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Rancho Cordova & Sacramento Travel Information

Just a 15-minute drive from Sacramento, California’s capital, Rancho Cordova is a vibrant new city, incorporated in 2003. We’re pleased to offer this Rancho Cordova travel information, which you’re sure to find helpful during your stay at the Red Roof Inn in Rancho Cordova, California.

This community is bustling with energy and thriving on new businesses. One of the region’s fastest-growing commercial centers, the area has benefited from the transformation of a former U.S. Air Force base into the prospering Mather Field Commerce Center and Airport. The city’s historic Folsom Boulevard has also undergone extensive revitalization.

Rancho Cordova offers outstanding recreational activities, including the famed bike trail at American River Parkway. It’s also not far from many foothill wineries, Lake Tahoe and San Francisco. Nearby Sacramento has become a major cosmopolitan city that, in many ways, still exhibits its Gold Rush heritage.

As part of the greater Sacramento area, Rancho Cordova enjoys nearby museums, visitor attractions, outstanding restaurants, theater and gracious gardens and parks.

Area Highlights

American River Parkway
More than 5 million people visit this unique recreational and wildlife area each year.

Effie Yeaw Nature Center
The center covers 77 acres, with interactive exhibits, live animals, walking trails and weekend programs.

Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
Built as a private home in 1877, the mansion is now a lovely and popular historic site.

Sacramento Southern Railroad Excursions
This vintage steam-engine passenger train takes a 40-minute ride along the Sacramento River.

Sacramento Zoo
Located in William Land Park, the zoo features more than 400 exotic animals.

For more information, visit Roots in Rancho or the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Red Roof Inn in Rancho Cordova, California is your headquarters for exploring all these attractions and more. For additional Rancho Cordova travel information, you can find more things to do in the Sacramento area, as well as nearby shopping and dining.
 
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