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.
1Diablo Yacht Club
PO BOX 348, Bethel Island
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2Mokelumne River Bridge
4 hours advance notice, 8' HW 11' LW, Isleton
916.777.6660
3Delta Marina Yacht Harbor
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.2315
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4Sandy Beach County Park
2333 Beach Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.2097
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5Rio Vista Courtesy Public Dock
N. Front Street, just South of Bridge, Rio Vista
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6Rio Vista Riverbank Fishing Access
760 River Road, Rio Vista
7Hastings Island Hunting Preserve
7758 Hastings Island Road, Rio Vista
707.678.3325
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8Dutra Museum of Dredging
345 St. Gertrudes Avenue, Rio Vista
415.258.6876
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9Foster's Bighorn
143 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2511
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10Lucy's Rio Vista
95 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.3939
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11Rio Sands Lodge
205 State Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.6374
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12Rio Vista Bait & Tackle
510 State Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.5522
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13Rio Vista Museum
16 Front Street, Rio Vista
707.374.5169
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14Rio Vista Boat Launch Facility
behind City Hall off of Front Street, Rio Vista
707.374.6451
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15The Flamingo Lounge
110 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2473
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16US Coast Guard Station Rio Vista
900 Beach Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.2871
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17Brannan Island State Recreation Area
17645 State Highway 160, Rio Vista
916.777.4004
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18Duck Island RV Park
16814 State Highway 160, Rio Vista
916.777.6663
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19Eddo's Harbor & RV Park
19530 Sherman Island East Levee Road, Rio Vista
925.757.5314
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20Sherman Lake Marina
5140 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
925.978.2877
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21Outrigger Marina
17641 Sherman Island Levee, Rio Vista
707.777.4646
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22Sherman Island Sacramento River Access
Sherman Island, Rio Vista
916.875.7275
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23Windcraft Sailboard Center
17124 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
916.777.7067
24Lower Sherman Island Wildlife Area
Hwy 160 to Sherman Island Rd. to Mayberry Slough near confluence of Sacramento River. BOAT ONLY, Rio Vista
707.428.2002
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25Rio Viento RV Park
4460 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
925.382.4193
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26Edge Kiteboarding School
End of Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
775.721.1132
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27Lower Sherman Island Fishing Access
Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
916.875.6961
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28Sherman Island Kiteboarding Association (RVWA-SIKO)
PO Box 547, Rio Vista
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29Franks Tract State Recreation Area
Southeast of Brannan Island between False River and Bethel Island. BOAT ONLY, Rio Vista
925.447.0426
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30Burgerlicious
650 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.2020
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31Hong Kong Seafood Restaurant
217 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.5834
32Raul's Striper Café
210 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.4861
33Rio Vista Pizza Factory
201 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.6868
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34Rio Vista Bakery & Café
150 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.4341
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35Taqueria Mexico Restaurant
133 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2680
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36Tortilla Flats
646 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.2564
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37Delta Marina Chandlery & Gifts
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
866.774.2315
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38Delta Pharmacy & Gifts
407 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.5135
39Donnelly Floral and Event Design
26 2nd Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2120
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40Fool Crow Vintage Store
33 Front Street, Rio Vista
530.409.4391
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41Pets 4 All
167 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2011
42Lira's Supermarket
609 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.5399
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