SAUSALITO HOUSEBOATS & NATURE KAYAK TOUR
The Scenic Sausalito Paddle: Wildlife, Houseboats & History
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Highlights
- No Experience Needed: Includes gear, safety briefing, and stable double kayaks.
- The Floating Tour: Paddle right up to Sausalito’s famous, eclectic houseboat community.
- Wildlife Watch: Look for harbor seals, pelicans, cormorants and herons.
- Iconic Views: Return facing the stunning San Francisco skyline.
- Professional guides ensure a safe, fun experience
SEE A NEW SIDE OF SAUSALITO
Leave the sidewalk crowds behind and explore the waterfront from the best seat in the house—sea level.
Launching from the historic Bay Model, we will equip you with life jackets, paddles, and our ultra-stable sit-on-top double kayaks. After a quick, easy-to-follow safety briefing, we head out onto the protected waters of Richardson Bay.
This isn’t just a paddle; it’s a tour of Sausalito’s living history. You will glide past the bohemian houseboat community—where artists and free spirits have lived for decades—and navigate waters teeming with life. Keep your camera ready for curious harbor seals popping up to say hello, brown pelicans diving overhead, and cormorants drying their wings on the pilings.
Bay Model, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965
Follow Bay Model signs, and park in Bay Model lot.
COMING FROM THE NORTH ON HWY 101:
- Take Sausalito/Marin City exit. Sea Trek is roughly 1.7 miles.
- Go left under the freeway and right onto Bridgeway.
- Count seven signal lights (including the signal where you turn right onto Bridgeway).
- Turn left on Marinship Way. This is the first possible left after Harbor Drive and is opposite a 7-11 market and bus stop shelter.
- Go down the hill and continue straight. Follow Bay Model signs. Turn right between Bay Model warehouses. Drive towards the water and the Bay Model/Sea Trek parking lot is on the left. Parking is free.
COMING FROM THE SOUTH (Golden Gate Bridge) ON HWY 101:
- Take the Rodeo Drive exit off 101 (comes after Spencer Drive exit). From exit to Sea Trek is approx. 1.2 miles.
- At the first stop sign bear left onto Nevada Street.
- Nevada Street ends at Bridgeway. Turn right on Bridgeway and at the second signal light (just after Spring Street signal light) take a left at Marinship Way (opposite a 7-11 market and bus stop shelter).
- Go down the hill and continue straight. Follow Bay Model signs. Turn right between Bay Model warehouses. Drive towards the water and the Bay Model/Sea Trek parking lot is on the left. Parking is free.
JOIN THE ADVENTURE
Ages 14 years old and up. Please call for questions about kids under 14 years old.
If you have any questions feel free to contact us.+
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