Discovery Park Boat Launch
- Type
- County boat ramp and car-top launch
- Address
- 200 Jibboom St., Sacramento, CA
- Operator
- Sacramento County Regional Parks
- Water
- American River at the Sacramento River confluence
- Boat launch
- Kayak & SUP
- Fishing
About this boat ramp
Discovery Park is a 302-acre Sacramento County park beside I-5 in downtown Sacramento, at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers. Its boat ramp and car-top launch on the American River are among the county's busiest, a short run to the Sacramento River in either direction.
Launching
The park is open sunrise to sunset year-round. Vehicles with trailers pay $15 and cars pay $8; if no fee collector is present, you pay yourself. Car-top boats like kayaks and canoes can launch here too.
High water
Discovery Park is part of the Sacramento flood control system and is designed to flood. In wet winters the launch and parking can be underwater, so check the county's park status before you go. The confluence also has strong currents, so wear a life jacket.
Getting there & access
Getting there
From I-5 take Richards Boulevard for the south entrance or Garden Highway for the north entrance.
Before you go
In winter and spring the park can be flooded or closed. Check Sacramento County's park status page first.
- Hours
- Sunrise to sunset, year-round
- Fees
- $8 per vehicle, $15 with trailer
- Floods
- Designed to flood in high water
What's here
Launch ramp
Boat ramp on the American River near the confluence
Car-top launch
Car-top launching for kayaks and canoes
Fishing
Fishing on both the American and Sacramento Rivers
Bike trail
Start of the 32-mile Jedediah Smith Memorial Bike Trail
Picnic sites
Four reservable group picnic sites
Rules & official resources
- Open sunrise to sunset; $8 per vehicle, $15 with trailer; self-pay when no collector is presentregionalparks.saccounty.gov ↗
- The park is designed to flood during high water and may be closed in winterregionalparks.saccounty.gov ↗
- Alcohol prohibited without a permitregionalparks.saccounty.gov ↗
- California Boater Card required for all operators of motorized vessels, regardless of age, since January 1, 2025dbw.parks.ca.gov ↗
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