Estates

I know what most of you who are reading this are probably thinking, there isn't an ocean in sac, you're right. Since the nearest ocean is a decent drive away, my friends and I skim on the American River. We call it Estates because that is the street that the river acess is located on. To get to the skim spot you have to swim across the river, but once you're there it is a great place to skim. There is a patch of water off to the side of the river that is about fifty yards long where the water only gets to be about 3-12 inches deep. Last year when skimfest came to town some of the guys in the contest showed up and they busted some sick shit over there. One guy ollied a garbage can. You can look up Estates on any sac city street map and find the place, its awesome. 

Estates is off of American River Drive so just find that street on a map, and you should be able to find estates.

Submitted By:  drdre916@yahoo.com

Paradise Beach

This is a sweet spot and it is where skimfest was held last year!!  It has a killer skim spot to the left of the levy down along the shore.

It is located directly next to Sac State College along the river. It is off of the 65th exit off of the freeway.

Submitted By: surfrydr@juno.com

Discovery Park

Discovery has a really good spot to ride on the Sacramento River.  The sand is super smooth and the skim is long.  Lots of boats, big and small, drive by throwing up fat wakes to ride.  In the rainy season there are puddles in the park that are popular to skim.

Located off Garden HWY below I-5, at Discovery Park.

Submitted By: knowuhh@attbi.com

Folsom Lake

There is no ocean in the Sacramento area but we make the best of what we've got.  We head out to Folsom Lake for some good skate style skimming.  We bust out some huge ollies, shuvits, and some sweet rail slides.  We set up a five inch thick PVC pipe for executing some rail slides.

If you live in the Sacramento area, then you know where Folsom Lake is at.  The Granite Bay entrance has the best spots on the lake.  It has a couple of good and shallow shores that are prime for some good rides.

Submitted By: Surfrydr@juno.com