Giro D’Oro is located in the heart of California gold country. Our cycling base camp is located in the historic city of Folsom. We specialize in providing the vacationing cyclist challenging and scenic terrain year round. Our location in the Sacramento Valley has been an integral part of the Tour of California, and many of the world’s top cyclist train in the area. Giro D’Oro was founded on the belief that our climate, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, the Sacramento Delta, and the local history (not to mention the local vineyards) are what make the gold country a great place to cycle and to explore all the treasures northern California has to offer.
Lonely Planet just named the California Gold Country one of the 10 ten destinations for 2012. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/travel-tips-and-articles/76941
Our Area
The City of Folsom has a rich history beginning with the ’49ers during California’s great Gold Rush. It was the site of the West’s first railroad and the world’s first long-distance transmission of electricity. Our location along Sutter Street provides our cyclist the best of both worlds.
Off the bike, historical landmarks, restaurants, taverns, shopping, and Lake Natoma are within walking distance. An intermediate lake between Nimbus Dam and Folsom Dam, Lake Natoma is regular host of the West Coast College Rowing Championship, and The Sacramento State Aquatic Center is also located there. The Aquatic Center provides our clients with the opportunity to rent kayaks, paddle boards and sailboats. Lake Natoma also includes historic Negro Bar, originally an African-American gold mining camp, and the Folsom Powerhouse.
Cyclists can spin out the front door of their hotel and immediately enter the American River Bike Trail. The trail is a 32-mile paved gem that connects Folsom Lake to Old Sacramento. The American River Bike Trail is named after the famous fur trapper of the 18th century, Jedediah Smith, who explored the area between Folsom and Old Sacramento between 1827 and 1828. The Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail passes several places of interest between Sacramento and Folsom. The recreational areas of Discovery Park, Sutter’s Landing Park (the point at which John Sutter, founder of Sacramento and notable area entrepreneur, first arrived), the Guy West Bridge (a scaled-down reproduction of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge), California State University, Sacramento, Ancil Hoffman Park and the adjoining nature center dedicated to local activist Effie Yeaw, the Fair Oaks walking bridge, the Nimbus Fish Hatchery, Lake Natoma and Folsom Lake.
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