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4 Cosumnes River Preserve Vernal Pool Walks at Summer Movie Nights at Effie Yeaw Nature Center Effie Yeaw Nature Center 5 Cosumnes River Preserve 3 Effie Yeaw Nature Center Workday Extravaganza CRP’s Howard Ranch Gibson Ranch Summer Fun Days Summer Fun Days Guided Walk Maidu Indian Day www.cosumnes.org www.cosumnes.org www.sacparks.net www.effieyeaw.org www.effieyeaw.org www.cosumnes.org www.effieyeaw.org

4 American River 50 3 KSFM Cinco De Mayo 6-7 TRS Special Olympics 4 Happy 4th of July! Relax 1 ARPF Down River Day 12 Effie Yeaw Nature Center Go Birdwatching at the www.run100s.com/ar.htm Concert at Discovery Summer Games in one of Sacramento www.arpf.org Explore the Maidu Village Cosumnes River Preserve www.KSFM.com Championship County’s Regional Parks www.effieyeaw.org www.cosumnes.org 6-10 Effie Yeaw Nature www.sacparks.net www.sacparks.net Challenge yourself to Center Spring Fun Days Dry Creek Ranch House Geocaching along the Challenge yourself to a TBA Photo Art Contest www.effieyeaw.org Farm & Tractor Days Effie Yeaw Nature Center Take a raft trip down the American River Parkway 5K walk along the

www.sacparks.net Summer Fun Days American River www.geocaching.com American River Parkway Visit Vernal Pools at www.effieyeaw.org www.raftrentals.com www.sacparks.net These events are Mather Regional Park 9 Walk on the Wildside TBA KZZO Day In The Zone www.sacparks.net Stone Lakes NWR 14 ARPF’s Rex Ride on the 11 Check out Effie Yeaw Concert at Gibson Ranch 19 BrewFest Celebration at ongoing annual events www.fws.gov/stonelakes American River Parkway Hawk Talk www.radiozone.com Discovery Park that occur in Sacramento 17 Gene Ahner Golf www.arpf.org www.effieyeaw.org www.pointwestrotary.com County Regional Parks. Tournament at Mather 15-17 Civil War Reenactment Cool off with a canoe www.playmather.com at Gibson Ranch Enjoy some fishing out Try windsurfing down at paddle along the 20 TRS Fishing Derby at Check out our website www.gibson-ranch.com at Gibson Ranch Sherman Island Cosumnes River Gibson Ranch for a full list of events. 18 Effie Yeaw Nature Center www.sacparks.net www.sacparks.net www.cosumnes.org www.sacparks.net Celebrate Creek Week: 16 Guided Paddle along the Go with the Flow Cosumnes River 21 Cosumnes River Preserve 18 Eppie’s Great Race TBA KNCI Country In The Cosumnes River Preserve www.sacparks.net www.effieyeaw.org www.cosumnes.org Annual Butterfly Count www.thegreatrace.org Park Concert at Habitat Restoration www.cosumnes.org Gibson Ranch Team Workday 18 Picnic Season begins! 21 Sacramento Region’s Take your family for a www.kncifm.com www.cosumnes.org Call (916) 875-6336 to Bike To Work Day 27 Celebrate National bike ride along the reserve your date & site www.sacog.org Pollinators Week at American River Parkway 22 Effie Yeaw Nature Center 26 KYMX Kite Fest at www.sacparks.net Effie Yeaw Nature Center www.sacparks.net Wet and Wild Pond Discovery Park 23 Effie Yeaw Nature Center www.effieyeaw.org Animals Program www.kymx.com 18 ARPF’s Spring Clean Up Native Plant Walk Book a tee time for golf www.effieyeaw.org www.arpf.org www.effieyeaw.org Take your family out for at one of the County’s

a picnic in the park 4 golf courses Participate in an Earth 23-25 Memorial Amateur www.sacparks.net www.sacparks.net Day event Golf Tournament at Ancil Hoffman www.golfancilhoffman.com

How To Get There: REGIONAL PARKS

American River Parkway (Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail) PASSPORT The Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail is 32-miles long and offers the best trail access in the Sacramento area. This world-renowned trail winds from Folsom to old Sarcamento, paralleling the American River and stopping at many key places along the way. Activities along the Trail System include hiking, horseback riding, cycling, inline skating, jogging and strolling. Perfect for the jogger, bicyclist, or fishing enthusiast! The trail can be accessed from most parks in the American River Parkway including: Discovery Park, Howe Avenue River Access,

April Paradise Beach, Riverbend Park, Rossmoor Bar, Sacramento Bar, Sailor Bar, Sarah Court, Upper/Lower Sunrise River Access, Waterton Access, Watt Avenue Access and William B. Pond. A Parks PASSPORT enables holders 4 Cosumnes River Preserve Workday Extravaganza Ancil Hoffman Golf Course (6700 Tarshes Drive, Carmichael CA 95608) to receive unlimited day-use/parking www.cosumnes.org From U.S. Highway 50, take the Watt Avenue North exit. Head north on Watt Avenue, make a right onto Fair Oaks Blvd. Follow Fair at all County park facilities twelve Oaks Blvd. to Van Alstine and turn right. Turn left onto California Ave. and then right into the park entrance. months from the date of purchase 4 American River 50 and support our Sacramento www.run100s.com/ar.htm Cosumnes River Preserve (13501 Franklin Blvd. Galt CA 95632) www.cosumnes.org Head south on I-5 and take the Twin Cities Road exit. Turn left on Twin Cities Road and turn right on Franklin Blvd. Continue on County Regional Park system ~ Franklin Blvd., the Visitor Center will be on your left. 6-10 Effie Yeaw Nature Center all for as little as $50 a year! Funds Spring Fun Days Discovery Park (200 Jiboom Street, Sacramento CA 95814) go directly to help maintain and op- www.effieyeaw.org From I-5 take the Richards Blvd. off-ramp then go west to get to the south entrance of the park, or follow the Garden Highway exit erate Sacramento County Regional east from I-5 to find the north entrance. Visit Vernal Pools at Parks. Mather Regional Park Effie Yeaw Nature Center (Tarshes & California, Carmichael 95608) www.effieyeaw.org www.sacparks.net From U.S. Highway 50, take the Watt Avenue North exit. Head north on Watt Avenue, make a right onto Fair Oaks Blvd. Follow Fair For more information call Oaks Blvd. to Van Alstine and turn right. Turn left onto California Ave. and then right into the park entrance. (916) 875-PARK (7275) 17 Gene Ahner Golf Tournament at

Mather Golf Course Gibson Ranch (8556 Gibson Ranch Road, Elverta CA 95626) www.gibson-ranch.com Parks Passports are available for www.playmather.com From U.S. Highway 50, take the Watt Avenue North exit. From Watt Avenue, make a left onto Elverta Road. Make a right into the purchase at the following locations~ park entrance, located just past the bridge over Dry Creek.

18 Effie Yeaw Nature Center From Highway 5 or 99, drive north and continue on 99 at the split. Exit at Elverta Road and turn right. Follow for 5 miles and turn • REI Stores (Sacramento Area) Celebrate Creek Week: left into park entrance just past Cherry Island Golf. • Patriot Bicycles Go with the Flow • Effie Yeaw Nature Center www.effieyeaw.org Mather Regional Park (4103 Eagles Nest Road, Mather CA 95655) • Regional Parks Offices From U.S. Highway 50, take the Mather Field off-ramp. Follow Mather Field Road south to Mather Blvd. and make a left. Make • American River Parkway 18 Picnic Season begins! another left on Douglas Blvd. Take a right on Eagles Nest Road and follow to the park entrance. Foundation Office Call (916) 875-6336 to reserve your date and picnic site Sherman Island (Sherman Island Road, Antioch CA) Online at- www.sacparks.net Head south on I-5. At the intersection of I-5 and Highway 12, take Highway 12 west. Then exit onto Highway 160, heading south. www.sacparks.net or Turn right onto Sherman Island Road at the point where Highway 160 drops off at the levee. Continue south on Sherman Island Road until it enters the park. www.arpf.org 18 ARPF’s Spring Clean Up www.arpf.org