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.
1Hong Kong Seafood Restaurant
217 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.5834
2Highway 12 Diner
1000 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.2695
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3Raul's Striper Café
210 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.4861
4Rio Vista Pizza Factory
201 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.6868
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5Rio Vista Bakery & Café
150 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.3844
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6Burgerlicious
650 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.2020
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7The Point Restaurant
120 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.5400
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8Riverboat Marine Center Sales Service & Pro-Shop
64 Main Street, Rio Vista
916.777.5990
9Lower Sherman Island Fishing Access
Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
916.655.1611
10Sherman Island Kiteboarding Association (RVWA-SIKO)
PO Box 547, Rio Vista
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11Franks Tract State Recreation Area
Between Webb Tract, Holland Tract, Bethel Island and Mandevill Island, Rio Vista
916.988.0205
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12Diablo Yacht Club
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
925.890.0190
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13Taqueria Mexican Resturant
133 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2680
14Tortilla Flats
646 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.2564
15Robin's Nest Thrift
295 Front Street, Rio Vista
707.374.4004
16Rio Gift & Souvenir Co.
20 Second Street, Rio Vista
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17Books Rio V
187 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.5650
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18True Nature Yoga
35 Front Street, Rio Vista
530.680.7044
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19Agnello's Corner Deli
400 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.1300
20Pets 4 All
167 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2011
21Fool Crow Antiques
33 Front Street, Rio Vista
530.409.4391
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22Briana Soladay Fine Arts
35 Front Street, Rio Vista
530.680.7044
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23Brand You Consignment
299 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2000
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24Delta Marina Gifts
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
866.774.2315
25Delta Pharmacy Gifts
407 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.5136
26Donnelly Floral and Event Design
111 Sacramento Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2120
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27Delta Marina Yacht Harbor
100 Marina Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.2315
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28Rio Viento RV Park
4460 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
925.382.4193
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29Rio Sands Lodge
205 State Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.6374
30Lira's Supermarket
609 Highway 12, Rio Vista
707.374.5399
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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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41Sheldon Kiteboarding
154 Front Street, Rio Vista
707.374.3053
42Rio Vista Boat Launch
behind City Hall off of Front Street, Rio Vista
707.374.6451
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43Sherman Island Sacramento River Access
Sherman Island, Rio Vista
916.875.7275
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44Outrigger Marina
17641 Sherman Island Levee, Rio Vista
707.777.6480
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45Windcraft Sailboard Center
17124 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
916.777.7067
46Glass Beach
16700 State Highway 160, Rio Vista
47Lower 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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48Martin's Sherman Lake Marina
5140 Sherman Island Road, Rio Vista
925.978.2877
49Eddo's Harbor & RV Park
19530 Sherman Island East Levee Road, Rio Vista
510.757.5314
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50US Coast Guard Station
900 Beach Drive, Rio Vista
707.374.2871
51The Flamingo Lounge
110 Main Street, Rio Vista
707.374.2473
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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54Duck Island RV Park
16814 State Highway 160, Rio Vista
916.777.6663
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55Outrigger Café
17641 Sherman Island East Road, Rio Vista
916.777.4646
56Edge Kiteboarding School
End of Sherman Island Road, Rio vista
925.382.4193
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57Lucy's Café
95 Main Street, Rio vista
707.374.3939
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