NAPA VALLEY TO LAKE OROVILLE IN THE SIERRA MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS
EXPERIENCE WILDERNESS AND ADVENTURE UNLIKE ANY OTHER CALIFORNIA DESTINATION
Napa Valley is home to more than four hundred wineries. With
wine as a focus, great dining naturally emerged to complement it. The Napa
Valley enjoys a Mediterranean climate. Summer
is marked by warm to hot, sunny days, cool nights, and little to no rain.
Winter is mild, and is characterized by occasional rain interspersed with
bright, sunny days, and occasional frosts. Snow is very uncommon, however.
Silverado Resort and Spa features two 18-hole PGA golf courses, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The 10,000 square foot clubhouse includes locker rooms, a pro shop, and equipment and cart rentals. The resort also offers bocce courts, 10 tennis courts, on-site tennis lessons, and a tennis shop. The resort includes 10 outdoor pools spread throughout its 1,200 acres. The fitness center offers strength equipment, cardio equipment with individual TVs, and free weights as well as a schedule of fitness classes.
Lake Oroville is about 75 miles north of Sacramento in the chaparral-oak-pine belt of the northern Mother Lode country. It is the second largest state reservoir in northern California, with more than 167 miles of shoreline. Oroville Dam is the tallest dam in the United States, measuring 770 feet high – 44 feet taller than Hoover Dam – and 6,920 feet across. The lake is located where the North, Middle, and South Forks, and the West Branches of the Feather River join. Lake Oroville and the surrounding State Recreation Area provide access to numerous recreational opportunities including fishing, boating, camping, swimming, water skiing, hiking, and hunting. In fact, Bassmaster Magazine declared Lake Oroville to be the "best bass fishing spot in California." Lake Oroville plays host to several bass tournaments throughout the year. But Lake Oroville isn't just for pros. Everybody has a good time fishing here. The marina rents all sizes of fishing boats, and Bait & Tackle supplies are available, too. Although it's known as the best bass lake in California, Lake Oroville isn't a one-fish wonder. Anglers love fishing the lake for catfish, coho salmon, sturgeon, crappie, blue gill, mackinaw and, of course, several types of bass, including small and largemouth, spotted, red eye and Florida strain black bass. Every fall thousands of salmon and steelhead make an incredible trek from the Pacific Ocean up the Delta and several rivers to Oroville's Feather River Fish Hatchery. Open 8:00 AM to sunset, the hatchery's self-guided tour shows every step of the process to harvest, produce and ultimately save these fish. Viewing is best in September, when the ladder first opens. Typically, salmon viewing is good in September through November, and steelhead are most visible from late December to early February. In addition to boating and fishing, with so many hiking, biking, and equestrian trails in the area, Lake Oroville State Recreation Area awaits to be explored!
For hunting enthusiasts, Emerald Tours offers our special guests access to hunting on private lands. There is also a 11,869 acre Wildlife area in Oroville is primarily riparian woodland habitat along the Feather River, and grasslands around the Thermalito Afterbay. Species observed in the area include coyote, black-tailed deer, Rio Grande wild turkey, bobcat, fox, osprey, white-tailed kite, Cooper's hawk, red-shoulder and red-tailed hawks, bald eagles, woodpeckers, warblers, western and Clark's Grebes, egrets ,and herons. Throughout the riparian forest, and on the Thermalito Afterbay, there are huntable populations of dove, quail, waterfowl, wild turkey, squirrel, and rabbit.
Silverado Resort and Spa features two 18-hole PGA golf courses, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The 10,000 square foot clubhouse includes locker rooms, a pro shop, and equipment and cart rentals. The resort also offers bocce courts, 10 tennis courts, on-site tennis lessons, and a tennis shop. The resort includes 10 outdoor pools spread throughout its 1,200 acres. The fitness center offers strength equipment, cardio equipment with individual TVs, and free weights as well as a schedule of fitness classes.
Lake Oroville is about 75 miles north of Sacramento in the chaparral-oak-pine belt of the northern Mother Lode country. It is the second largest state reservoir in northern California, with more than 167 miles of shoreline. Oroville Dam is the tallest dam in the United States, measuring 770 feet high – 44 feet taller than Hoover Dam – and 6,920 feet across. The lake is located where the North, Middle, and South Forks, and the West Branches of the Feather River join. Lake Oroville and the surrounding State Recreation Area provide access to numerous recreational opportunities including fishing, boating, camping, swimming, water skiing, hiking, and hunting. In fact, Bassmaster Magazine declared Lake Oroville to be the "best bass fishing spot in California." Lake Oroville plays host to several bass tournaments throughout the year. But Lake Oroville isn't just for pros. Everybody has a good time fishing here. The marina rents all sizes of fishing boats, and Bait & Tackle supplies are available, too. Although it's known as the best bass lake in California, Lake Oroville isn't a one-fish wonder. Anglers love fishing the lake for catfish, coho salmon, sturgeon, crappie, blue gill, mackinaw and, of course, several types of bass, including small and largemouth, spotted, red eye and Florida strain black bass. Every fall thousands of salmon and steelhead make an incredible trek from the Pacific Ocean up the Delta and several rivers to Oroville's Feather River Fish Hatchery. Open 8:00 AM to sunset, the hatchery's self-guided tour shows every step of the process to harvest, produce and ultimately save these fish. Viewing is best in September, when the ladder first opens. Typically, salmon viewing is good in September through November, and steelhead are most visible from late December to early February. In addition to boating and fishing, with so many hiking, biking, and equestrian trails in the area, Lake Oroville State Recreation Area awaits to be explored!
For hunting enthusiasts, Emerald Tours offers our special guests access to hunting on private lands. There is also a 11,869 acre Wildlife area in Oroville is primarily riparian woodland habitat along the Feather River, and grasslands around the Thermalito Afterbay. Species observed in the area include coyote, black-tailed deer, Rio Grande wild turkey, bobcat, fox, osprey, white-tailed kite, Cooper's hawk, red-shoulder and red-tailed hawks, bald eagles, woodpeckers, warblers, western and Clark's Grebes, egrets ,and herons. Throughout the riparian forest, and on the Thermalito Afterbay, there are huntable populations of dove, quail, waterfowl, wild turkey, squirrel, and rabbit.