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Vacaville is a city located in Solano County, California, United States. It is located 35 miles (56 km) from Sacramento and 55 miles (89 km) from San Francisco , it is on the edge of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California .
Peña Adobe Park (Peña Adobe Regional Park) is a 8-acre park (3.2 ha) in Vacaville, California. The Peña Adobe Regional Park has a Vaca-Peña Adobe Visitor Center and has 40 miles of trails. Peña Adobe Park is in the 306-acre Lagoon Valley Park (124 ha). The parks were part of Juan Felipe Peña land grant Rancho Los Putos.
Vaca is the Spanish word for cow. Although cattle ranching historically played an important role in the area, Mount Vaca and the nearby city of Vacaville are actually named for Juan Manuel Cabeza Vaca (1782–1856), who with Juan Felipe Pena received in 1843 the Rancho Los Putos Mexican land grant, which included the peak that now bears Vaca's name.
Juan Felipe Peña built the Peña Adobe in 1842 on Rancho Los Putos.. It was built in 1842 by the Californios and designed by Juan Felipe Peña on the Rancho Los Putos.It is situated on 1.5 acres (0.61 ha).
Interstate 505 (I-505) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. It is a spur auxiliary route of I-5 that runs from near Dunnigan south to I-80 in Vacaville. I-505 is primarily a rural Interstate, but travels through Vacaville and the city of Winters.
Pleasants Ranch or Hoskins Ranch is a historic ranch located in Vacaville, California, United States. It features late Victorian and Queen Anne architecture. It was used for domestic subsistence agriculture. There are 12 historic buildings on the land including agricultural outbuildings, a single dwelling, processing, animal facility, storage ...
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Vacaville Town Hall also known as Old Town Hall is a historic building in Vacaville, California, United States. It was designed by F.A. Steiger and built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included one other historically contributing building. [1]