Folsom, CA Outdoor Activities
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Dolphin Scuba Center & Swim School
- North Sacramento
PADI-certified instructors demonstrate how to use scuba gear to breathe underwater in a heated indoor pool
Sunrise Rollerland
- Citrus Heights
Large wooden rink lit up by flashing lights and a spinning disco ball accommodates skaters of all ages
Hysterical Walks & Rides
Guides in period costume blend historical fact with humor in a tour past haunted sites, monuments, and 1850s stone buildings.
Rusty Wallace Racing Experience
- Stockton
Professional drivers sate passengers' need for speed in stock cars during exciting ride-alongs and racing experiences
Driven Raceway
- Multiple Locations
Electric go-karts hurtle along winding track at speeds of up to 45 mph
Grayson Woods Golf Course
- Pleasant Hill
With Mount Diablo as a backdrop, golf complex offers an 18-hole putting course and 9-hole, par-3 course characterized by large greens
Mud Factor
Nighttime 5K run/walk where participants wear glow-in-the-dark accessories and party to electronic dance music at a finish-line dance party
Granite Arch Climbing Center
- Rancho Cordova
Instructors teach the basics of tying in ropes and securing your partner’s rope during the class; day passes include unlimited climbing
Segway of Oakland
- Oakland
Two-hour tours roam Oakland and pause at landmarks after video overview of Segway handling and Segway rentals allow self-guided exploration
Lance Johnson Golf Academy
- Escalon
PGA pro fine-tunes swings in private lessons for one or two with range practice
Tammy McDonald Training
- Washington Trail
Sage instructors teach pupils of all experience levels essentials of English or Western riding such as trotting & galloping
Roller King
- Roseville
10 youngsters spend up to 2.5 hours on family-owned indoor roller rink before feasting on ice-cream sundaes & drinks in party room.
NorCal Golf Academy
- Walnut Creek
PGA professionals employ wealth of technological analysis to evaluate swings and develop personalized goals
Mariah Wilderness Expeditions
- Lotus
Visit four to five El Dorado County wineries via chauffeured transportation; spend a day whitewater rafting; four meals included
Vacaville Ice Sports
- Vacaville
Two NHL-size rinks open their ice for groups of 2 or 4, who slip into rental skates & glide across the rinks during daily public sessions
W.E.T. River Trips
- Lotus
Experienced guides lead one-day rafting trips down American River with gear included
Stockton Indoor Sports Complex
- Stockton
Old-fashioned, quad-wheeled roller skates roll across a hockey-rink-sized floor during public-skating sessions
Skydive Sacramento
- Lincoln
USPA-rated instructors explain skydiving basics, fit students for harnesses, and guide them through free fall and parachute steering
Saxton Equestrian
- Elk Grove
Accomplished rider, trainer, and stable manager teaches riders of all ages and skill levels lessons customized to address their riding goals
Hornblower Cruises & Events
- Central Sacramento
Cruise down the Sacramento River and enjoy the scenery as the captain divulges the history of the city's people, events, and architecture
Gerard'Z Honeybees
- Multiple Locations
The workshop demystifies beekeeping and gives guests a taste of local monofloral honeys such as star thistle and wildflower
Santa Clara Paintball
- Multiple Locations
Take shelter from enemy paint behind castle ramparts, culvert-style pipes, and along sniper trails at four field locations
Shooters All Season Paintball
- Nicolaus
Players crouch behind trees or manmade barriers waiting to unleash polychromatic carnage on opponents in one indoor and five outdoor arenas
Epona Farms
- Galt
Lessons and camps teach English- and Western-style riding at a country ranch facility with indoor arena and outdoor sand area
Imagine Sailing Tours
- Berkeley Marina
Captain navigates yacht to popular sights and destinations across the Bay Area for kayaking, barbecuing, and fishing
Castle Rock Arabians
- Walnut Creek
CHA-certified instructors impart essential riding skills to students mounted on ponies or horses at a ranch in the Mount Diablo foothills
Dive High
- Tracy
Dive High's trained professionals teach the fundamentals of hang-gliding with ground education and five minutes of real flight
Sacred Cross Horse Services
- Livermore-Pleasanton
English-style horseback-riding lessons teach students how to safely approach, groom, equip, and ride horses
Live2kite
- Multiple Locations
Experienced kitesurfers show participants how to set up, control and maneuver, and practice safety during a group lesson on land or water
River Journey
Self-guided trips down picturesque river encounter rapids and landmarks along 8-mile leg of Stanislaus kayaks or rafts
Ghost Golf
- Downtown Concord
Graveyard-themed mini-golf holes wind through gothic architecture, crypts, and skeletons peppered across indoor course
Bridges Rock Gym
- Richmond Annex
12 inches of seamless padding cushion any falls as climbers scale 18-foot-high top-out boulders and hang from an indoor cave
Antioch Paintball Park
- Antioch
Three hours for two in a field with obstacles and bunkers; each person gets a marker, a mask, a barrel cover, 500 paintballs, and air
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If you've ever tried to beat rush-hour traffic by tethering your car with helium-filled balloons, then you know that hot-air flight should be left to the professionals. The Federal Aviation Administration–certified pilots at Sky Drifters Hot Air Ballooning embark on journeys from the Sierra Nevada foothills daily, and their company has been named one of the 10Best attractions in Sacramento. Whether piloting a small group or private flight, the balloon captains show passengers a bird’s-eye view of the rolling hills, winding rivers and finely crafted comb-overs whose majesty can only be truly appreciated from above. Their aerial transports also play host to weddings in the sky and can provide a lift to those who enjoy BASE jumping from the clouds.
Born into a family of equestrians, Jesslynn Saxton spent her summers on a horse farm, learning to ride at an early age. At 15, after having had some success in riding competitions, she took a job as a stable apprentice and dreamed of opening her own riding school. Today, as the founder of Saxton Equestrian, Jesslynn is an accomplished rider, trainer, and stable manager with more than 20 years of experience. Harboring an innate passion for teaching, she holds lessons and training sessions and volunteers with Project R.I.D.E., a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic riding instruction for persons with disabilities.
Jesslynn’s horse sanctuary, Clay Station Ranch, sits on 23 acres of green pastures, upon which five barns house 40 stalls. The ranch’s two outdoor arenas allow riders to sharpen their skills under blue skies, and a lighted indoor arena features all-weather felt footing, irrigated grass turnouts, wash racks with hot water, viewing areas, and a riders’ lounge, where equestrians can kick back and relax after going on an exhausting ride or failing to teach the horses how to neigh in a British accent.
Everything changed for Bob and Chris Quinlan when they organized a successful pub crawl for their local Rotary club in 2005. The positive reception to their event led the pair to found AppeteasersUSA in 2011, which has since expanded from its initial tour in Folsom to include outings in Northern and Southern California, Washington, and Florida. Across the country, AppeteasersUSA’s savvy guides can be found leading patrons from culinary hot spot to hot spot.
Throughout the four-hour tours, herds of at least 25 tour goers stop at restaurants and bars unique to the area—eschewing chains and large franchises—for 30-minute stints, nibbling on appetizers and noting which kitchen appliances might come to life after the restaurant closes. To wash down savory flavors, patrons can swig discounted drinks at each establishment.
The instructors at WakeSUP arm guests with Surftech paddleboards and adjustable SUP paddles and lead expeditions across serene waterways including Folsom Lake, Nimbus Lake, and Lake Natoma. To help guests glide safely across water surfaces, they also hand out neoprene lifejackets from Ho Sports and O’Neill to keep paddlers from being lured beneath the surface by a sea monster’s siren song. All rental gear and boards—which range in size from 9.5 to 12 feet—will be transported to and from the waterway courtesy of WakeSUP.
