Sacramento and North Valley Staycations

The rising gas prices and airfares has given rise to stay at home (or close to home) vacations, often now called staycations. I have lived in Oroville for over 35 years and have found the area to be full of recreational activities. There are a lot of destinations in the area that would be perfect staycation destinations, especially if you are from the Sacramento area. You can leave the traffic behind, and cruise the back roads into the northern gold country.
Places you can visit include Lake Oroville. It is home to the nation’s tallest Dam. Lake Oroville has 167 miles of shoreline at capacity. Although the Lake is low at the moment, there are plenty of places to explore, fish, water ski, or camp.

You can visit Bald Rock. This is a mountain that has exposed granite rocks. You can hike around and see different rock formations such as an eagle.
Another fascinating place is Feather Falls. This is the 7th largest falls in the Nation.

There are a couple of great casinos in Oroville. Feather Falls Casino has gaming machines and table games, along with 2 sit down restaurants, a TacoBell/ Pizza Hut express, a lounge, Hotel, gas station, and KOA campground.
Gold Country Casino features a 6 story hotel/ casino, Bowling alley, Games, 2 restaurants, and a large Poker room. Both Casinos feature large theatres for great live entertainment.

For car enthusiast, you can take many beautiful drives throughout the area, including Highway 70 Scenic byway.

There are also many other lakes you can visit in our area, including Lake Almanor, Bucks Lake, Little Grass Valley Lake, Lake Collins, Lake Davis, Black Butte Lake, and New Bullards Bar Reservoir.

Do not forget the valley attractions, such as the Grey Lodge Wildlife Area, or the Oroville State Wildlife area. Both places seem to take you far away, yet you are still close to area services.

If you visit at the right time, there is a Tour of the area’s farms. They include wineries, olive oil, and citrus ranches. The Salmon Festival by the river takes place in the fall too. And in spring is the Feather Fiesta days.

There is a bounty of activities and places that you can see and do in Oroville, and if you want to be closer to the beauty full time, we invite you to stay. If so, please call or email me! You can reach me at Feather River Properties at 530-533-2141, or 530-990-7718. My email is bradly4jc@hotmail.com.