Rio Vista
 Incorporated in 1893, Rio Vista is located on Highway 12 on the eastern edge of Solano County. Perched on the bank of the Sacramento River, this thriving delta community is in the heart of one of the greatest outdoor recreation areas in the nation. It features more than 1,200 miles of waterways for boating, windsurfing, water-skiing, fishing and swimming. Rio Vista also recently opened its new airport and golf course. In addition, commuters who work in eastern Contra Costa County and the San Joaquin Valley increasingly call the area home.
The City of Rio Vista is one of the fastest growing cities in Solano County and the California Delta. The largest landmark, the Rio Vista Bridge, is one of many drawbridges designed by Joseph Strauss, architect of the Golden Gate Bridge. Situated on the historic Sacramento River with a silhouette of the rolling Montezuma Hills to the south, Rio Vista and the surrounding Delta maintains a relaxed vacation-like atmosphere for everyone! Today, Rio Vista still maintains an easy going "small town" attitude even though it is central to the two largest population centers in Northern California. The local merchants, restaurants, and community organizations provide something for everyone.
 Rio Vista's history lesson: (La Vista del Rio) meaning "River View" became adopted around 1859. Rio Vista soon became a prosperous town providing services and agricultural supplies to travelers on one of the many Sacramento River steamships running between Sacramento and San Francisco. Despite that Goldrush fever was waning around the 1860's; miners, machinery and necessities still filled northbound steamships towards Sacramento. Although no gold was discovered in Rio Vista, the town provided one of the largest supplies of fresh fish and canned salmon to San Francisco and beyond.
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