We are located just an hour from the Lake Tahoe area. Lake Tahoe offers many casinos and an exciting night life with reknowned entertainers year-round. In addition, during the winter, Tahoe's ski resorts are second to none. During summer, this lake has wonderful sandy beaches, as well as bike trails, parasailing, camping and white water rafting. This great vacation area is known for many interesting shops and restaurants. It's always a great day trip, or more!
The wine country is only a two-hour drive. You can spend a weekend or an afternoon going from winery to winery tasting wines. Napa and Sonoma have many health spas and four star restaurants to enhance your visit.
San Francisco is also a short drive away. This world class city with it's unique skyline and waterways always offers an exciting visit. Ride the cable cars, take a ferry, and visit Chinatown for a great day in the city.
The historic tourist destination towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City are minutes away, with many interesting shops, restaurants, inns, and local wineries offering daily tours and tastings. This area is also popular for its large and varied performing and visual arts community, along with many opportunities to visit some of California's most beautiful state parks, hiking trails, and local lakes. Bicycling is a popular pasttime and our county hosts both the Tour of Nevada City and Amgen bike races.
We are in the heart of the historic Gold Country, where the great California gold rush began in 1849. Many interesting sites remain from that time, such as Bridgeport State Park and Empire Mine State Park. Much of downtown Grass Valley and Nevada City has been preserved as historic landmarks from that time.
Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park and Redwood National Park (on the coast) are not far away and are well worth the trip.
We are about one hour from Sacramento International Airport and two hours from San Francisco International and the other Bay Area Airports.
The area provides excellent health care facilities. Grass Valley offers Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital and Auburn offers Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital.
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We are located just an hour from the Lake Tahoe area. Lake Tahoe offers many casinos and an exciting night life with reknowned entertainers year-round. In addition, during the winter, Tahoe's ski resorts are second to none. During summer, this lake has wonderful sandy beaches, as well as bike trails, parasailing, camping and white water rafting. This great vacation area is known for many interesting shops and restaurants. It's always a great day trip, or more!
