Rio Vista
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
facebook.com/pages/Burgerlicious/300700846731689
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
pizzafactory.com
6The Point Restaurant
120 Marina Drive, Rio Vista, 707.374.5400
pointrestaurant.com
- BEST OF THE DELTA 2017 - RESTAURANT - RUNNER-UP
7Diablo Yacht Club
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista, 925.890.0190
diabloyachtclub.net
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
rioviento.com
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
rvwa-siko.org
12Franks Tract State Recreation Area
Between Webb Tract, Holland Tract, Bethel Island and Mandevill Island, Rio Vista, 916.777.6671
www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=490
13Rio Vista Bakery & Café
150 Main Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.7525
14Taqueria Mexican Resturant
133 Main Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.2680
15Pets 4 All
167 Main Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.2011
16Fool Crow Antiques
33 Front Street, Rio Vista, 530.409.4391
17Rio Gift & Souvenir Co.
20 Second Street, Rio Vista
riogift.com
18Robin's Nest Thrift
295 Front Street, Rio Vista, 707.628.5259
19Books Rio V
187 Main Street, Rio Vista
booksriov.com
20Donnelly Floral and Event Design
111 Sacramento Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.2120
donnellyfloralandeventdesign.com
21Delta Pharmacy Gifts
407 Main Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.5136
22Tortilla Flats
646 Highway 12, Rio Vista, 707.374.2564
23Brand You Consignment
299 Main Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.2000
24Briana Soladay Fine Arts
35 Front Street, Rio Vista, 530.680.7044
truenature.us.com
25Delta Marina Gifts
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista, 866.774.2315
26Lower 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
wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Lower-Sherman-Island-WA
27Glass Beach
16700 State Highway 160, Rio Vista
28Rio Sands Lodge
205 State Highway 12, Rio Vista, 707.374.6374
riosandslodge.com
29Mike's Marine Sales & Service
3047 Cattey Lane, Rio Vista, 707.374.6675
mikesmarine-dixon.com
30Rio Vista Bait & Tackle
510 State Highway 12, Rio Vista, 707.374.5522
31Rio Vista Museum
16 Front Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.5169
riovistamuseum.com
32Frampton's Marine Service
160 River 157, Rio Vista, 707.374.9922
33Hap's Bait & Tackle
84 Main Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.2372
34Foster's Bighorn
143 Main Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.2511
fostersbighorn.com
- BEST OF THE DELTA 2017 - BAR - 1ST PLACE
35Rio Vista Public Coutesy Dock
N. Front Street, just South of Bridge, Rio Vista
riovistacity.com/boat-launchpicnic-area
36Sandy Beach Park
2333 Beach Drive, Rio Vista, 707.374.2097
solanocounty.com/depts/rm/countypark/sandybeach.asp
37Rio Vista Riverbank Fishing Access
760 River Road, Rio Vista
38Hastings Island Hunting Preserve
7758 Hastings Island Road, Rio Vista, 707.678.3325
hihp.com
39Dutra Museum of Dredging
345 St. Gertrudes Avenue, Rio Vista, 650.207.6489
dutramuseum.org
40Delta Marina Yacht Harbor
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista, 707.374.2315
deltamarina.com
41Sheldon Kiteboarding
154 Front Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.3053
42Martin's Sherman Lake Marina
5140 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista, 925.978.2877
43Eddo's Harbor & RV Park
19530 Sherman Island East Levee Road, Rio Vista, 510.757.5314
facebook.com/EddosHarbor
44Outrigger Marina
17641 Sherman Island Levee, Rio Vista, 707.777.6480
facebook.com/Heidis-Outrigger-Marina-Saloon-119139011429802
45Sherman Island Sacramento River Access
Sherman Island, Rio Vista, 916.875.7275
www.regionalparks.saccounty.net/Parks/SacramentoRiverandDelta/Pages/ShermanIsland.aspx
46Windcraft Sailboard Center
17124 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista, 916.777.7067
47Rio Vista Boat Launch
behind City Hall off of Front Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.6451
riovistacity.com/boat-launchpicnic-area
48Duck Island RV Park
16814 State Highway 160, Rio Vista, 916.777.6663
duckislandrv.com
49The Flamingo Lounge
110 Main Street, Rio Vista, 707.374.2473
50US Coast Guard Station
900 Beach Drive, Rio Vista, 707.374.2871
51Brannan Island State Recreation Area
17645 State Highway 160, Rio Vista, 916.777.6671
www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=487
- BEST OF THE DELTA 2017 - STATE PARK - 1ST PLACE
52Delta Windsurf and Watersports
3729 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista, 916.777.2299
deltawindsurf.com
53Edge Kiteboarding School
End of Sherman Island Road, Rio vista, 925.382.4193
edgekiteboarding.com
54Lucy's Café
95 Main Street, Rio vista, 707.374.3939
lucysrestaurants.com