Russian River ยท Sunday

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Hey river folks โ€” here's the plan. We meet, we shuttle, we float for 3โ€“4 hours, we end up exactly where we started, just way more relaxed.

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Meet
10:30am
Float starts
~11:00am
Duration
3โ€“4 hrs
Where
Russian River
10:30 AM

Meet at Sunset Beach

This is the end point of the float, and where we all meet first. Leave at least one car here so there's a ride back at the end.

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Heads up: parking fills up on summer weekends โ€” the entrance closes temporarily when the lot is full. Earlier is safer.
~11:00 AM

Drive up to Steelhead Beach

We'll carpool up the road to the start point. Parking here is also tight, but there's overflow parking nearby. There's a summer shuttle between the two beaches too, but we're probably not waiting around for it.

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3โ€“4 hours

Float down the river

Steelhead โ†’ Sunset. Bring your float, snacks, drinks, sunscreen โ€” and something to keep it all dry and cold along the way.

~2โ€“3 PM

Land back at Sunset Beach

Grab a ride from whoever parked here this morning. Pack out your float โ€” anything left on the beach is trash that pollutes the river.

What to bring

Don't have a float yet?

Gear recommendations

A few links if you need to grab something before Sunday. Same gear, no pressure โ€” anything that floats works.

๐ŸšŒ There's also an official river shuttle

The Regional Parks River Shuttle runs between Steelhead and Sunset beaches on summer weekends โ€” $5 all-day ticket, every 30 minutes, 9amโ€“6pm. We're planning to just carpool, but it's there as a backup if cars don't line up.

See shuttle details โ†’