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Kayak & SUP Santa Barbara!

Family and Pet Friendly Watersports in the Santa Barbara Harbor

Upcoming Trips, Specials, Deals & Updates

Memberships

Paddle everyday of the year with our membership packages.

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Ocean Explorer Kids Camps

2025 Summer Camps Registration is open

Our Camps

Santa Barbara Harbor Adventure

Fun for couples, families, and groups!

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Featured Trip

Santa Barbara Sunset Paddle

Paddle into the sunset as the colors of the evening blend into the hills and the harbor is the best place to see the glow.

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Featured Trip

Full Moon Paddle

Take the sunset paddle to the next level with a moon rise over the mountains to the East.

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Featured Trip

Explore the Channel Islands

Visit the Channel Islands

Once in a lifetime experience!!  The crew were all amazing hosts and have thought of everything to make a memorable experience.  – Molly Culp

We are a family owned and operated company.

Since 1991 we have been the ocean sports center that locals and visitors have come to expect excellent service, friendly staff, premium gear, and the popular Paddle Sports Center Membership.

Location

We’re conveniently located in the Santa Barbara Harbor next to the Fish Market and Brophy Bros.

117 B Harbor Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93109

Hours of Operation

2026 Summer Camps

Our 2026 Ocean Explorers Camps are now open for enrollment!  Give your kids an unforgettable summer filled with exploration, learning and adventure.

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Pet Friendly Kayaks

Bring your pup along with you on your next kayak rental.  We even have doggy life jackets to keep your companion safe out on the water.

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SUP Lesson & Tour

This lesson/trip is the perfect way to get your feet wet (most literally) and learn to SUP while having a guide share the Santa Barbara waterfront with you on your paddleboarding tour.

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See why our Customers Love Us!

Bringing Paddle Sports to the Santa Barbara area for over 30 years!

Youth Camps

Summer Camp

Paddle Sports offers wholesome, fun, activity filled weekly summer camps for kids! Drop off at 8:30 and pick up at 3:00 and they provide the wetsuit and the fun responsible counselors. Our 13 yr old niece from out of town can’t wait for her SB summer camp year after year!
Thanks PS Crew

Rated 4.9/5 based on 9 customer reviews

Kathryn Nelson

5/5stars
Tours

Highly Recommended

My wife and I had a great time on the guided tour. We received a lot of information regarding the history and ecology of the Santa Barbara area. Our guide took us all the way down to the Kelp forest and pointed out a whole host of wildlife indigenous to the area. Well worth the money. Would recommend this to anyone living in or visiting the area.

Rated 4.9/5 based on 9 customer reviews

John S.

5/5stars
Rentals

Very Knowledgeable

It was definitely an amazing time overall. Our tour guide was awesome and very knowledgeable. We are looking forward to coming back. Thank you to Paddle Sports Center for providing a wonderful experience.

Rated 4.9/5 based on 9 customer reviews

Thalia Farias

5/5stars
Rentals

AWESOME! GREAT FOR KIDS!

We contacted the Sports Centre late with a large group wanting to do a quick paddle arounf the harbour. Jordan looked after us, made sure we had everything we needed, and had a great time with the kids paddling around the harbour. Great for kids aged 5 up.

Rated 4.9/5 based on 9 customer reviews

Dean E.

5/5stars
Tours

Sunset Paddle

My wife and I did the sunset paddle and it was incredible! The view of the sunset was amazing from the water. Our guide, Ian, was great! He was very friendly and helpful. He also had a perfect balance between providing interesting information about Santa Barbara and allowing my wife and I to enjoy the sunset peacefully. I highly recommend Paddle Sports!

Rated 4.9/5 based on 9 customer reviews

Cody Bremer

5/5stars
Classes

First time kayakers

This was the first time my friend and I did kayaking, and it’s really fun! Our guide / instructor was friendly and knowledgeable. Really enjoyed the two hours on the water, and would certainly love to do it again!

Rated 4.9/5 based on 9 customer reviews

Vickie Chao

5/5stars
Tours

GREAT KAYAK TOUR

We loved our kayaking trip with Ryan as our guide. The ferry ride was awesome, food was great and our kayaking through caves very exciting! Lots of swells.

Rated 4.9/5 based on 9 customer reviews

Karen R.

5/5stars
Classes

FABULOUS PADDLE BOARD EXPERIENCE

I was so glad to have gone there for paddle board lessons with my granddaughter. Terrific instruction and really nice people and facilities.

Rated 4.9/5 based on 9 customer reviews

Beryl K.

5/5stars
Tours

KAYAK TOUR

We loved our kayak tour with Adam. He was really knowledgable and friendly and ensured that we had a great time (despite the rainy and cold weather).

Rated 4.9/5 based on 9 customer reviews

Heather S.

5/5stars
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