Nevada City

Nevada City is a city in Nevada County in California's Gold Country.

Understand

Get in

By car

From Sacramento take I-80 East to Auburn and then take 49 from Auburn to Grass Valley. From Truckee take I-80 west and take the highway 20 exit towards Nevada City and Grass Valley.

By plane

  • Sacramento International Airport (SMF). The closest international airport to Nevada City is Sacramento International (SMF). This is about an hour and 15 minutes away by car and allows transfer to both bus and rail connections to Nevada City.

By train

  • Amtrak. Provides regular service to Auburn Amtrak station, 27 miles south of Nevada City. From the station, you would need to take Nevada County Connects bus 5 to central Grass Valley (about an hour bus ride) and then transfer to Nevada County Connects bus 1 to Nevada City. Be sure to check the bus schedule as buses are infrequent and run only limited times per day.

By bus

  • Local buses. If you have time and the timing work out, you can get to Nevada City from Sacramento by using local buses. From Downtown Sacramento, you can take Sacramento Light Rail to the Watt/I-80 station. Here, you can take Placer Transit Route 10 to Auburn Amtrak Station and then from there, you can take Nevada County Connects bus 5 to central Grass Valley and then transfer to Nevada County Connects bus 1.

Get around

By bus

  • Nevada County Connects. Local bus service between areas within Nevada County and connecting to Placer county (via Auburn Amtrak Station).

See

Do

Events

  • Nevada City Film Festival. World renowned film festival since 2001 considered to be the β€œSundance of the Sierra” for its focus on independent film.

Buy

  • 🌍 The Truffle Shop, 408 Broad St. Handmade truffles in a variety of flavors and designs, also serves coffee.
  • 🌍 The Earth Store, 310 Broad St. Gift shop with nature and science gifts, including an extensive birding selection.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Go next

Routes through Nevada City
Yuba City ← Grass Valley ←  W  E  β†’ Truckee via
Auburn ← Grass Valley ←  S  N  β†’ Sierra City β†’ Loyalton


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