Yuba Sutter Places of Interest

Beale Air Force Base [Map]
Visit PAVE PAWS, the Phased Array Warning System that monitors the western skies for the country's defense. Tours of PAVES PAWS, the Air Force's Physiological Support area for high-flying pilots of reconnaissance aircraft, such as the U-2/TR-1, or the state-of-the-art weather station at Beale Air Force Base can be arranged by writing the base Public Affairs office at 90w-PA, 5900 C Street, Beale AFB, 95903-1511. Beale has played an important role in 21st century strategic air military efforts, as well as an important role in the Yuba-Sutter Community.

Bicentennial Living Witness Tree [Map]
On Highway 99 in Live Oak, a valley oak has been identified as being over 200 years old, standing at the time of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. It is one of 35 such trees identified nationwide.

Bishop's Pumpkin Farm [Map]
Let your children pick their own pumpkin right off the vine at Bishop's Pumpkin Farm. Free hay rides, children's play areas, petting zoo, train ride, bake shop, snack bar, gift shop and pony rides. Open the last weekend in September through October 31st, 9:00 am to 6:00pm. Bishop's is located at 1415 Pumpkin Lane in Wheatland just off Highway 65, between Roseville and Marysville. Picnic grounds available to rent for large or small groups (April - September). Call (530) 633-2568 for information.

Bok Kai Temple [Map] [Website]
Enjoy the serenity of the tree-lined First Street Park at First and D Streets in Marysville, with the Chinese Pavilion and the Historic Bok Kai Temple, a rare temple in the Western hemisphere dedicated to the Chinese water and irrigation god, Bok Eye, who, according to local legend, protects Marysville from flooding. The Bok Kai Temple was dedicated March 21, 1880, replacing the original temple built nearby in the 1850's. It has been a meeting hall of the Chinese Community since 1866, serving as a meeting hall, court, school, and a place of worship.

Boating Camp Far West [Map]
South Shore: (916) 408-5037
North Shore: (530) 633-0803
Camp Far West. It is estimated that more than 30,000 people - pioneers, miners, trappers, herdsmen, and adventurers and their families used the Emigrant Trail in 1849 alone, and Johnson's Ranch was the first settlement west of the Sierra for these emigrants to refresh their supplies and get bearings in the Sacramento Valley. In late winter of 1847, five women and two men, naked and near death from starvation and exposure, stumbled into Johnson's Ranch, alerting rescuers to the plight of the tragically snowbound Donner Party. Donner Party relief parties assembled at Johnson's Ranch to begin their mission to rescue the survivors. One survivor, Mary Murphy, married William Johnson. She quickly divorced him, however, and soon married Charles Covillaud, founder of the City of Marysville, which is named after Mary. In 1866, the town of Wheatland was laid out in a portion of the grant. At Wheatland, 12 miles south of Marysville on Highway 65.

Ellis Lake [Map]
Ellis Lake was originally a sprawling swamp. In 1924, John McLaren, designer of Golden Gate Park, presented plans for transforming the swamp into a lake. Named after W.T. Ellis, a prominent Marysville citizen, Ellis Lake offers a pleasant walk among 32 beautiful and serene acres of fresh water in the center of Historic Marysville.

Lake Minden Family Farms [Map]
(530) 656-2702
Host an event for your family or group at Lake Minden Family Farms, with facilities that include barbecue pits, large picnic area, a 41-acre private fishing lake, paddle boats, and putting green, nature trails, horseshoe pits and a large covered party tent. Or check into trailer camping possibilities. Off Highway 99 south of East Nicolaus, 22 minutes south of Marysville.

Lucero Vineyards & Winery [Map] [Website]
10654 Texas Hill Road
Dobbins, CA 959935
(530) 692-1141
Family owned and operated in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Foothills. A Boutique Winery producing award winning vintage wine. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Merlot Reserve, and Paulina.

Miles of Levees [Map]
Walk, bike or jog the Seven Miles of Levees that protect California's Oldest Little City from flooding. See Marysville from an entirely new perspective. Constructed and reconstructed over several decades beginning in the 1850's, these are some of the strongest levees in California, and residents frequently use them for daily exercise. Driving on most parts of the levees is not permitted, but stairs are located behind the Bok Kai Temple at First and D streets, and the levees can be accessed from various other locations in the city. Levee road surfaces vary in composition. Please follow all signage instructions.

Yuba City has miles paved levees as well. The levee runs parallel with the Feather River. Access points are located at Lynn Way, Teegarden Avenue, Bridge Street and Airport Road. Unpaved portions of the levee continue North to Live Oak and South towards Sacramento.

Old Sierra Historical Ranch [Website]
P.O. Box 717
Wheatland
CA 95692
(530) 305-1759
Turn back the pages of history and learn a new sense of how life was lived in a bygone era. A visit to Old Sierra Historical Ranch will help bring reality of how early settlers lived day to day.

Renaissance Winery Glass of Red Wine [Map] [Website]
12585 Rices Crossing Road
Oregon House
CA 95962
(800)655-3277
Renaissance Vineyard & Winery is considered a rare exception in North America, as it offers a true "mountain environment". While many other high-elevation vineyards are actually planted on releatively flat, fertile-soil valleys that happen to be located within mountain areas, Renaissance – with its soaring elevations ranging from 1,100 to 2,300 feet – is the real thing.

James Halliday, author of "The Wine Atlas of California", claims, "If there is a more remarkable vineyard in California, I did not see it."

Come visit us! Our Lakeside Tasting Room is open Monday through Saturday, 11-3.00 pm. Tour and tasting information: (530) 575 1254.

Sikh Temples
Capture the splendor of a colorful place of community and worship. These gurdwaras play an important role in the community of those of the Sikh faith. Sutter County has the largest Punjabi-American community second only to India.

Sikh Temple Gurdwara [Map] [Website]
2468 Tierra Buena Road
Yuba City
(530) 673-9918
The Sikh Temple Gurdwara, the first temple in Sutter County established in 1969, was built in the exact architecture of the Sikh temples in India. The temple consists of a large worship area and a dining cafeteria, plus several smaller multipurpose rooms. Vistors are always welcome and tours can be arranged. Open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with free vegetarian lunch.

Sikh Temple Gurdwara [Map] [Website]
2269 Bogue Road
Yuba City
(530) 671-9816
Open 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. for visitors.

Sunsweet Grower's Store [Map] [Website]
Sunsweet Growers Store
Yuba City
(530) 674-5010
Sample the tastes of the farm-rich Sacramento Valley and find that perfect food, jelly, sauce or knick-knack gift for friends and relatives at the Sunsweet Grower's Store. Located on the grounds of the Sunsweet corporate office's also one of the nations largest dried fruit processing plants.

Timbuctoo and Smartsville [Map]
Visit the remnants of a Gold Rush Wells Fargo Office in the community of Timbuctoo that assayed, purchased and shipped millions of dollars worth of gold from Northern mines. In 1855, Timbuctoo was one of the largest towns in eastern Yuba County. At the height of its prosperity it contained a church, theatre, stores, hotels, saloons and the Wells Fargo Office. Sixteen miles east of Marysville on Highway 20. A historic plaque is located on Highway 20, on Timbuctoo Road one mile west of Smartsville.

The first building at Smartsville was built in the spring of 1856 by Mr. Smart. The U.S. Post Office calls the town Smartville, creating a long-running debate; Smartville or Smartsville? The Church of the Immaculate Conception was built in 1861 and the Union Church was built in 1863. The Smartsville Cemetery can be seen on a hill.