Caren's Guide to Sacramento Activities

Caren likes to entertain friends and can not bear it if she thinks anyone is not having fun all the time. So the last time Angie and Kala visited she put together this list of some activities to do around Sacramento.

• Capitol Tour We took this tour and it was great. Information on the art to the desks the congressmen use.
• Sutter's Fort Fun tour of the fort with a recreation of the period lifestyle.
• Governor's Mansion Tour
• Downtown Railroad Museum
• Railroad Rides
• Eagle Theatre
• Riverboat Cruises Slow ride up and down the river with a dinner. Very relaxing.
• Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
• Railtown
• Columbia State Park
• Placerville Quant little town between Sacramento and Tahoe. Antique shops.

Shopping

• Downtown Plaza Outdoor Mall
• Sunrise Mall
• Birdcage Mall 
• Folsom Outlets 
• The Pavilions 
• Arden Mall
• Nut Tree Outlets 

Day Trips

• Lake Tahoe
• Napa
• San Francisco

Capitol Tour

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue
2. Take I-80 Freeway West
3. Take the P Street exit
4. Turn right onto 11th St.

Sutter's Fort

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue
2. Take I-80 West
3. Take the J St. exit
4. Turn left on 29th St.
5. Turn right onto L St.

Governor's Mansion Tour

1526 H St. 323-3047
Open from 10-4 with tours every hour
Directions:

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue
2. Take I-80 West
3. Take the exit towards E St.
4. Merge onto 29th St.
5. Turn right on G St.
6. Turn left on 15th St.
7. Turn left on H St..

Downtown Sacramento's Railroad Museum

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue
2. Take I-80 West
3. Take the I-5/CA 99 exit towards Sacramento/Los Angeles
4. Take the J Street exit towards downtown
5. Turn left on I St.
6. Turn left on 2nd St.
7. Turn right onto 1st St.

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Railroad Rides

Eagle Theatre

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Riverboat Cruises

Marshall Gold Discovery State Park

530-622-0390, approx. 59 miles from Sac Tours daily, I believe on the hour, Sat and Sun at 2:00 Sawmill demonstrations 
Directions: 

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue 
2. Take I-80 West 
3. Take the US-50 exit towards Placerville 
4. Turn slight right onto US-50 E 
5. Turn left onto SR-49 
6. Signs should indicate from here, you may want to call for more detailed instructions 

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Railtown

Fifth & Reservoir St., Jamestown, CA., 209-984-3953, 
126 miles out of Sacramento 
Open from 9:30-4:30, $2.00 per person, 11-3 40 minute mountainous train ride, $6.00 per person 
Directions: 

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue 
2. Take I-80 West 
3. Take the I-5/CA-99 Exit toward Sacramento/Los Angeles 
4. Take exit towards CA-99 South 
5. Take the CA-120 East/Yosemite Ave exit towards Sonora 
6. Turn left onto SR-120 
7. Turn right at the intersection of Escalon Bellota Rd to stay on SR-120 
8. Turn slight left at the intersection of McHenry Ave to stay on SR-120 
9. Turn slight left at the intersection of Main St. to stay on SR-120 
10. Turn left at the intersection of SR-108 to stay on SR-120 
11. Stay straight to go onto SR-108 which brings you right into Jamestown 
12. Right on Fifth to the corner of Reservoir St. 

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Columbia State Park

Columbia Ca., 209-532-0150 
Historic town with shopping, gold mining etc. Only 15 miles from Rail town. 
Directions: 

1. Start out going Northwest on SR-120 towards SR-108 
2. Turn right onto SR-108 
3. Turn left onto SR-49 
4. Turn left at the intersection of S Washington St. to stay on SR-49 Stay straight to go to Parrotts Ferry Rd. 
5. Parrotts Ferry Rd. becomes Broadway St.. 
6. Turn left on Jackson St. Jackson St.. becomes Gold Springs St. 

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Placerville

Old shops and town to look through, formerly called "Hang Town",
52 miles from Sac 
Directions: 

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue 
2. Take I-80 West Take US-50 
3. exit towards Placerville 
4. Merge onto the US-50 East Ramp 
5. Placerville off of US-50, signs will indicate 

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MALLS/SHOPPING 

Downtown Plaza Outdoor Mall

Home of Sacramento's Hard Rock Cafe 
Directions: 

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue 
2. Take I-80 West 
3. Take the I-5/CA-99 
4. Exit towards Sacramento/Los Angeles 
5. Merge onto I-5 South 
6. Take the J St. exit 
7. Turn right on 7th St. 
8. Turn right onto K St. 

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Sunrise Mall 

Directions 

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn left onto Watt Avenue 
2. Turn right onto Elkhorn Blvd. Elkhorn Blvd becomes Greenback Ln. 
3. Mall is on the corner of Greenback and Sunrise (Across the street from the mall is a really good shopping center too!) 

Birdcage Mall 

Directions 

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn left onto Watt Avenue 
2. Turn right onto Elkhorn Blvd. Elkhorn Blvd becomes Greenback Ln. 
3. Turn right onto Sunrise Blvd. 
4. Birdcase mall is on your right hand side a few blocks down 

Folsom Outlets 

Directions: 

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue 
2. Take I-80 West 
3. Take US-50 exit towards Placerville 
4. Merge onto the US-50 East Ramp 
5. Take the Folsom Blvd Exit to your left 
6. You will see outlets on your right hand side 

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The Pavilions 

Directions: 

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue 
2. Take Capitol City Freeway West Exit Fulton to your left 
3. Turn right on El Camino 
4. Turn left on Howe Ave. 
5. Turn left on Fair Oaks Blvd. 
6. Shopping center on your left hand side (About 1/4 mile down Fair Oaks Blvd on your left hand side is another shopping center called Loehman's Plaza. On the other side of the Street from Loehman's Plaza is a Tuesday Morning store.) 

Arden Mall 

Directions: 

1. Take Capitol City Freeway West Exit Arden and turn left 
2. Mall on your left hand side 

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Nut Tree Outlets

Approx. 45 minutes from Sacramento, but well wroth the drive! 

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue 
2. Take I-80 West 
3. Take Nut Tree exit 

ONE-DAY TRIP POSSIBILITIES 

Lake Tahoe

105 miles from Sac. 
Directions

1. Turn left onto Watt Ave. 
2. Turn right onto Elkhorn Blvd.  Elkhorn Blvd turns into Greenback Lane 
3. Take the I-80 E ramp 
4. Take the CA-89 South exit towards Lake Tahoe Stay straight to go onto SR-28 

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Napa

75 miles from Sacramento 
Directions

1. Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue 
2. Take I-80 West 
3. Take the CA-37 exit towards San Rafael 
4. Merge onto Sears Point Rd. 
5. Take the Fairgrounds Dr. ramp towards Marine World 
6. Turn right on Fairgrounds Dr., 
7. Fairgrounds Dr. becomes Flosden Rd. 
8. Flosden Rd becomes American Canyon Rd. 
9. Turn right onto SR-29 North Stay straight to go onto SR-221 
10. North SR-22`1 N becomes SR 121 N 
11. Stay straight to go onto Soscol Ave 
12. Turn left on 3rd St. 

San Francisco

96 miles from Sacramento 

Exit McClellan Air Force Base and turn right onto Watt Avenue Take I-80 West

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