Gold River

Gold River is a community of 7,800 people (2010) in Sacramento County in California.

Get in

By car

U.S. Highway 50 passes through Gold River allowing access from Sacramento to the west and Carson City to the east.

By plane

The closest airport, Sacramento International Airport (SMF IATA), is only about a 35-minute drive away from Gold River.

Get around

Car rental locations are available in the surrounding Sacramento area.

See

If you'd like to visit nearby Nimbus Dam in Fair Oaks to the east of Gold River, you can always explore that and the surrounding area. Also close is the American River.

  • 🌍 Nimbus Fish Hatchery, 2001 Nimbus Rd, +1 916-358-2884. M-Sa 8AM-3PM, Su 9AM-3PM. Fish hatchery with a visitor's center, a small playground for kids and opportunities to feed the fish. Can be an educational trip if you bring school-age children. There are also trails nearby.

Do

The American River has lots of ways to keep entertained — there are raft rental centers available close to the riverside, and hiking trails that overlook it.

Buy

In the northwestern part of Gold River there is a small shopping center with restaurants, grocery stores such as Bel-Air, pharmacies, and banks.

Eat

Drink

Although Gold River is a small area, the restaurants in it usually have some kind of decent bar available. There are McDonald's and fast food restaurants surrounding the area where you can get a cup of coffee or tea in the morning.

  • 🌍 Starbucks, 2095 Golden Centre Ln #10, +1 916-853-9728. Daily 5AM-11PM. Your typical Starbucks with some snacks, coffees and drinks available.

Sleep

Go next

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