Sacramento Bar Park, American River Parkway, Fair Oaks

Friday, January 23, 10:00am-12:30pm

Join Carole for a winter morning Friday Walk for a loop thru Sacramento Bar.  This walk will mainly be on service roads in the area.  Click here for the plant list created by John Schmidt.

Leader: Carole Gates, carole_gates@hotmail.com for more information or questions about this walk.

What to bring: water, hat, snack, and warm or cold weather protection. Sturdy shoes are recommended and a walking stick might be helpful in one short area.  Binoculars will be useful for bird sightings. In some locations there is a risk of exposure to poison oak-be on the lookout!

Amenities on-site: There are rest facilities near the parking area.

Waiver: sign upon arrival

***We try to start walking promptly at start time.

Meet up location: Meet in the parking area just beyond the entrance kiosk on the map or use the directions below.

Parking info: Even if no one is working at the Entrance Kiosk, be sure to self-register your vehicle ($7). Or use your Annual Parks Passport.  The $70 Parks Passport supports your County Parks system.  There is also be a $35 Senior County Park Pass for those 65 and older.  More pass information with the new fees in now online.

Directions from Sacramento:
Sacramento Bar Park, 3936 Pennsylvania Ave, Fair Oaks, CA 95628
– Take US 50 east to Sunrise Blvd. Exit #18.
– Go north (left) on Sunrise Blvd, driving across the American River.
– Turn left at the 1st light past the bridge onto Fair Oaks Blvd.
– Then make an immediate left onto Pennsylvania Avenue.
– The kiosk is at the end of Pennsylvania Avenue, just past Magnolia Street