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Sacramento County Blog

Cool your jets (and your pets) in Sacramento

Sacramento is hot, hot, hot—and we’re not talking summer weather. The restaurant and craft brewery scene here has exploded of late, and thanks to a…

Dog-friendly pumpkin patches in NorCal

What's Halloween without a visit to a pumpkin patch, especially if the pumpkin patch doubles as a seasonal family theme park?

Historic Folsom: Gateway to the Gold Country

Visitors know Folsom for the song made famous by the Man in Black, but no one sings the blues once they get to this historic…

a brown and white dog laying in front of now covered mountains

Fifth stop: Mammoth Lakes back to Sac via Yosemite

Allow a full day—or more, if time permits—for the long but scenic drive back to Sacramento via Highway 120 over Tioga Pass Road through Yosemite…

First stop: Start in Sacramento

The California capital makes a great jumping-off place for DogTrekkers poised for a trip to high country. Snuggle into a dog-friendly hotel, dine on a…

Dog with bridge in background in Gold Country

Folsom: Gateway to Gold Country

Yes, country legend Johnny Cash put Folsom on America's musical map—and soon there will be a 2.5-mile, Class I bike trail named in his honor.…

Mother and daughter with a dog resting on a pier looking at lake

Gotta lake it

Summertime and the livin’ is easy…as long as you’re on a lake. Heading up to Gold Country, you’ll find lots of places to dip your…

Stake a claim in Sacramento

Photo Credit: Eileen McFall (CC) If you’re one for “spoke and wheel” getaways, the centrally located state capital makes a great hub for day trips…

A tan greyhound with a geometric-patterned collar stands on a grassy lawn in front of Sacramento’s white-domed Capitol building, framed by tall trees.

Enjoy farm-to-glass bounty in Sacramento

Norman visiting the CA State Capitol. Photo credit: Julie Christensen With more than 200 hundred wineries situated within a 75-mile radius of the state Capitol,…

Sacramento’s dog-friendly craft breweries

(CC) Sephiroty To say the craft-brewery scene has exploded in Sacramento is an understatement: the California capital just might lead the nation in number of…

group of friends sit at a table with a dog clinking full wine glasses

Farm-to-glass delights

With more than 200 wineries situated within a 75-mile radius of the state Capitol, Sacramento can lay claim to being a “farm-to-glass” capital as well…

I'll have the chicken salad... Photo:Kennejima Several years ago, Sacramento branded itself “America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital.” And no wonder: virtually every independently-owned restaurant in town prides…