Naples Canals & Alamitos Bay
Long Beach · near Long Beach · Los Angeles / SoCal
Kayaking & SUP
At a glance
- Best season
- Year-round; mornings calmest before the afternoon onshore breeze
What is here
- Wildlife
- Sea lions, cormorants, egrets & herons along the canals, garibaldi near the jetties, occasional dolphins toward the bay mouth
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Kayaking & SUP detail
- Nickname
- LA's Venice Canals Paddle
- Water types
- protected-bay
- Exposure
- sheltered
- Sup friendly
- Yes
- Wetsuit
- ~68-72F summer, high-50s winter; no wetsuit in summer
- Intl tip
- Paddle early for glassy water, or come at dusk in December for the Naples canal holiday lights - unforgettable. Rent at Marine Stadium/Mother's Beach; watch for rowing shells in the stadium basin.
The guide
Paddle the Venice-style canals of Naples Island past waterfront mansions, then out onto the flatwater of Alamitos Bay and Marin…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Naples Canals & Alamitos Bay — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.7535, -118.116