town.sacramento

Our beautiful State Capital of California is located in historic Sacramento... right in the middle of the San Joaquin Central Valley, where the American River meets the Sacramento River. Smog, heat & traffic can get unruly here in the summer months. 100+ temps everyday, no joke. The California Gold Rush hit big in this region, because of the proximity to the Sierra Nevada. A shipping channel was brought through the wetlands of the California Delta, from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sierra Nevada Topo Map

Tahoe National Forest Map

Plumas National Forest Map

Lake Tahoe Recreation Map

California Atlas

elevation: 30'

population: 384,800

zip code: 95814

City

terrain:
developed city near rivers and farms

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location:
Sacramento County
East of San Francisco
on I-5 @ jct I-80

= SAC

recreation:

boating

camping

hiking

River Rafting

California State Railroad Museum

California Gold Country

windsurfing

Mountain biking

biking

City of Sacramento Bike Map (PDF)

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

El Dorado National Forest

American River near Auburn CA

Folsom Lake State Recreation Area

Tahoe National Forest

California Delta in Sacramento

Sutter's Fort State Historic Park

Sacramento City Parks & Recreation

Sacramento County Regional Parks

Colusa Sacramento River Campsites

Woodland Opera House SHP

Brannan Island State Recreation Area

Fly Fish Franks Tract SRA

Sacramento River

sacramento campgrounds

Auburn Boat-in Campsites
Folsom Lake Campgrounds
Brannan Island Boating & Camping
Colusa - Sacramento River Camping

description:
aka: Sacto
California state capital sits east of San Francisco in the San Joaquin Valley, near the California Delta. The waterways constructed thru the mid state region makes Sacto a shipping port.

While some folks like to consider Sacramento & San Francisco NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, they are actually centrally located within the golden state, while one third of California lies north of SAC.

nearby towns:
Auburn
Roseville
Colfax
Yuba City
Davis
Winters
Woodland
Ione
Folsom
Lodi

local links:

Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
917 Seventh St. Sacramento, CA 95814
916-552-6800
http://www.metrochamber.org

Old Sacramento
Natural Trading Company - Organic Farms
Sacramento Bike Hikers
Capital City Motorcycle Club
Sacramento Valley BMW Club
Sacramento Area Mustang Club
Sacramento Valley MG Car Club
United British Sports Car Club
Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
Sacramento Volvo Club
Trip Report - West Sacramento Motels
Amtrak Trains - Capital Corridor
Real Sacramento
Slow Food Sacramento
Capay Organic Farm
Sacramento Farmers Markets
Sustainable Delta
Zeitgeist

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