West Sacramento Local Guide

Handpicked recommendations from your hosts Ryan and Ashley — Sacramento natives with a decade of local experience. Best restaurants, bars, outdoor activities, and attractions near City of Trees House. The list below is what we actually use ourselves and what we send friends visiting from out of town.

West Sacramento dining

City of Trees House is about 1.6 miles from Burgers and Brew, about a 35-minute walk. Burgers and Brew serves burgers and beer and has a patio. City of Trees House is about 1.7 miles from Drake's The Barn, about a 35-minute walk or 5-minute drive. Drake's has a beer garden and live music by the Sacramento River. Broderick Roadhouse is another option for burgers. Tower Bridge Bistro is closer to the bridge for upscale California cuisine.

Eat & Drink — Short Drive

Whitey’s Jolly Kone at 1300 Jefferson Blvd is the old-school West Sacramento drive-in for burgers, fries, soft serve, and seasonal peach shakes. Mulvaney’s B&L in Midtown is the best fine dining in Sacramento — book a month ahead. Temple Coffee Roasters has multiple Sacramento locations and is the gold standard for specialty coffee. Canon in East Sacramento changes its menu nightly. The Kitchen is the chef’s table experience that earned Sacramento its first Michelin star. Hawks Provisions is a strong brunch pick.

Outdoor Activities

American River Bike Trail starts a 10-minute drive away and runs 32 miles through the parkway — rent bikes at Practical Cycle in Old Sacramento. Folsom Lake (30 minutes east) is the local boating, paddleboarding, and swimming destination in summer. Effie Yeaw Nature Center sits along the American River with self-guided trails and wildlife. William Land Park has Sacramento Zoo, Fairytale Town, and a public golf course in one location. City of Trees House is about 1.4 miles from the Sacramento River Walk, about a 30-minute walk.

Attractions

California State Capitol building offers free guided tours seven days a week. Old Sacramento is the historic Gold Rush waterfront with a steamboat, paddleboat rides, the California State Railroad Museum, and Wells Fargo Stagecoach. Crocker Art Museum is the oldest public art museum west of the Mississippi. City of Trees House is about a mile from Sutter Health Park, a 5-minute drive or a 28-minute walk. City of Trees House is about 2 miles from Golden 1 Center, around a 6-minute drive.

Family Activities

Fairytale Town in William Land Park, the Sacramento Zoo next door, the State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento, the Discovery Museum Science & Space Center, the Funderland Amusement Park, and Apple Hill in fall (45 minutes east) for orchards, pies, and cider donuts.