Situated
along the Sacramento River, Colusa is a quiet and serene community.
The streets are lined with majestic trees. Ambience abounds in magnificent old Victorian structures in a variety of architectural styles. This
city has a turn-of-the-century historian grace that is unique and
alluring.
 The
city of Colusa is located in Colusa County. One of the original 27
California counties created in 1850. Named after two early Mexican land grants;
the word
Colusa is derived from the name of an Indian tribe living on the
west side of the Sacramento River. Within a close distance to the city is
the Sacramento
National Wildlife Refuge. This complex protects more than 42,000
acres of resting place for thousands of birds migrating along the Pacific
Flyway. Much
of the land area around the city is devoted to agriculture-the primary
economic activity and major source of commerce and employment. |
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this city is 120 miles north of San Francisco, and 75 miles northwest of
Sacramento. The city benefits from an excellent location, with Interstate
5, the major northwest transportation quarter for the West Coast passing
within nine miles of the city. Approximately 30 miles to the east, state
Highway 99 offers transportation access from Red Bluff to the north, and
Bakersfield. California State Highway 20 passes through the city; this
Highway begins at the Pacific Ocean, and continues through the state of
California to Reno, NV. - See Location Maps - |
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Colusa
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