The Sacramento State Aquatic Center is a cooperative operation of the Associated Students Inc. ofCalifornia State University, Sacramento, the University Union of Sac State, California Department of Boating and Waterways, and the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The center was established in 1981 and has provided instruction to thousands of students. The center offers university kinesiology classes, leisure classes for the general public, competitive teams, and a series of progressive summer camps and youth programs. The center was established to augment the academic curriculum at Sacramento State. The Aquatic Center is open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Sac State as well as the general public. All students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Sac State receive a discount with their Sac State identification card. Our facility occupies eight acres of land and is one of the finest in the state. Features include: beach area, picnic tables, barbeques, four docks, classrooms, and convenient parking.

The Aquatic Center is a regional boating instruction safety center as part of a program funded by the California Department of Boating and Waterways. The Department of Boating and Waterways funds boating facilities, boating safety education, and supports boating law enforcement in California. A portion of the equipment at the center is provided by the department to enhance boating safety education in California.

Equipment Rental

You don't have to have your own equipment to enjoy beautiful Lake Natoma.  Spend an afternoon on the water using Aquatic Center rental equipment.  The Aquatic Center rents canoes, sit on top kayaks, hyrdo bikes and beach cruiser bicycles to the general public. Please see our boat rentals page below for pricing. All equipment rental are charge by an hourly rate and prorated to the nearest quarter hour. 

Youth Programs

The Aquatic Center offers many varties of youth program, from our Youth Group and field trips which can service schools, sports teams, boy scouts, girl scouts, church groups and any other type of youth program.  
Youth camps start from age 7 and goes up to age 17, we offer camps in sailing, windersurfing, kayaking, wakeboarding, water skiing, jet skiing, rowing and much more.
If you are looking to have a birthday party, why not have it at the lake.  Check out our birthday packages!

Memberships

The Aquatic Center memberships are open to the public and include reduced rates for classes and boat rentals, as well as access to the weight room and locker room facilities.  A more detailed explanation is listed under each membership below.  Members under 18 years of age must have written parental consent on file.  Aquatic Center members are subject to gate hours. A family membership is comprised of 4 individuals per household.