-<!doctype html><html lang="en" dir="ltr"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,shrink-to-fit=no"><meta property="og:site_name" content="The Salinas River Recreation Guide"><meta property="og:title" content="Big Sandy Wildlife Area"><link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico"><link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png"><title>Big Sandy Wildlife Area</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/style/style.css"><link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://server.arcgisonline.com"><link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://cartodb-basemaps-a.global.ssl.fastly.net"><link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://cartodb-basemaps-b.global.ssl.fastly.net"><link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://cartodb-basemaps-c.global.ssl.fastly.net"><link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"><link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/js/leaflet/leaflet.css"></head><body><header><div class="container"><nav aria-label="Main navigation"><ul><li><a href="/en/">The Salinas River</a></li><li><a href="/en/access-points">Access Points</a></li><li><a href="/en/trips">Trips</a></li><li><a href="/en/overview">Overview</a></li><li class="language"><a href="/es/access-points/big-sandy/">En Español</a></li></ul></nav></div></header><div class="container"><section><nav class="breadcrumbs" aria-label="breadcrumbs"><ol><li><a href="/en/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/en/access-points">Access Points</a></li><li><a href="#" aria-current="page">Big Sandy Wildlife Area</a></li></ol></nav><h1>Big Sandy Wildlife Area</h1><dl role="list"><div><dt>Best flow</dt><dd>40 to 200 <abbr title="Cubic-feet per second">cfs</abbr> at <a href="https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/11147500" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Paso Robles</a></dd></div><div><dt>Water level</dt><dd>49.4 <abbr title="Cubic-feet per second">cfs</abbr> & 13.98 feet deep <small class="flow-update">Updated January 26, 2026 at 6:44 pm</small></dd></div><div><dt>Driving directions</dt><dd><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.789831,-120.717302" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">View in Google Maps</a></dd></div></dl><div class="report-alert">Help protect your river rights. <a href="/en/report">Let us know if you use this access point.</a></div><p>Usually never flowing except after big rain.</p><h2>Directions</h2><p>Park in the large parking lot. There's a trailhead from the lot that leads to the river channel</p><div class="map short"><div id="map"></div></div><script>window._accessPointPath = {"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","properties":{},"geometry":{"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-120.71729600429535,35.78979044775416],[-120.71738719940184,35.789825259302184],[-120.71755886077881,35.78976869052889],[-120.71774125099182,35.78975998763711],[-120.71795046329497,35.78983831362878],[-120.71814894676207,35.78994709960027],[-120.718315243721,35.790029776839006],[-120.71861028671265,35.79008634542648],[-120.71893215179443,35.79020818532425],[-120.71901798248291,35.79009504828251],[-120.71911454200743,35.790008019679256],[-120.71924328804015,35.78989053091367],[-120.7193398475647,35.78976869052889],[-120.71936666965483,35.78966425576467],[-120.719393491745,35.78952500919892],[-120.71946859359741,35.789372707988235],[-120.7195222377777,35.789263921230514],[-120.71961343288422,35.78917689171711],[-120.7197368144989,35.789168188760534],[-120.71982264518738,35.789028941325604],[-120.72013914585114,35.788859233184404]]}}]}
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