River Bend Park, ARP

Friday, January 30, 10m-12pm, River Bend Park, ARP

Leader: Chris Lewis cnpschris@gmail.com for more information.
What to bring: water, hat, snack, and weather protection. In some locations there is a risk of exposure to poison oak-be on the lookout!
Amenities on-site: There are rest facilities at the meeting area and a few other spots within River Bend Park.
Waiver: sign upon arrival

*We try to start walking promptly at start time.

Meet up location: meet near the teardrop on this MAP or use the directions below. If you haven’t been to River Bend Park before, check the linked map as newcomers often miss the last turn into the large picnic and parking area which is just upriver for the bike and pedestrian bridge between River Bend Park and William Pond recreation Area.

Parking info: Parking is $7 or purchase a $70 Parks Passport pass which supports the Sacramento County Parks system. More Pass information is on-line.

Directions to River Bend Park from downtown Sacramento:
– Travel East on Highway 50 to Exit #13
– Take Bradshaw Rd North
– Right at Folsom Blvd, just past the Light Rail tracks
– Left at Rod Beaudry Dr and continue into the park. There is a Papa John‘s Pizza on the NE corner of this intersection.
– Pass the entrance Kiosk if unmanned. There is an electronic payment station about 80 feet after the kiosk on your right.
– Continue on the road after the stop sign for the bike trail. The road curves right after the stop sign.
– Left at the large brown “River Rafting Exit and Main Picnic Areas” on your left.
– Follow this road around to the large parking lot close to the river where we will meet.
There are rest facilities at the meeting location.