Sacramento - Boating

Sacramento has a good selection of waterways within easy reach of the city center, including  Lake Berryessa, a popular houseboating destination, and Folsom Lake, which feeds the American River northeast of downtown. The lakes of Eldorado National Forest are far lonelier places, often reached by hike rather than road, better suited towards paddlers than motorized watercraft. With summer being what it is here - ie, hot - it's worth joining the crowds that flock to  the wide Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to do a spot of water-skiing or speed boating should the occasion arise.