SPORTS & RECREATION / EXTREME SPORTS

Flying High or Low
Looking for the excitement of salt-water spray, high altitudes or high speeds? Explore the Pacific Coastline or the Sacramento River/Delta region by kayaking, sailing, jet skiing, or windsurfing. For rarified adventure with an ocean view, try paragliding.

Bungee Jumping
Northern California is filled with wonderful bridges that invite early-morning plunges over the edge. Select your favorite outfitter and “diving” position.

Off-Piste Skiing
Legal runs at four Lake Tahoe ski resorts—Dodge Ridge, Northstar-at-Tahoe, Alpine Meadows, and Diamond Peak—offer an unsurpassed sense of wilderness as you ski or snowboard through the backcountry’s fresh, deep snow.

Scuba Diving
An underwater world of mystery, intrigue and indescribable beauty awaits you. The frothy Pacific coastline of Northern California offers abundant opportunities to explore spectacular dive sites.

Spelunking
Immune to claustrophobia? Test your theory at Moaning Cavern—east of Angels Camp and west of Yosemite—as you slither and squeeze through caverns and crevices.

Skydiving
Considered by many as “the only way to fly,” jumping from an airplane at 15,000 feet can be habit-forming for its heart-pounding thrill and unparalleled sense of freedom.

Whitewater Rafting
The American and Tuolomne Rivers invite you to slam face-first into a wall of raging whitewater or feel the elation of a successful run through a churning boulder garden.