Sacramento County is directly south of Sutter County. It is also adjacent to Placer County and Yolo County. Its county seat and largest city is Sacramento, which, with a population of 460,242, is the largest city in the counties adjacent to Yuba and Sutter. (The second-largest is Roseville, with a population of 106,266.)
To find places in Sacramento County related to specific recreational activities other than camping, see the Recreation page and click on the appropriate recreational activity.
Cities and Nearby Towns
Light Rail train on K Street in Sacramento. Photo by queerbychoice. Places are listed in order of travel time required to reach them. The travel time shown is from the nearest town in Yuba or Sutter Counties, except when that travel time is an hour or longer, in which case the travel time shown is from Yuba City or Marysville.
- Elverta is a 20-minute drive south from Pleasant Grove.
- Sacramento is a 30-minute drive south from Pleasant Grove or Verona, or a 45-minute drive south from Olivehurst or South Yuba City, or a one-hour drive south from Marysville or Yuba City. It is the county seat of Sacramento County and the capital of California. It has a population of 481,097 (as of the 2009 California Department of Finance estimate). Highlights include Old Sacramento, the State Capitol, Governor's Mansion, California State Indian Museum, California State Railroad Museum, Leland Stanford Mansion, Sutter's Fort, the American River Parkway/American River Bike Trail, and the Sacramento Kings.
- North Highlands is a 30-minute drive southeast from Pleasant Grove or Verona, a 45-minute drive south from Wheatland, or a one-hour drive southeast from Marysville or Yuba City. It has a population of 44,187 (as of the 2000 census).
- Citrus Heights is a 45-minute drive southeast from Wheatland or a one-hour drive southeast from Marysville or Yuba City. It has a population of 87,565 (as of the 2009 California Department of Finance estimate).
- Arden-Arcade is a 45-minute drive south from Pleasant Grove or southeast from Verona, or a one-hour drive south from Yuba City or Marysville. It has a population of 83,000 (as of the 2000 census, updated to reflect recent border changes).
- Rancho Cordova is a 45-minute drive southeast from Pleasant Grove or Verona, or a one-hour drive southeast from Yuba City or Marysville. It has a population of 61,817 (as of the 2009 California Department of Finance estimate).
- Carmichael is a 45-minute drive southeast from Pleasant Grove or Verona, or a one-hour drive southeast from Yuba City or Marysville. It has a population of 49,742 (as of the 2000 census).
- Elk Grove is a 45-minute drive south from Pleasant Grove or Verona, or a 1.25-hour drive south from Yuba City or Marysville. It has a population of 141,430 (as of the 2009 California Department of Finance estimate). Highlights include Stone Lake.
- Folsom is a one-hour drive southeast from Wheatland or a 1.25-hour drive southeast from Marysville or Yuba City. It has a population of 71,018 (as of the 2009 California Department of Finance estimate). Highlights include Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (at Folsom Lake), Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park, and Prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area.
Tower Bridge and the Sacramento skyline at night. Photo by queerbychoice. 
Sunrise Recreation Area in Rancho Cordova is part of the American River Parkway. Photo by queerbychoice.
Campgrounds
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Granite Bay Beach at Folsom Lake. Photo by queerbychoice. Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is a 45-minute drive from Wheatland or a 1-hour drive from Yuba City or Marysville. Its elevation is 450 feet.
- Beal's Point Campground—69 sites, flush toilets, piped water, RV dump station, Folsom Lake
- Negro Bar Group Camp—3 group sites, flush toilets, piped water, Lake Natoma
- Peninsula Campground—100 sites, flush toilets, piped water, Folsom Lake
Brannan Island State Recreation Area
Brannan Island State Recreation Area is a 1.75-hour drive from Yuba City or Marysville. Its elevation is 450 feet.
- Cottonwood Campground—Sacramento River
- Willow Campground—Sacramento River
Other Places of Interest
- Sacramento Wiki: Hiking
- Delta Meadows River Park is a 1.75-hour drive southwest from Marysville or Yuba City. It is near Rio Vista, which is in Solano County.
Links
Sacramento Elk Grove Rancho Cordova Sacramento County, California
Comments
2010-07-26 20:50:16 Sacramento City is located in Sacramento County, so information about Sacramento City & County should be posted directly on the Sacramento Wiki. The same username and password that enables editing on Yuba-Sutter Wiki also enables editing on the Sacramento Wiki. —BruceThomas
