14 - Valley Oak Grove

The valley oak grove on your left is a hint of the extent of the valley oak riparian forests that were once found along the waterways throughout the Central Valley. Today, the total acreage of valley oak riparian forest is less than 2 percent of what it was in the mid-1800s.

Cosumnes River Preserve River Walk
  1. 1 - Trailhead
  2. 2 - Willow Slough Bridge Start
  3. 3 - On Willow Slough Bridge
  4. 4 - Managed Wetlands and Trail Intersection
  5. 5 - Blackberry Bushes
  6. 6 - Oak Galls
  7. 7 - Valley Oak and Pump Station
  8. 8 - Middle Slough
  9. 9 - Freshwater Seasonal Marsh
  10. 10 - River Otter Slides
  11. 11 - Viewing Area
  12. 12 - Cattails
  13. 13 - Mugwort
  14. 14 - Valley Oak Grove
  15. 15 - Santa Barbara Sedge
  16. 16 - Poison Oak
  17. 17 - Cosumnes River
  18. 18 - Nest Boxes
  19. 19 - Oak Savannah
  20. 20 - The Point
  21. 21 - Live Oak
  22. 22 - Valley Oak and Marsh
  23. 23 - Railroad