Legacy Communities: Rio Vista
In 1858, a daily steamer service was established between San Francisco and Sacramento, and Rio Vista, situated halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento, was ideally suited as the main port of call along the route.
In later years, the Del Monte Company established an asparagus cannery in Rio Vista and the town was also well-known among Hollywood film producers whose film crews shot scenes for motion pictures from 1914 to 2012. In 1918, a bridge was built connecting Rio Vista to Brannan Island, which established Rio Vista as a trading center for residents of the lower Delta region.
An Army base operated south of town from 1911 to 1992, and was originally used to house equipment, including large barges used to dredge, deepen and straighten the Sacramento River.
The cultural heritage of Rio Vista is evident in the city’s Chinatown, and its annual Portuguese Holy Ghost Festa, held for the first time in 1899, the same year that the Rio Vista-Isleton Portuguese Club was founded.
1Highway 12 Diner
1000 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.2695
2Burgerlicious
650 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.2020
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3Hong Kong Seafood Restaurant
217 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.5834
4Raul's Striper Café
210 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.4861
5Rio Vista Pizza Factory
201 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.6868
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6The Point Restaurant
120 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.5400
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7Diablo Yacht Club
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
925.890.0190
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8Lower Sherman Island Fishing Access
Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
916.655.1611
9Rio Viento RV Park
4460 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
925.382.4193
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10Riverboat Marine Center Sales Service & Pro-Shop
64 Main Street, Rio Vista
916.777.5990
11Sherman Island Kiteboarding Association (RVWA-SIKO)
PO Box 547, Rio Vista
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12Franks Tract State Recreation Area
Between Webb Tract, Holland Tract, Bethel Island and Mandevill Island, Rio Vista
916.777.6671
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13Rio Vista Bakery & Café
150 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.7525
14Taqueria Mexican Resturant
133 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2680
15Rio Gift & Souvenir Co.
20 Second Street, Rio Vista
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16Pets 4 All
167 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2011
17Robin's Nest Thrift
295 Front Street, Rio Vista
707.628.5259
18Books Rio V
187 Main Street, Rio Vista
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19True Nature Yoga
35 Front Street, Rio Vista
530.680.7044
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20Fool Crow Antiques
33 Front Street, Rio Vista
530.409.4391
21Donnelly Floral and Event Design
111 Sacramento Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2120
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22Brand You Consignment
299 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2000
23Tortilla Flats
646 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.2564
24Briana Soladay Fine Arts
35 Front Street, Rio Vista
530.680.7044
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25Delta Marina Gifts
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
866.774.2315
26Delta Pharmacy Gifts
407 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.5136
27Delta Marina Yacht Harbor
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.2315
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28Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area
Hwy 160 to Sherman Island Rd. to Mayberry Slough near confluence of Sacramento River. BOAT ONLY, Rio Vista
916.445.0411
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29Rio Sands Lodge
205 State Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.6374
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30Mike's Marine Sales & Service
3047 Cattey Lane, Rio Vista
707.374.6675
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31Rio Vista Bait & Tackle
510 State Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.5522
32Rio Vista Museum
16 Front Street, Rio Vista
707.374.5169
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33Frampton's Marine Service
160 River 157, Rio Vista
707.374.9922
34Hap's Bait & Tackle
84 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2372
35Foster's Bighorn
143 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2511
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36Rio Vista Public Coutesy Dock
N. Front Street, just South of Bridge, Rio Vista
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37Sandy Beach Park
2333 Beach Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.2097
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38Rio Vista Riverbank Fishing Access
760 River Road, Rio Vista
39Hastings Island Hunting Preserve
7758 Hastings Island Road, Rio Vista
707.678.3325
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40Dutra Museum of Dredging
345 St. Gertrudes Avenue, Rio Vista
650.207.6489
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41Glass Beach
16700 State Highway 160, Rio Vista
42Sheldon Kiteboarding
154 Front Street, Rio Vista
707.374.3053
43Martin's Sherman Lake Marina
5140 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
925.978.2877
44Eddo's Harbor & RV Park
19530 Sherman Island East Levee Road, Rio Vista
510.757.5314
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45Outrigger Marina
17641 Sherman Island Levee, Rio Vista
707.777.6480
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46Sherman Island Sacramento River Access
Sherman Island, Rio Vista
916.875.7275
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47Windcraft Sailboard Center
17124 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
916.777.7067
48Rio Vista Boat Launch
behind City Hall off of Front Street, Rio Vista
707.374.6451
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49Duck Island RV Park
16814 State Highway 160, Rio Vista
916.777.6663
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50The Flamingo Lounge
110 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2473
51US Coast Guard Station
900 Beach Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.2871
52Brannan Island State Recreation Area
17645 State Highway 160, Rio Vista
916.777.6671
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53Delta Windsurf and Watersports
3729 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
916.777.2299
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54Edge Kiteboarding School
End of Sherman Island Road, Rio vista
925.382.4193
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55Lucy's Café
95 Main Street, Rio vista
707.374.3939
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