 rivers in California. Also popular are Los Angeles River and Santa Anita Creek in Los Angeles and Big Chico Creek in Paradise Town. 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…
3Ventura River
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesThe Ventura River is a river in Ventura County, California.
3Big 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.
2Los 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,…
Noyo River
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesThe Noyo River is a river on the north coast of California in Mendocino County. The river's headwaters are in the steep Mendocino Range, but…
1Stony Creek
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesStony Creek is a moderate sized river in north-central California in the United States, and is a tributary of the Sacramento River.
1Bear River
Recreation / Outdoor RiversCalifornia, United StatesThe Bear River is a 19.3-mile-long (31.1 km) river in the Sierra Nevada in California.
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