Launch Sites
These are the only spots to launch your boat (road map)(kayaking map). Please do not step onto the mudflats or marsh.

• Kirby Park, located on Elkhorn Road on the East side of the slough.
  
• Moss Landing Harbor District Launch Ramp, located on Hwy 1, north of Moss Landing (behind Little Baja).

 
Kayaking Rubis Creek

Landing Sites
There are currently no legal landing sites in the slough except at the put-in places listed above. Please stay in your boat at all times.

Moss Landing Harbor Safety
Be aware and safe within the Harbor Area – although the Slough is rather calm and serene, the harbor area near the mouth poses several challenges to paddlers.

• CURRENTS: Peak tidal currents (up to 3 knots) tunneling under the Highway 1 bridge create areas of rough water which can cause boats to capsize or be difficult to paddle against, potentially sweeping you into the pilings and docks or out to sea.
  
  
• BOAT TRAFFIC: Many fishing boats and pleasure craft use the harbor entrance. Kayaks and Canoes are difficult to see. Observe the "rules of the road" and stay to the extreme right hand side of the channel or in the shallow areas entirely out of the main channel. Always turn your boat into the wake of a larger boat.

If you have questions, please call the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve at (831) 728-2822 or email the Visitor Center.