Plan Your Trip
While visiting, you might expect to:
- Take a self-guided tour through the American River Water Education Center exhibit area.
- Participate in a guided tour led by center staff relating detailed information that each display has to offer.
- Choose a film or video to watch from the video library.
- Learn about river dynamics during a session on the Sand Table.
- Utilize our classroom for group meetings, discussions or educational program workshops.
- Tour the grounds to discover outdoor exhibits on solar power, xeriscape and outdoor conservation techniques.
- Hike, jog, bike, roller blade or horseback ride on the American River Parkway.
Have a picnic lunch. Picnic tables and restroom facilities are located on site. - View a video of Folsom Dam
American River Water Education Center - Hours
Monday through Friday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday
916/989-7100
Center Tours
Tours and programs are available by reservation.
Please call 916/989-7275 for details.
All tours are Free and Open to the Public.
