Paddle to the Sea Grand Finale Celebration

Join us for an afternoon of barbecue, family fun, kayak rides/rentals, and live music from Captain Mike and the SeaWeeds as we celebrate the Tuolumne River – the source of Bay Area drinking water for 2.4 million people. Aquatic Park, San Francisco’s only downtown beach with a protected cove for swimming and boating, offers spectacular views of Alcatraz, Coit Tower, and the Golden Gate Bridge. This celebration will mark the conclusion of the Tuolumne River Trust's three-week Paddle to the Sea festival, in which paddlers have boated the entire Tuolumne River, from its headwaters in the Yosemite Valley to the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Join us in Aquatic Park to welcome the paddlers who have come all the way from the headwaters to the Bay. Learn more about this incredible river, celebrate its 25th anniversary as a Wild and Scenic River, and build support for better stewardship of the River for fish, wildlife, and recreation. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Tuolumne River Trust.