Location: County: Colusa. Nearest City: Colusa.
Campsites, facilities: There are 14 sites for tents
or RVs up to 30 feet long. Rest rooms, hot showers, a sanitary
dump station, picnic tables, and fire grills are provided. A
grocery store and laundry facilities are nearby (within three
blocks). A boat ramp is available. Leashed pets are permitted.
Reservations, fees: Reservations from April 1 to September
15 each year; $12-$14 per night, $5 boat fee, $5 fee per extra
vehicle.
Contact: Phone the park at 1-530-458-4927 or 1-530-538-2200.
Colusa-Sacramento River SRA
P.O. Box 207
Colusa CA 95932-0207
Operating hours, seasons: Call the park for information;
open all year round.
Park Kiosk Hours:
Directions: In Williams at the junction of Interstate
5 and Highway 20, drive east on Highway 20 for 10 miles to the
town of Colusa. Turn north on 10th Street and drive a short distance,
just over the levee, to the park.
Weather, clothing: Summer and spring are warm; fall
and winter can be cool; layered clothing is advised.
Trip notes: The Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation
Area has 67 acres, with 14 campsites, picnic sites, and a launch
ramp for small boats. The River Patwin Indian tribe once lived
nearby the area and in 1872 John Muir camped near what is now
the park. River-bank cottonwoods and willows shelter one of the
finest fishing stretches in California. In summer months, the
nearby Sacramento River is a bonus with shad fishing in June
and July, salmon fishing from August through October, sturgeon
fishing in the winter, and striped bass fishing in the spring.The
river is also on a major migratory route for birds of the Pacific
flyway and provides home to an amazing number of species. The
park is within walking distance of downtown Colusa. This region
of the Sacramento Valley is well known as a high-quality habitat
for birds. Nearby Delevan National Wildlife Refuge is an outstanding
destination for wildlife viewing, and provides good duck hunting
in December.
© 2001, Miwok Lodge 439, Order of the
Arrow, Santa Clara County Council Inc., BSA
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