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Aboutus Wel cometo Reddi ng,theheartofshast a county! L oc at edi nt hehear tofNor t her nCal i f or ni a, t hepi c t ur es quec i t yofReddi ngi sanout doors por t sr ec r eat i on ha v en. L abel edast hes unni es tc i t yi nCal i f or ni awi t h300da y sofs uns hi nepery ear , Reddi ngof f er sav er s at i l e s por t sdes t i nat i onf oranye v enti nanys eas on. Shas t aL ak ei spr i s t i neandi nv i t i ngf ors wi mmi ng, boat i ngoranyk i ndofpaddl i ng, whi c hi swhyTI MEMagaz i ne l abel edReddi ngast he“ unof f i c i al c api t al ofk a y ak i ng. ”TheSac r ament oRi v err unsr i ghtt hr ought hec i t yand t hef amoust r out f i l l edwat er sputReddi ngonFor bes ’ l i s tof“ T op10Fi s hi ngT ownsi nNor t hAmer i c a. ”The11 nat i onal ands t at epar kdes i gnat i onsnear byof f erc y c l i ngandr unni nge v ent st ot ak ec ent ers t agewi t has c eni c bac k dr op. I nf ac t , f i r s t t i mee v ent sar ef l oc k i ngt oReddi ngasor gani z er sar ec api t al i z i ngont her i v er bankand l ak es i depat hst hatc anal s ol eadt os omeoft he50wat er f al l si nt her egi on. Wi t h225+mi l esofwel l mai nt ai nedt r ai l st ohi k e, bi k e, wal k , r unorr i de, i ti sc l earwhyt heSanFr anc i s c oChr oni c l es ai dReddi ng’ sex t ens i v e t r ai l swast he“ gem oft heU. S. t r ai l s y s t em. ” St eppi ngas i def r om t henat ur al at t r ac t i ons , t heCal i f or ni a Soc c erPar kandt heBi gL eagueDr eamsSpor t sCompl ex of f erni nec ombi nedl i ght edandal l weat hers y nt het i ct ur f f i el dsf ory ear r oundac t i v i t y . Addi ngt ot hat , a20, 000s quar ef ooti ndoorf i el dhous ei ns i deBi gL eagueDr eams AboutUs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 hos t si ndoors oc c er , hoc k e yorbas k et bal l l eaguesand t our nament s . Forequi nee v ent s , t her e ’ st heReddi ng Bas ebal l / Sof t bal l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 RodeoGr ounds , wi t hi t sout doorar enat hatc ans eatmor e t han5, 000, andupt o6, 100wi t haddedbl eac hers eat i ng. S oc c er / Fi el dSpor t s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Thes t at eof t hear tReddi ngAquat i cCent erf eat ur esan Wat erSpor t s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ol y mpi c s i z e, 50met erby25y ar dc ompet i t i onc l as s s wi mmi ngpool . Ther e ’ sal s oar ec r eat i onpool wi t hz er oWat er f al l s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 dept hent r y , ac hi l dr en’ spl a yf eat ur eanda160f ootwat er s l i de. Thear eaal s oi shomet os e v er al gol fc our s es , whi c h BMX, Cy c l i ng, &Sk at i ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 of f erav ar i et yofc hal l engi ngpl a yal ongwi t hs t unni ng Runni ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 v i e ws .

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Forat hl et es , f ami l i esandv i s i t or s , whennotc ompet i ng, t her ear eat onoft hi ngst odo— whet heri t ’ st ak i ng adv ant ageoft her ec r eat i onandamaz i ngnat ur al beaut y oft hear ea, ex pl or i ngt hev i br antdownt owns c ene, s hoppi ng, di ni ngorj us tr el ax i ng.

Wi nt erSpor t s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Ot herSpor t s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Of fHi ghwayVehi c l es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ot herVenues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ex pl or eReddi ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Dr i v ei nt oReddi ngf r om Sac r ament o, orf l ydi r ec t l yi nt ot heReddi ngMuni c i pal Ai r por t !

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Bas eballandS of t ball Her ei nReddi ng, Cal i f or ni a, s por t spl a yunders unnys k i es–andwi t h300da y sofs uns hi nepery ear , wec anbac kupt hat c l ai m! Thec i t yofReddi ngmi ghtbek nownf ori t sSundi al Br i dge, wor l dc l as sfis hi ngandv as thi k i ngt r ai l s y s t em, buti t ’ st he s t at eof t hear ts por t sf ac i l i t i est hatpr ov i dey ear r oundf unf ore v er y one. Wai tunt i l y ous eewhatweha v e!Reddi ngi s l oc at edj us tt wohour snor t hofSac r ament oandi sa3. 5hourdr i v ef r om SanFr anc i s c o. Weha v eanons t opdai l yfli ghtf r om L osAngel est oReddi ngv i aUni t edAi r l i nes . Weal s oha v ef ourdai l yUni t edAi r l i nesfli ght sf r om SanFr anc i s c oI nt er nat i onal Ai r por tt oReddi ng. Reddi ngwasv ot edas“ TheT opY out h&Amat eurSpor t sDes t i nat i oni nCal i f or ni a”bySpor t sDes t i nat i on Managementmagaz i ne, t he“ unof f i c i al c api t al ofk a y ak i ng”byTI MEMagaz i neand“ T op10T r out Fi s hi ngT ownsi nNor t h Amer i c a”byFor bes . c om. Wheny ouaddi nt heunbeat abl eweat her , gr eats er v i c eands k i l l edper s onnel i nReddi ng, t her e i s n’ tabet t ers por t s f oc us edv ac at i ondes t i nat i on.

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F ac i l i t yHi g hl i g ht : Bi gL e ag ueDr e ams Thos ewhohav edr eamedofpl ay i ngi nabi gl eaguebal l par kwi l l f i ndReddi ng' sBi gL eagueDr eamsSpor t sPar kt obet her i ghtpl ac e. The30ac r ec ompl exf eat ur es5f i el dsi nc l udi ngs c al eddownr epl i c asoft hr eef amousbal l par k s : Bos t on' sFenwayPar k , NewY or k ' s Y ank eeSt adi um andChi c ago' sWr i gl eyFi el d. Al l v enuesc ont ai nel ec t r oni cs c or eboar ds , l i ght sands t adi um s eat i ngt oac c ommodat e y out hbas ebal l , y out hf as t pi t c hs of t bal l andadul ts l owpi t c hs of t bal l . Thef ac i l i t i esatBi gL eagueDr eamsi nc l udeaf i el dhous e, bat t i ng c ages , pl ay gr oundands t adi um s eat i ng. TheSt adi um Cl ubr es t aur antof f er sv i ewsofal l t hr eer epl i c as t adi ums . Ther e ' sal s oa 20, 000s quar ef ooti ndoorpav i l i ont hatc anac c ommodat el eaguesandt our nament sf ori ndoors oc c er , i nl i nehoc k ey , bas k et bal l and mor e. Foraddi t i onal v er s at i l i t y , t hec ompl exhass andv ol l ey bal l c our t sandac hi l dr en' spl ayar ea. Thepar khashel dt our nament sf or USASof t bal l , NSASof t bal l , andhasr ec ent l yaddedI nt er nat i onal Sl owPi t c hSof t bal l t ot het our namentl i s t !

S occer/F i eldS p or t s Spor t st our namentande v entowner sc anf i ndav er yi nv i t i ngat mos pher ei nReddi ng, t oo. Fori ns t anc e, t heCal i f or ni aSoc c er Par ki saoneof ak i nd, “ s t at eof t hes por t ”22ac r ef ac i l i t yt hatf eat ur esf oural l weat hers y nt het i ct ur fNCAAr egul at i ons i z edl i ght edf i el ds , whi c hpr ov i def ory ear r oundpl a y . L oc at edatt het opoft heSac r ament oVal l e yandt hegat e wa yt o t hemount ai ns , t hepar kwasdes i gnedt oof f eranex c ept i onal s oc c erex per i enc e, wi t huni quef eat ur esandameni t i es . Pa v ed wal k wa y swea v et hr oughout , andt hes eat i ngar oundt hef i el dsi sel e v at ed. Ther e ’ sal s oaf ul l s er v i c er es t aur ant( s er v i ng heal t hyopt i onsf orbr eak f as t , l unc handdi nner ) wi t hmor et han2, 000s quar ef eetofc ov er eds eat i ng, equi ppedwi t hc ei l i ng f ansandmi s t i ngs t at i ons . Fr om t hec ov er eds eat i ngar ea, s pec t at or sc anv i e wt heac t i ononal l f ourf i el ds . Pl a y gr oundsand ot herequi pmentf ory oungerat t endeesar ea v al i bl e. Forpl a y er s , eac hs oc c erf i el dhasper manentbenc hesi nt het eam ar ea al ongwi t hmi s t i ngs t at i ons , wi t hdr i nk i ngwat erpr ov i ded.

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F ac i l i t yHi g hl i g ht : C al i f o r ni aS o c c e rPar k Ev ent shel datt heSoc c erPar ki nc l udet heSoc c er k r az eI nv i t at i onal , dr awi ngt opt eamsf r om anumberofs t at es , t heWonder l andT our namentwi t hc ompet i t i v eandr ec r eat i onal di v i s i onsf orU10t oU19, andt heSmas hCupf orboy sandgi r l si nU12t oU19agegr oups . The par kal s ohos t ss oc c erc ampsandc l i ni c s , al ongwi t hc oac handr ef er eec l i ni c s . TheSoc c erPar kal s opl ay shos tt oUl t i mat eFr i s beeand L ac r os s eev ent s .

Wa t erS p or t s Wi t hs omuc hpot ent i al i nourt r ai l s y s t em andonourbas ebal l di amonds , y oumi ghtha v eov er l ook edReddi ngasawat er s por t sdes t i nat i on. Thi nkagai n! TheReddi ngAquat i cCent erc ompl exf eat ur esanOl y mpi cs i z e, 50met erby25y ar dc ompet i t i onc l as ss wi mmi ngpool , andpl ent yofs pac et os t r et c houtbet weenr ac es .Whent her ei s n’ tameetgoi ngon, t heaquat i c c ent eri sopent ot hepubl i cf orr ec r eat i onwi t hwat ers t r uc t ur est opl a yon, mul t i pl edi v i ngboar ds , ar ec r eat i onpool wi t h z er odept hent r y , ac hi l dr en’ spl a ys t r uc t ur e, anda160f ootwat er s l i de. Theabundanc eofnat ur al of f er i ngsar epar tofwhyTI MEMagaz i nel abel edReddi ngt he“ unof f i c i al c api t al ofk a y ak i ng. ”The pr i s t i neWhi s k e y t ownL ak ei nt heWhi s k e y t ownNat i onal Rec r eat i onAr ea, Shas t aL ak eandt heSac r ament oRi v erof f erup t hei rbeaut yt oe v entdi r ec t or snat i onwi de. Shas t aL ak ehashos t edr egi onal andnat i onal bas sﬁs hi ngt our nament sandt he 365mi l esofs hor el i neofane v er gr eent r eel i nedhor i z onmak esf orbeaut i f ul bac k dr opf orboat i ngandot heropenwat er s por t s , s uc haswat er s k i andwak eboar d. Whi s k e y t ownNat i onal Rec r eat i onAr eaal s oof f er sf r eer anger l edk a y akandSUP pr ogr amsi nt hes ummeraswel l asamoonl i tk a y ak i ngt our s . Fort hemor et hr i l l s eek er s , y ouc anl i v eont hewi l ds i deasy oupaddl ey ourwa yt hr ought hewhi t ewat err api dsoft he T r i ni t yRi v erwi t hgui dedr af t i ngt r i ps . St r aponahel metandna v i gat ey ourwa ydownCl as sI I , I I I orVr api ds . I ft hes l ower mov i ngwat er sar ey ourpr ef er enc e, s t i c kt ot heSac r ament oRi v erandpaddl eundert hewor l df amousSundi al Br i dge, a Reddi ngl andmar k .

E v e ntHi g hl i g ht : S undi al S pl as h TheSundi al Spl as hi saf ami l yf unr i v erf l oat , wi t har ac e, t hatt ak espl ac eev er yJ une. J oi nt hePaddl eSpor tCommuni t yf oraf unr ac e andmas s i v epubl i cf l oatdownt heSac r ament oRi v ert hr ought heCi t yofReddi ng. Thi sev enti sopent oc i t i z ensatev er yl ev el ofpaddl e abi l i t y , noex per i enc enec es s ar y . Thi smov i ngwat erpaddl eev enti sopent oal l paddl es por tent hus i as t si nk ay ak s , c anoes , s ur f s k i s , s t anduppaddl eboar ds , out r i gger s , pr onepaddl eboar ds , dr i f tboat s , r af t s , andany t hi ngel s ey ouc anpaddl e. I nf ac t , i fy ouhav enev er paddl edt her i v er , t hi si sy ourday .

Wa t er F alls I magi net hi s : y ou’ v ef i nal l yes c apedt hedr ear yi ndoor st hatk epty ous t i r c r az yov erwi nt er . Y ou’ r ebr eat hi ng f r es hai r , s t r et c hi ngy ourl egsonat r ai l , l i s t eni ngt obi r dss er enadey ouasy ouc omeupont hes oot hi ngs oundsof c as c adi ngwat er . Asy oupeekar oundt hebend, y ouc omeac r os soneoft he50wat er f al l st hats ur r oundReddi ng. Y ep, i twasal l wor t hi t . Reddi ngi ss eti nt hehear toft her egi onandi st hei deal l aunc hi ngpoi ntf ory ourwat er f al l get awa y . Y ouc anadv ent ur et of ouruni quewat er f al l sr eac hi ngupt o220f eeti nhei ghtj us tei ghtmi l eswes tof downt ownReddi ngi nWhi s k e y t ownNat i onal Rec r eat i onAr ea. ordoz ensofot herwat er f al l st ov ent ur et o ar oundReddi ng. Themaj es t i c129f ootBur ne yF al l si samus t s ee, e v enPr es i dentTheodor eRoos e v el tonc e c al l edi tt he“ ei ght hwonderoft hewor l d. ”Ot hert hant hei mpr es s i v ehei ght , whatmak est hef al l sdi s t i nc t i v ei s t hati tpumps100mi l l i ongal l onsofwat erperda yf r om under gr ounds pr i ngs , andy ouc ans eet hem pour i ngout f r om t hec l i f font hes i des . Al i t t l ef ar t hernor t har et het hr eedi v er s eMc Cl oudRi v erF al l s . L owerF al l si sa12f oot br oadpl ungei nt oal ar gepool s ur r oundedbys unbat hi ngr oc k s , Mi ddl eF al l si st hel ar ges tandmos ti mpr es s i v e wi t ha44dr opt hats t r et c hes120f eetwi deandi soneoft hewi des twat er f al l si nCal i f or ni a, andUpperF al l si s uni quewi t ht hes wi f tr i v eres c api nganar r owgor get oc r as hdownt ot hepool bel ow. Ei t herhi k et het r ai l t hat c onnec t st hem al l ordr i v et ot het r ai l headf oreac hone. Whet hery ous pendada yoranent i r eweek endex pl or i ngt hewat er f al l ss ur r oundi ngReddi ng, bes ur et owear c omf or t abl es hoes , t ak eal ongal i ghtj ac k et , don’ tf or gety ourc amer a, andal wa y sr emembert ot r eadl i ght l y !

Hi g hl i g ht : Mc Ar t hur Bur ne yF al l sMe mo r i al S t at ePar k Thec ent er pi ec eofMc Ar t hur Bur neyFal l sMemor i al St at ePar ki s129f ootBur neyFal l s . Thewat er f al l , whi c hi sf edbyunder gr ound s pr i ngsandf l owsat100mi l l i ongal l onsev er yday , c anbeenj oy edf r om abov eatl ook outpoi nt . Butf oramor er ef r es hi ngper s pec t i v e, t ak et het r ai l t ot hepool att hebas eoft hef al l sandal ongt hes t r eam. Thepar kf eat ur ess ev er al hi k i ngt r ai l sal ongt hec r eekand t hr ought hepar k ’ sev er gr eenf or es t . Y ouc anev enc hec khi k i ngapor t i onoft hePac i f i cCr es tT r ai l of fy ourbuc k etl i s t .

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BMX,C y c li ng, R unni ng andS ka t i ng Fr om s unnyda y st os pec t ac ul ars uns et sand anyt i mei nbet ween, Reddi ngi sai deal s et t i ng f orr unni nge v ent s . Shas t aT r ai l Runshos t s r ac esi nWhi s k e y t ownNat i onal Rec r eat i on Ar ea, i nc l udi ngt heWhi s k e y t ownRel a y swher e c ompet i t or sc anv i s i tone, t wo, t hr eeoral l f our oft hewat er f al l si nt hepar k . Ev entowner sc an us epr eex i s t i ngr unpat t er nsort ai l oronet o t hei rneeds . Wants omet hi ngal i t t l edi r t i er ? Reddi nghasoppor t uni t i esf ormudr unsand mor e. Rac esr angef r om a5Kr el a yt omar at hons , ande v er y t hi ngi nbet ween. Theannual Reddi ngMar at honi saBos t onMar at honqual i f i erandal s oi nc l udesamar at honr el a yanda 5Kr un. Ther out et ak esat hl et esal ongt heSac r ament oRi v erNat i onal Rec r eat i onT r ai l and Reddi ngl andmar k s . I tbegi nsatShas t aDam wi t hs t unni ngr i v er s i dev i e ws , t r a v el st hr ough anol dr ai l r oadt unnel andac r os st hehi s t or i c Di es t el hor s tBr i dgeandf i ni s hesont hei nt er nat i onal l yac c l ai medSundi al Br i dge. As i deoft he f ourmaj orones , t heCASASuper her oRuni n Nov emberi sa5Kand10Kf undr ai s ert or ai s e awar enes sf ornegl ec t edandabus edc hi l dr en. Ther ear eweek l yFr os t yFunRunsi nt hewi nt er andamor ec ompet i t i v er ac ei nMar c hwi t ht he Nor Cal J ohnFr ankMemor i al atL ak eReddi ng andt heL owerSac r ament oRi v erNat i onal Rec r eat i onT r ai l , whi c hi saUSAT r ac kandFi el d Champi ons hi pr ac e.

Br i ngi ngac y c l i nge v entt oReddi ngi seas y– t hev enuesar ef r es h, r eadyandwai t i ng. Ther e ar e225mi l esoft r ai l swi t hi na15mi l er adi us ofdownt ownReddi ng. Thef amedSac r ament o Ri v erNat i onal Rec r eat i onT r ai l ear nedt hedi s t i nc t i onast he“ gem oft heU. S. t r ai l s y s t em” f r om t heSanFr anc i s c oChr oni c l e. Thev ar i et yof t r ai l senc ompas s edbybeaut ymak esReddi ng s oi nc r edi bl yuni quet hatt heSFChr oni c l eal s o s ai dReddi ngi s“ Cal i f or ni a’ ss ec r etmount ai n bi k i ngmec c a. ”For merReddi ngMa y orBr ent Wea v erwass opr oudt hatheof f er edt he Ma y or ’ sMount ai nBi k eChal l engef orbegi nner , i nt er medi at eandex per tr i der st oex pl or et he beaut i f ul anddi v er s ebac k c ount r yands i ngl et r ac kt r ai l st hatha v ey ear r oundac c es s . Fr om ﬂatpa v edr ai l t r ai l st os t eepandr ugged s i ngl et r ac k s , t hebeaut i f ul t er r ai ndel i v er san adv ent ur ef oral l agesands k i l l l e v el s . Reddi ng al s omak esf orgr eatr oadc y c l i ngadv ent ur es . TheWi l dc atGr anFondous esourmi l esofr oad t r ai l seac hy earf ori t s15t o123mi l er ac e, gi v i ngc y c l i s t st heabi l i t yt oas c end500t o 11, 000f eeti nel e v at i on. Whet hery ou’ r e l ook i ngf oreas i erpa v edpat hsors t eepand r uggeddi r tt r ai l sf ort hemor edar i ngent hus i as t s , Reddi ng’ sex t ens i v et r ai l s y s t em i s wai t i ngt obec onquer ed. Ane wf a v or i t et r ai l andadv ent ur ec oul dbewai t i ngf ory oui n Reddi ng.

E v e ntHi g hl i g ht : May o r ’ sMo unt ai nBi k eC hal l e ng e Thi sannual e v ents howc as est hebes tofReddi ng’ s225+mi l esof t r ai l swher es weepi ngv i s t as , s c eni cf oot hi l l sandr i v er f r ontv i ews ac c ompanye v er yr i de. Al r eadyk nownf ors unnyweat her , wor l dc l as s f i s hi ngandt heSundi al Br i dge, Reddi ngi st ur ni ngi nt ot het r ai l s c api t al ofCal i f or ni a. Fr om c anopi edc or r i dor st or i v er bankpat hs , Reddi ngof f er sat r ai l f ore v er y oneande v er ys k i l l l e v el .

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E v e ntHi g hl i g ht : S has t aMudRun Whet hery ouwal k , r un, orc r awl –e v er ymi l ei sear nedi nmud, gl or i ousmud! Cl i mbov erl ogs , s wi ngonmonk e ybar sands l i dei nt oa pi tofwat ert ogett ot hef i ni s hl i ne. Thebot t om l i nei st oha v ef un!

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